Editor Steven Boyd Saum Creative Director Linda Degastaldi Associate Editor, Digital Clay Hamilton Photographer Joanne Lee Interns Devin Collins ’17 Maura Turcotte ’17 Esther Young ’18 Design Consultant Pentagram Austin Class Notes & Obituaries Alicia K. Gonzales ’09 Website Clay Hamilton Naeem Turner-Bandele ’18 Brian Washburn Literary Editor Ron Hansen M.A. ’95 Assistant Editor Matt Morgan Contributors Lincoln Agnew Lorenzo Aguis Chuck Barry Rita Beamish ’74 Robert Clark Michael Collopy Tavis Coburn Brian Doyle Frank Farris Quinn Fitzgerald Jim Gensheimer Alicia K. Gonzales ’09 Harold Gutmann Kyle Hilton Jason Holley Donald Jackson Don Jedlovec Robyn Mayoff Sean McCabe Richard Mia Kari Orvik David Plunkert Carmen Salazar Marisa Solís Santa Clara Magazine Advisory Board Michael E. Engh, S.J.—President James Lyons—Vice President for University Relations Matthew G. Dewey—Associate Vice President for Marketing and Communications Kathy Kale ’86—Assistant Vice President for Alumni Relations Elizabeth Fernandez ’79—Journalist Ron Hansen M.A. ’95—Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J., Professor of Arts and Humanities Michael S. Malone ’75, MBA ’77—Silicon Valley’s professor emeritus Paul Soukup, S.J.—Pedro Arrupe, S.J., Professor of Communication
Elyse Raby studies the Catholic Church. We asked her what an American pope means to the world. Will Pope Leo XIV, formerly Robert Prevost, continue Pope Francis’ focus on social issues and work to bring the Church closer to the people? A theologian interprets the signs. SCM Staff, 08 May 2025 share 2 min read
This Summer Girls Ran the World Swift Clara, the Bey Hive, honorary mayorships, and more: This summer, fanbases of mainly women helped rebound the U.S. economy. Lauren Loftus, 17 Oct 2023 share < 1 min read
A Billion for Tomorrow A billion in support of scholarships, research, and facilities. Find out what it all means SCM Staff, 28 Jul 2023 share < 1 min read
Super Bloom! What happens after the rains fall can be glorious. Sarah Young ’24, 21 Mar 2023 share < 1 min read