Holly Hanbury-Brown '12 18 Jul 2012 1st woman to speak at commencement at Santa Clara: Eunice Kennedy Shriver 15 percent is the limit for the number of freshmen and sophomores who can receive failing grades—until 1961–62, when the flunking limit is removed 25 cents is the recommended donation for receiving anti-polio vaccine as part of the “K.O. Polio” campaign in September 73-year-old Jesuit Bernard Hubbard dies. He earned the moniker “the Glacier Priest” for his explorations in the arctic—and exploits that included rowing the Bering Strait in a kayak. $2,000 damage done to O’Connor Hall by “one fine, young freshman” who plugged all the drains of the 2nd-floor showers and ran the showers full force 8,000 seats in planned Buck Shaw Stadium, with construction begun in summer 1962 $150,000 signing bonus for Bob Garibaldi ’64 to join the San Francisco Giants after his sophomore year—and after being named MVP in the College World Series 350,000 volumes will fit in the soon-to-be constructed Orradre Library
Rafael Luciani discusses synodality—the Catholic Church’s efforts to create a faith reflective of all members A global expert on synodality and a new professor at the Jesuit School of Theology aims to help the Santa Clara school become a worldwide resource on this process of prayer, listening, and communal discernment. By Deborah Lohse, 11 Nov 2025 share 6 min read
History was in her roots Professor Dorothea French’s love of medieval history lives on in a Santa Clara University campus garden. Lauren Loftus, 07 Nov 2025 share 2 min read
The Mass Appeal of Campus Mass Attendance at Santa Clara’s Sunday evening service has grown significantly among students in the last two years. Miky Ching ’25, 06 Nov 2025 share < 1 min read
Mission-driven business leaders can pursue new grad degree at SCU The new interdisciplinary master’s in social impact leadership will be offered starting fall 2026. Lisa Robinson, 06 Nov 2025 share < 1 min read