Explore a Career of Firsts
Shellye Archambeau in conversation with SCU President Kevin O’Brien, S.J., exploring her career and what happens when you break barriers.
Fall 2020
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On Being Better
Joanna Thompson, the director of Santa Clara University’s Office
for Multicultural Learning, talks allyship
A single misstep on social media comes at a high price these days. What are we willing to sacrifice to keep posting?
Sacrifice, given willingly and with love, makes us human.
From a protest in Benson in 1969 to a multi-decade movement called Unity, students of color have consistently pushed SCU toward progress.
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Lauren Loftus, 26 Oct 2020
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Dolores Huerta, Luis Valdez Talk Voting with SCU
Tuesday’s livestream with the labor leader and playwright is the first in a planned speaker series on racial justice.
Lauren Loftus, 22 Sep 2020
2 min read
Fear and Hope in a Pandemic
In an online survey, an SCU psychology professor found those who prepared most for the pandemic had the most fear, and the most hope.
Lauren Loftus, 18 Sep 2020
3 min read
A Show of Support
Students, faculty, staff rally against racism on Santa Clara University’s campus.
Lauren Loftus, 16 Sep 2020
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Salvē, World!
Classics students learn Latin by time traveling to Ancient Rome. Virtually, that is.
Deborah Lohse, 16 Sep 2020
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Pressing On
Meet Daniel Press, an environmental policy expert previously with UC-Santa Cruz, the new dean of SCU’s College of Arts and Sciences.
Lauren Loftus, 16 Sep 2020
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Oh Nunny
It’s the friendships we least expect that make us feel the most seen. Rita Kelly ’20 friendship with “Nunny”became a story of its own.
Lauren Loftus, 16 Sep 2020
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Fluid Innovation
Helping a school in South Africa build a hydroponic garden via video chat ends with an engineering Humanitarian Award.
Sahale Greenwood, 07 Oct 2020
2 min read
Building a Brand THC-Style
Chris Lane ’08 takes getting high to a higher state of being and business
Tracy Seipel and Deborah Lohse, 18 Sep 2020
5 min read
A Theologian’s Theologian
Paul Crowley, S.J. lived by a philosophy that emphasized compassion for the individual over rigid church doctrine.
Leslie Griffy, 16 Sep 2020
2 min read
Dreams from Lessons Past
2020 is not the first time Santa Clara University has weathered pandemic and natural disasters.
Leslie Griffy, 16 Sep 2020
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Horse, Stick, Ball
Dale Johnson ’08 details dedicating 100 hours to learning how to play polo.
Leslie Griffy, 16 Sep 2020
2 min read
Medicine Of Tomorrow, Here Today
An executive and doctor with Kaiser Permanente, Stephen Parodi ’92 explains how COVID-19 has called for more widespread access to telemedicine.
Leslie Griffy, 16 Sep 2020
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Words And Deeds
“I was a born a Black man. And some day, I’ll die a Black man. But I don’t want to die because I am a Black man,” said Lloyd Pierce ’98 at a protest for racial justice.
Leslie Griffy, 16 Sep 2020
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Make Space
Just as the U.S. celebrates the 100th anniversary of women getting the right to vote, Santa Clara honors two women of its own.
SCM Staff, 16 Sep 2020
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A Sporting Job
Jason Tarver ’97 is the new linebacker coach for the Cleveland Browns.
Lauren Loftus, 16 Sep 2020
2 min read
Looking Up
Spotted by stargazers this summer, during a profoundly difficult period for humanity, NEOWISE reminded us to look up, together.
Lauren Loftus, 16 Sep 2020
2 min read
The First
Mel Lewis ’53—the first Black graduate of SCU—reflects on his days as a Bronco.
Leslie Griffy, 14 Sep 2020
2 min read
Following the Trail
Spaniard Franciscan priest Magin Catalá arrived at Mission Santa Clara in 1794. His legacy is deep rooted in campus, literally.