Santa Clara University

Combining the resources of California's oldest university and one of California's most respected publishers, we launched the California Legacy Series, which now has more than forty books in print. The series both complements and guides the general objective of Santa Clara University's California Legacy Project (CLP): to raise public awareness and appreciation for our state's cultural legacy and to encourage faculty and students in their creative and scholarly interest in Californian culture.

 The Medieval and Renaissance Studies minor is designed to encourage in-depth exploration of the Middle Ages and Renaissance in Europe and analogous eras in other parts of the world.

Ethnic studies focuses on the roles and experiences of African Americans, Asian/Pacific Islander Americans, Latinas/Latinos, Native Americans, and other people of color within the framework of the United States and within transnational frameworks. As an academic program, ethnic studies fosters interdisciplinary inquiry. The faculty comprise a community of scholars of critical race and ethnic studies, while serving as teachers, mentors, and role models for undergraduate students.

Collaborating in the Catholic, Jesuit educational tradition, the University Honors Program fosters intellectual excellence, an appreciation of ethical context, and an awareness of the spiritual and religious dimensions of human existence. Santa Clara often calls these qualities "the three C's"--competence, conscience, and compassion.

Writing is our “HUB,” our means and our end. Students write their way into Santa Clara University by crafting compelling letters of application; they write their way out by their senior theses and capstone projects.