Press Releases - 2018

Students who applied Early Action and Early Decision received notifications by email

Two multimillion-dollar gifts from the Schott and Stevens families, longtime supporters of Santa Clara University, will enable the University to build a 50,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art Athletic Excellence Center.

Author and expert on media, misinformation, and trust will be the featured Bannan Forum speaker Nov. 13

Santa Clara's alumni magazine cover took top honors in the publishing industry's OZZIE Awards. It's one of many national awards for Santa Clara Magazine this year.

The new coadjutor bishop for the San Jose diocese, Bishop Oscar Cantú, will deliver the 2018 Santa Clara Lecture Nov. 1

SCU has lots to celebrate, including top rankings for sustainability, as Campus Sustainability Week begins.

SCU alumni are in the top 1 percent of all bachelor-degree programs nationwide, earning a median $66,800 early in their careers, and $139,100 within 10 years, according to data company PayScale.

Students from 35 schools nationwide can apply for an opportunity to attend SCU.

A new early-decision admission option will be available soon for students who know that SCU is their top choice and are ready to commit.

Small classes, high peer ratings, and strong graduation rates helped make SCU No. 1 in the western region in U.S. News & World Report

New tools from the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics aim to help technology companies embed ethical considerations into their workflow and promote the development of ethical products and services.

Search for new dean to commence soon, following Dean Ortega's decision to return to his prior post.

Bill Duffy ’82, Sue Valeriote ’77, and Paul Vu, S.J. ’11 M.Div., ’12 S.T.L., were elected to the SCU Board of Trustees.


Experienced Silicon Valley marketing professional Celine Schmidek has been named AVP of Marketing and Communication

Donald Heider, experienced author and educator on digital ethics in journalism, will lead SCU's Markkula Center for Applied Ethics starting Aug. 15.

Outgoing Ethics Center leader Kirk Hanson urged SCU grads to embrace and nurture what makes them different.

Sobrato board chair

As violence erupts in Nicaragua, Santa Clara University speaks out in solidarity with our sister institution, Universidad Centroamericana de Nicaragua, an advocate for peace.

A new pilot program is designed to help faculty members purchase their first homes.

Miller Center and Catholic Charities plan a three-day capacity-building program for up to 40 social entrepreneurs who help those need in the San Francisco Bay Area.