Submissions from 2025
A historic election of a new pope. Saint Mary's César Baldelomar joins KTVU News to talk about how this election was surprising, César Baldelomar
Bay Area reacts to election of first American pope. NBC talks with Saint Mary's César Baldelomar, César Baldelomar
Conclave to elect new pope begins: What you need to know. NBC Bay Area talks with SMC's César Baldelomar, César Baldelomar
Saint Mary’s Head Coach Randy Bennett Shares Ideas and Philosophies on Podcast 'Marching to Madness', Randy Bennett
SMC's Nicole M. Brown in Conversation with Daniel Davis About 'We Are Each Other’s Business', Nicole Brown
Sociologist At Work: Nicole Brown Celebrates Female Activists in Her New Book, ‘We Are Each Other’s Business’, Nicole Brown and Hayden Royster
Commentary from SMC Professor or Sociology Robert Bulman: MAGA Extremists Demonize your Friends and Neighbors, Robert Bulman
The New Pope and His New Name: Madison Chastain '17 on Rerum Novarum and How We Work with Leo XIV, Madison Chastain
Mathematicians’ Favorite Shapes Hold the Key to Big Mathematical Mysteries: SMC’s Anastasia Chavez on What Intrigues Her, Anastasia Chavez
How moderate ‘mushy majority’ of supes could shift SF politics. The Examiner talks with SMC's Corey Cook, Corey Cook
Newsom to sue Trump after Senate blocks California EV rules. KTVU talks with SMC's Corey Cook, Corey Cook
Making Family History: Mat Escalante '25 Wants to Talk to You about Acceptance and Gratitude, Mat Escalante and Sam Nobile
Crossing the Commencement Stage as this Year’s Valedictorian: Dominic Fleming ’25, Dominic Fleming and Mike Janes
In Their Own Words: Alexis Hackett is Encompassing Complexity—at Deloitte, at Saint Mary's, and in Her Own Identity, Alexis Hackett and Hayden Royster
Gretchen Lemke-Santangelo Selected as SMC’s Professor of the Year for 2024–25, Gretchen Lemke-Santangelo and Mike Janes
Bridge between the shores of the ocean: an interview with SMC’s Helga Lénárt-Cheng, president of the Hungarian American Educators Association, Helga Lenart-Cheng
In Their Own Words: Lydia Miller’s Summer in the Studio Taught Her 'How to Be a Working Artist Today', Lydia Miller, Sam Nobile, and Hayden Royster
In Their Own Words: Lydia Miller’s Summer in the Studio Taught Her ‘How to Be a Working Artist Today’, Lydia Miller, Sam Nobile, and Hayden Royster
As Trump’s War on Migrants Transcends Borders, Resistance Grows in Latin America. Analysis from SMC's Camilo Pérez-Bustillo, Camilo Pérez-Bustillo
The New Face of Teaching Leadership: SMC Professor Emerita Kathy Perez on How to Broaden Impact Through Collaboration, Kathy Perez
Scientist At Work: Jim Pesavento on Unlocking Algae’s Sustainability Potential—and the Students Helping Him Do It, James Pesavento and Hayden Royster
A Dispatch from Rome: SMC’s Tom Poundstone on the Culmination of a Conclave and the Selection of Pope Leo XIV, Tom Poundstone
In Their Own Words: Fiona Quimby ’22 Is Helping Transform the Future of Cancer Treatment, Fiona Quimby, Sam Nobile, and Hayden Royster
Reaffirming Library Values: Our Commitment in Challenging Times, Saint Mary's College of California
Student Spotlight: Meet Br. Luis Angelo Enriquez, FSC, Recipient of the SMC Outstanding Master’s Degree Project Award for His Work in the KSOE MA Leadership Program, Saint Mary's College of California
WATCH: Amaya Simoni-Walters ’25 on What It Means to Receive the De La Salle Award — and to Leave a Legacy, Amaya Simoni-Walters, Hayden Royster, and Francis Tatem
WATCH: Nothing About Us Without Us: Power Sharing in New Corporate Philanthropy. SMC's Elfenworks Center for Responsible Business Hosts a Conversation Moderated by Michal Strahilevitz, Michal Strahilevitz
First In Class: Meet Award-Winning Graduates from Three of Saint Mary’s Newest Programs, Tiffany Tachiquin, Samuel Leitch, Adanna Ogu, and Hayden Royster
In Their Own Words: How Kian Tanner’s Commitment to Tackle Climate Change Led Him to Take Part in Landmark Lawsuit, Kian Tanner and Sam Nobile
In Op-Ed for the San Francisco Chronicle, President Thompson Argues NCAA Rule Changes Will ‘Quietly Hurt Thousands of Student-Athletes’, Roger J. Thompson
Meet Saint Mary’s 2025 Faculty Award Winners and Provost’s Faculty Research Grant Recipients, Hoang Vu; María Luisa Ruiz; Myrna Santiago; Amy Chu; Monique Lane,; Helga Lenart-Cheng,; Matthew Zapruder; and Mike Janes
Opinion: Supreme Court's unitary executive theory threatens our balance of power, SMC political scientist Steve Woolpert writes, Stephen Woolpert
In Their Own Words: Callista Yu ’25 on ‘Resilience’ and Rewriting Her Story, Callista Yu and Hayden Royster
Short Conversations with Poets: Matthew Zapruder, Matthew Zapruder
Submissions from 2024
National Honors for Writers Marilyn Abildskov and Matthew Zapruder: NEA Fellowship and Finalist for National Book Critics Circle Awards, Marilyn Abildskov, Matthew Zapruder, Jordan Sapp, and Hayden Royster
In Their Own Words: Andrew Aroutynov '24 on Being a 'Data Science Pioneer' and Doing Classwork with a Fortune 500 Company, Andrew Aroutynov and Hayden Royster
In Their Own Words: Father Kwame Assenyoh on ‘Restoring Humanity's Inherent Diversity’—in Ghana, Louisiana, and Here and Now, Kwame Assenyoh and Hayden Royster
Poetry Creates Spaces Where Outsiders Find Belonging, Writes SMC's Jyoti Bachani, Jyoti Bachani
NASA awarded $6 million to researchers advancing STEM career development. SMC's Alice Baldridge is one of them, Alice Baldridge
Scholar at Work: How Sunayani Bhattacharya Turns the Focus of Literary Analysis onto the Reader, Connecting Past with Present, Sunayani Bhattacharya and Jordan Sapp
How to troubleshoot experiments, Brianna Bibel
Gender Ideology' Is Not What You Think It Is | Opinion by Professor Robert Bulman, Robert C. Bulman
In Their Own Words: Alex Chester-Iwata ’21 on Life Onstage and Off—and How SMC Provided Just the LEAP She Wanted, Alex Chester-Iwata and Hayden Royster
Scientist at Work: Amy Chu on Green Chemistry, National Support for Groundbreaking Research with SMC Students, and ‘Thinking Cyclically’, Amy Chu and Hayden Royster
2024 Presidential Race: Insights from SMC Political Scientist Corey Cook, Corey Cook
A California Story: Kamala Harris' Road to the White House. CalMatters Talks with SMC's Corey Cook, Corey Cook
After Harris' defeat, Democrats ponder lessons learned, party's future. KTVU talks with SMC's Corey Cook, Corey Cook
A Preview of the Presidential Debate: Insights from SMC's Corey Cook, Corey Cook
Behind the “kamalamania”, who is Kamala Harris really? Le Point talks with political scientist Corey Cook, Corey Cook
Discussing key local issues with Saint Mary's Politics Professor Corey Cook, Corey Cook
High turnout expected for 2024 San Francisco mayor's race following change to election calendar, Corey Cook
Is progressive politics dead in California? SMC's Corey Cook and other experts weigh in, Corey Cook
”Kamala för alla.” Swedish news outlet ETC shares insights from SMC's Corey Cook, Corey Cook
Political expert Corey Cook breaks down implications of Trump's second term, Corey Cook
Presidential Debate: KTVU Turns to SMC's Corey Cook for Analysis, Corey Cook
San Francisco’s ballot will be obnoxiously big. Again. Mission Local talks to SMC's Corey Cook to hear why, Corey Cook
San Jose City Council approves special election to fill Omar Torres' seat. KTVU talks with SMC's Corey Cook, Corey Cook
SMC's Corey Cook on the upcoming Democratic National Convention and what it could mean for voters, Corey Cook
Super Tuesday Races: KTVU talks with SMC Political Scientist Corey Cook, Corey Cook
Supervisor Aaron Peskin joins crowded race for San Francisco Mayor, Corey Cook
Taking Stock of the Presidential Debate: KTVU Talks with Political Scientist Corey Cook, Corey Cook
The Atlantic speaks with SMC's Corey Cook on Kamala Harris's politics—and why they are so hard to nail down, Corey Cook
The real Kamala Harris: What her California years reveal. CalMatters talks with SMC's Corey Cook, Corey Cook
Trump continues to build out cabinet. KTVU talks with SMC's Corey Cook for insight, Corey Cook
Political Scientist at Work: Corey Cook on Being a Go-to Analyst in an Election Shaped by Bay Area History and Politics, Corey Cook and Hayden Royster
Fulbright International Education Administrators Award, Ashley Cross
OpenStax Releases Free, Interactive Computer Science Textbook, Udayan Das
Bay Area premiere, Manahatta at Aurora Theatre, Berkeley, Shannon Davis and Deanna Zibello
At the 2024 Professor of the Year Celebration, José Feito Reflects on His Saint Mary’s Journey, Jose Feito and Mike Janes
‘The Very Best of Us—And What We Aspire to Be’: José Feito is SMC’s Professor of the Year, Jose Feito and Mike Janes
A Nod to Excellence: Meet the SMC Faculty Members Who Just Earned Tenure Status, Robert Gorsch, Anna Maximova, Michal Strahilevitz, Elizabeth Valentín, Nekesha Williams, Lili Yan, Yin Yuan, and Mike Janes
History of the Self: Love. Listen as 'Throughline' talks with SMC's Veronica Hefner, Veronica Hefner
Poetry Center's social celebrates 6 new murals on Speedway, including 'Saguaro' by SMC's Brenda Hillman, Brenda Hillman
Photo Gallery: Saint Mary's Honors Emeriti Faculty for Distinguished Service, Brenda Hillman, Elaina Rose Lovejoy, Katherine Perez, Penelope Washbourn, Chris Ray, Raina León, and Mike Janes