SCU earned 3rd place out of 112 teams — and was the top-ranked U.S. team — at the 2025 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Design/Build/Fly (DBF) competition.
Among the first crossroads students and families face in the application process is deciding when to apply. At Santa Clara University (SCU), you can choose from Early Decision I, Early Decision II, Early Action, and Regular Decision. Our counselors always recommend that you apply when you are the strongest. We encourage you, as an aspiring Bronco, to brainstorm with your counselor, whatever that may look like, and discern the advantages and disadvantages of each option.
Coming into life as a college student, you learn very quickly that the world has so much to offer you. Often prospective students look to universities for many reasons, whether it be location, academics, or extracurricular offerings. Initially, I thought that going to college meant going into a new world, one outside of California and far from home. I thought that I had to travel to college to really have my own experience. If only it had been so simple.
For Kristin Hill ’25, voice has always held power that transcends words. Now, as a dialect coach, she trains actors to do the same.
Celebrating the Centennial Anniversary of Bannan Alumni House.
Ann Skeet, senior director, leadership ethics, quoted by National Catholic Reporter.
- Impact By the Numbers
During Move Out Week, students community skipped the dumpsters and diverted 3,800 pounds of reusable items from landfills!
Updates from Nancy Unger, Paul Mariani, S.J., Sonia Gomez, Meg Gudgeirsson, Matthew Specter, Amy Randall, Marwan Hanania, Matthew Newsom Kerr and Jeannette Estruth
Class of 1974
Executive Director, Don Heider, quoted by WIRED.
Davina Hurt, director, government ethics, quoted by PennLive.
Brian Green, director, technology ethics, quoted by The Pilot.
Irina Raicu, director, Internet Ethics, quoted by KQED.
- A Study in Health Care Ethics
- Should we demand more control over the integration of AI features into products that we use?
On the ethics of integrating AI (amid claims of widespread adoption)
Subbu Vincent, director, media and journalism ethics, quoted by the Columbia Journalism Review.
Ann Skeet, senior director, leadership ethics, quoted by NBC Bay Area.
Reflections from the Summer '25 Costa Rica Immersion
Reflections from the Summer '25 Chile Immersion
The Leavey Executive Center is rolling out an exciting lineup of open enrollment programs for Fall 2025 - designed to equip professionals with the tools and insights needed to lead with clarity in a rapidly evolving business landscape.
James Bennett
James Bennett is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies, where he has taught since 2002. His research has examined the intersection of religion and race and the United States and marginal religious communities. His current work focuses on the Modern Anticult Movement, a project that grew out of the Inventing Religion in America class that is the basis of this blog entry.