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Best in the West: Saint Mary’s Continues to Be Among Top 5 Percent in Regional Universities, Says U.S. News & World Report

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These accolades come on top of high marks from the Princeton Review and Money Magazine, which lauds SMC for quality, affordability, and student outcomes.

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Tickets on Sale Now for ‘The Excavation of Mary Anning’

A larger-than-life imagining of the life of the famous fossil hunter and paleontologist—with puppets!…

Gabriela Canedo '27 outside the Intercultural Center

Making Family History: Gabriela Canedo ’27 on Navigating her Latine Identity and ‘Creating Spaces of Healing’ Through the Intercultural Center

Thanks in part to the High Potential Program, Canedo has connected with her heritage in new ways. Now, as a Social Justice Advocate in the…

Illustration of a human face becoming 1s and 0s, to represent AI

AI for Positive Change: Here’s How SMC Students Strive to Solve Real-World Problems Through an Annual Business Analytics Competition

Using machine learning to analyze data, they have sought to solve food insecurity in fragile economies. They have also analyzed where…

Michael Hurley '26

Panetta Intern Michael Hurley ’26 Is Getting Out of the Classroom—and into a Congressional Office

Each year, students from Saint Mary’s and a number of colleges throughout California take part in a semester-long, fully-funded internship…

Isole - A Voyage Among My Dreams - Exhibit at Museum of Art, fall 2024

New Exhibitions at Saint Mary’s College Museum of Art (SMCMoA) Elevate Common & Discarded Materials to Reshape Everyday Lived Experience

Cianne Fragione’s “Isole: A Voyage Among My Dreams” is exhibited in conversation with “Visceral Processes,” featuring work by Jay DeFeo,…

Enthusiasm and Excitement Build Around ‘Golden State Gaels’ Tour

Starting in Southern California with northern stops coming soon after, SMC President Roger Thompson is about to kick off a tour of…

Kiana Paredes with the San Francisco City Hall in the background

Kiana Paredes ’27 on Her “Life-Changing” Summer in the Courtroom—and How SMC’s Liberal Arts Bridge Program Made It Possible

A first-generation college student, Politics major, and lifelong San Franciscan, Paredes interned in her city’s Superior Courthouse in July.…

An alum at the 2024 Young Alumni Networking Event

How to Get a Job Right Out of College: Graduates from the Class of 2024 Share Their Advice

After graduating in May, these Gaels are going on to work in fields like marketing and education and join companies like Wells Fargo and…

Saddle Up!

A Saturday to Remember: 50th Anniversary Parade, Preacher Lawson Onstage, and Saddle Up for Fall

For the last weekend in September, Saint Mary’s served up a Saturday to remember. This year the town of Moraga has been celebrating the…

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Opinion: Supreme Court immunity ruling isn’t just bad, it’s unconstitutional, writes SMC Professor Emeritus Steve Woolpert

The Mercury News

Vice President Kamala Harris in San Francisco for sold-out fundraiser. SMC's Corey Cook notes that she is focusing on closing the gap on issues that matter to Republican voters.

KTVU FOX 2

Saint Mary's Rugby team's unique championship style

Lamorinda Weekly

Matthew Zapruder in conversation with Daniel Handler at City Lights Books

SF Station

WATCH: Youth vote and election outreach: When Gen Z can pre-register. SMC student McKenna Ingram ’25 talks with KTVU.

KTVU FOX 2

Visiting Writer Dorianne Laux Longlisted for the 2024 National Book Award in Poetry

National Book Foundation

Meet the 2024 Major League Rugby Draft's First Overall Pick: Erich Storti '23, MBA '24

Major League Rugby

Presidential Debate: KTVU Turns to SMC's Corey Cook for Analysis

KTVU FOX 2

Student Athletes and Mental Health: How parents of young athletes can support their mental resilience. "Make sure there's joy," says SMC's Mary Volmer '01, MFA '05.

Diablo Magazine

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