Santa Clara University

SCU in the News is a biweekly compilation of select media highlights featuring faculty, staff or students.

• Brian Love

  Brian Love (Law) was quoted in a story in CNET about Samsung's claim of jury misconduct in the landmark Apple v. Samsung trial.

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• James Bennett

  A talk by James Bennett (Religious Studies) about the role of religion in the recent presidential race, at the Silicon Valley Interreligious Council, was covered extensively in Examiner.com.

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• Elsa Chen

  Elsa Chen (Political Science) wrote an op-ed for the San Jose Mercury News about Prop. 36, the amendment to California's Three Strikes law.

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• Robert Hendershott

  Robert Hendershott (Finance) talked to KLIV radio about the hostile takeover attempt by Carl Icahn at Netflix.

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• Dorothy Glancy

  Ars Technica wrote the story about former SCU student Max Schrems, who used an assignment from Dorothy Glancy's (Law) class to launch a crusade to get Facebook to alter its privacy standards in Europe.

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• Jim Cottrill

  Jim Cottrill (Political Science) gave political analysis on NBC Bay area the morning after the election. Student Jackie Bornino was featured on KTVU-TV in a story about how the GOP can attract more young and minority voters.

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• Sarah Ebbott

  Student Sarah Ebbott wrote an article for the Patch news service about the Asian Law Alliance. About a half-dozen local Patch outlets ran the story.

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• Pat Cain

  Pat Cain (Law) was quoted in a New York Times blog about same-sex couples filing protective refund claims amid uncertainty over marriage equality. TaxProf Blog ran the story. She also talked to Tax Analyst about a circuit court ruling finding the federal Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional.

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• Judy Nadler

  Judy Nadler (Markkula) was quoted in a story by Associated Press, discussing the obligation of public officers to serve the public interest first, in a story about a Washington state Republican gubernatorial candidate. The story ran in over 21 outlets. She also spoke to the Cleveland Plain Dealer about lying during campaigns, and to the Denver Post about a candidate's use of discretionary funds.

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• Tom Plante

  Tom Plante (Psychology) was quoted in an AP story about the Boy Scouts' release of data about alleged sex abuse by Scout leaders. Hundreds of sites or publications carried the story. He also blogged on the issue for Psychology Today, and talked to Newsweek/Daily Beast and CNN about it.

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