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Students chatting in the SCDI courtyard. Photo by Miguel Ozuna. 

News & Events

News & Events

Our faculty, staff, and students make headlines every day, both on and off campus.

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Recent Headlines
A crowd outside Mission Church featuring pastoral, theology and religious studies members

A transformational grant from the Lilly Endowment will bring together Santa Clara’s rich theology, religious studies, and pastoral faculty and programming with partner organizations, to better form lay leaders and clergy serving diverse Catholic populations in the Western U.S. and beyond.

Three students sitting on a bench talking and studying with flowers all around

More than 12,100 students applied early admission or early decision this fall

Three Camino de Los Muertos celebrants in dressed up skeleton costumes

Community-wide event celebrates Day of the Dead with festivities and a special All Saints Day Mass in Spanish.

Headshot of SCU VP or UR James Lyons

The VP who led Santa Clara's historic $1B campaign is retiring after a 40-year career.

A teacher speaking to two students at a table

The University will welcome a cohort of College Track scholars each year

Photo looking down on O

Santa Clara University rose to No. 59 in “U.S. News & World Report 2026 Best Colleges”