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Luke Barrett Leads Gaels to Conference Opening Victory over Pacific

The Gaels never trail in the 70–60 win, which opens competition in the West Coast Conference. Barrett scores a career-high 20 points and 10…

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Saint Mary’s Thought Leaders in 2024: Groundbreaking Research in the Lab and the Field, Politics Across the Country, and the Story of a Poem

Highlights from 18 scholars, scientists, and writers whose research and creative work shaped conversations locally, regionally, and…

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Gaels Hold off Pesky Merrimack Squad, Win 73–68

The game marks the Gaels’ seventh home game win in a row. The victory was accomplished, in large part, by SMC’s “big three”: Mitchell Saxen…

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Saint Mary’s in the News: Highlights from 2024

From basketball to poetry, rugby to dance, the Olympics to teaching, baseball to Gen Z voters, California wine to Taylor Swift—media…

Charlie Faas

Introducing Charlie Faas, SMC’s Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration/Chief Financial Officer

A message to the Saint Mary’s Community…

Men's Basketball player Paulius Murauskas shoots against Utah in December 2024

Gaels Garner West Coast Conference Top Awards Again. And They’re on National Watchlists for Offense and Defense

To kick off December, Paulius Murauskas and Andrew McKeever are WCC Player and Freshman of the Week. Mikey Lewis has been both. Augustas…

Holiday greetings 2024

Season’s Greetings from Roger and Debbie Thompson!

A message to the Saint Mary’s Community…

Jim Brooks, SVP SEEM

Saint Mary’s Welcomes Jim Brooks as Senior Vice President for Student Experience and Enrollment Management

Brooks has helped drive growth in enrollment at other institutions and hopes to do the same at SMC. With a keen understanding of what it…

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Scientist at Work: Amy Chu on Green Chemistry, National Support for Groundbreaking Research with SMC Students, and ‘Thinking Cyclically’

Chu joined SMC’s faculty in 2022 and was recently awarded a $188,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. Working together with her…

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Saint Mary's College expands its teacher residency program after a successful first year

KRON 4 News

SMC's women beat Santa Clara 64-56 in OT, with Kennedy Johnson scoring a season-high 25 points

San Francisco Chronicle

Mitchell Saxen scores 18, Saint Mary's beats Merrimack 73-68

ESPN

Growth Through Opportunity: Paulius Murauskas at Saint Mary's

WCC Sports

Saint Mary's Sweeps WCC Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors

WCC Sports

The Other Top 25: Saint Mary’s elevates to top spot as Memphis falls to No. 4

Mid-Major Madness

Gillian Murphy ’18 to Give Farewell Performance with American Ballet Theatre In July

Broadway World

SMC's Sam Reider included in KQED's Best Bay Area Music of 2024

KQED

Saint Mary's runs away from USC to show some West Coast basketball power

Palm Springs Desert Sun

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