Voices of Santa Clara Podcast

If I were to be a professor, I would want Bill Sundstrom’s job. Dr. Sundstrom researches the economics of income inequality, poverty, the environment, and labor market discrimination based on race, g…

Ed Maurer is a professor in the civil engineering department at Santa Clara. He specializes in modeling water resources and systems to predict future climate change. We discuss how Dr. Maurer’s child…

Marisa Rudolph’s grandparents are farmers in North and South Dakota, and she never imagined that one day she too would come to embrace the impact that farming can have on communities. Marisa graduate…

Jimmy Flynn is a natural on the radio. Before his recent graduation, Jimmy was the editor-in-chief of The Santa Clara student newspaper, and he produced his own radio segment on KSCU, the Santa Clara…

Brian Green is the Director of Technology Ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara. Dr. Green represents the Center in the Partnership on Artificial Intelligence, oversees the …

Jack Herstam served as the student body president during the 2017-2018 school year. Jack majored in political science and ethnic studies and previously led the orientation program. After graduating, …

Taylor Berry is a graduating senior political science major and women’s basketball player at Santa Clara. This past year, she gave a TEDx Talk titled “Fostering Genuine Conservations to Reveal Our Si…

Sanjiv Das is Professor of Finance and Data Science at Santa Clara. After a childhood in Bombay, India, then moved to New York to get a Ph.D. from NYU. Dr. Das has worked in banking, and served as a …

Ciaran Freeman is a senior majoring in studio art and art history. His lengthy resume includes being a student fellow at Recology in San Francisco, a Jean Donovan Fellow working at the Commonweal Mag…

Zerreen Kazi is a Spanish major and Computer Science minor, and serves as the Director of the Multicultural Center (MCC) at Santa Clara. In this conversation, we talk about her experience growing up …

Many students first saw Tony Cortese sitting in Benson behind a sign that said, “Hi, I’m Tony, a Jesuit Novice. I’m available to chat. Disclaimer: I’m not here to preach, to judge or to be obnoxiousl…

Harshi Mogallapalli (say Hershey like the chocolate) is the Director of SCCAP (Santa Clara Community Action Program), Santa Clara’s volunteering and community service student organization. Her passio…

Renee Baumgartner has served as the Athletic Director at Santa Clara since 2015. Baumgartner captained the USC women’s golf team when she was in college, and played an integral role in starting the O…

Jeanne Rosenberger is the Vice Provost for Student Life at Santa Clara. She oversees a large staff that touches many aspects of the student experience including Cowell Health, Career Center, Residenc…

Bob Owen is the tech guy. As Chief Information Officer and Vice Provost, Owen oversees all forms of technology at the university, from the internet to phones to special research equipment. Around cam…

Lulu Santana is the Director of Campus Ministry. She started as a graduate program Resident Minister living on the seventh floor of Swig Residence Hall in 1996 and has primarily worked in Campus Mini…

Dr. Brett Solomon is a Child Studies professor and Director of SCU’s Future Teachers Project. Dr. Solomon’s mission to, “educate, guide, mentor and support the next generation of ‘fire starters.’” Sh…