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Longlist for the 2026 National Book Award for Poetry — including ‘Still House in the Desert: An eco-contemplation’ by SMC Professor Emerita Brenda Hillman
National Book Foundation | SMC in the News
Here’s the longlist for the 2026 National Book Award for Poetry. The ten titles include ‘Still House in the Desert: An eco-contemplation’ by SMC Professor Emerita Brenda Hillman
Literary Hub | SMC in the News
Swimming, Three Sicilians in America, and First Impressions from the States: Giorgio Sportaro at Saint Mary's College
SportsWebSicilia.it | SMC in the News
Candidates Night Brings Local Contra Costa Election Races Together. Moraga Citizens Network hosts candidates for local races on October 6 at Saint Mary's College
Patch.com | SMC in the News
2026 NBA Longlists for Poetry Announced, including ‘Still House in the Desert: An Eco-Contemplation’ by SMC Professor Emerita Brenda Hillman. Five finalists will be named on October 6
Publishers Weekly | SMC in the News
US Senator Maria Cantwell Joins Current College Athletes and Coaches, including SMC Tennis Women’s Player Sydney Wilson, to Speak in Support of the Protect College Sports Act
Educating America Today | SMC in the News
Malcolm W. Kenter: ‘Synecdoche’ at St. Mary's College Museum of Art
SF Station | SMC in the News
ZYZZYVA Movie Night with SMC’s Ingrid Rojas Contreras: ‘Songs of Earth’ and a Conversation with Rebecca Solnit on September 17
The Roxie | SMC in the News
SMC Professor Emerita Raina León Named Philadelphia’s 2026 Poet Laureate
Philadelphia Tribune | SMC in the News
Remembering John Louis Rengel ’70, Former Associate Vice President of Finance at Saint Mary’s
East Bay Times | SMC in the News
See ‘The Other Within’ by SMC’s Jia Wu on October 28 at China Moves, Part of the 2026 San Francisco Dance Film Festival
sfdancefilmfest.org | SMC in the News
USA Names Side to Face Japan in Rugby Pacific Nations Cup. On the roster: former Gaels Dominic Besag, Payton Telea-Ilalio, ⁠and Tavite Lopeti
Goff Rugby Report | SMC in the News
USA Eagles set to kick off Pacific Nations Cup against Japan, with three former Gaels on the roster
Major League Rugby | SMC in the News
Former Gael Baseball Player Frank Booker Inducted into Vallejo Sports Hall of Fame
Vallejo Times Herald | SMC in the News
NFL-Rams bet on body clocks in first test of Super Bowl ambitions in Australia. Saint Mary's Mickey McConnell offers insights on how a trip down under affected the Gaels
Reuters | SMC in the News
The Philadelphia 76ers’ Jaylen Brown teases acting move with Mahershala Ali. Brown also praised Ali’s intensity on the court when he played for Saint Mary’s
Clutchpoints | SMC in the News
‘How Much Power Should the President Have?’ Saint Mary’s hosts conversation on US presidential power on Sept. 17 with two eminent constitutional scholars
Lamorinda Weekly | SMC in the News
Moraga Citizens Network will host a Moraga Candidates Night on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at Saint Mary’s College
Lamorinda Weekly | SMC in the News
‘The Ten Amendments: Updating America's Operating System.’ SMC’s Steve Woolpert Speaks at Commonwealth Club World Affairs in Lafayette on September 29
Commonwealth Club World Affairs | SMC in the News
Sweet Regalia, founded by Ellen Favretto ’20, brings gifts from Northern Italy to College Avenue in Berkeley
Berkeleyside | SMC in the News

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