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PEOPLE’s Best Books of June 2026 — Including ‘The Valet’ by J.P. Lacrampe, MFA ’08
People | SMC in the News
August 2026 Author Events: Robert Hass '63 in Conversation with SMC Professor Emerita Brenda Hillman
SF Gate | SMC in the News
Five Best Books on the Insect World. Jennie Durant ’99, MFA ’06, author of ‘Bitter Honey,’ on the big lives and surprising stories of tiny creatures
The Wall Street Journal | SMC in the News
LISTEN: Cinderella Doesn't Make the Bracket: Inside the Fight Over the House Cap. A Conversation with Saint Mary's President Roger Thompson and University of Dayton President Eric Spina
Trustees and Presidents: A Podcast for University Leaders on College Athletics | SMC in the News
Walnut Creek deli with a cult following expanding. The Morucci’s superfans who have purchased the popular, off-the-beaten-path deli—including SMC alum Terrence Heaps ’12, MBA ’14—have a unique strategy for bringing it to Pleasant Hill and Orinda
The Mercury News and East Bay Times | SMC in the News
Chicago Hounds Crowned 2026 Major League Rugby Champions, Capping off a Perfect Season for Tavite Lopeti ’21 and the Team
Major League Rugby | SMC in the News
Program Record Four Gaels Named 2026 Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars: Aidan Lee, Mitchell Hoey, Inigo Izuzquiza, and James Williams
Golf Coaches Association of America | SMC in the News
Luna’s Grand Mexican Restaurant, 1880-1906: An Early Mexican Eatery in Old San Francisco. Romulo Luna Was Born in Antlan, Mexico, and Completed the Course at Saint Mary’s College in San Francisco in 1876
Homestead Museum | SMC in the News
Why Enrollment Leaders Are Poised for the Presidency. Three presidents who came to their positions by way of enrollment management, including Saint Mary's Roger Thompson, offer advice on this pathway
Inside Higher Ed | SMC in the News
SMC's Kate Plachy Named to United Soccer Coaches Goalkeepers to Watch Preseason List
United Soccer Coaches | SMC in the News
The Entertainment Community Fund Reveals 2026 Alex Dubé Scholarship Recipients, including SMC LEAP alum Norika ’22
Broadway World | SMC in the News
After this Berkeley beekeeper’s colony collapsed, she wrote the book on what’s plaguing the bee. Jennie Durant '99, MFA '06 interviewed commercial beekeepers and investigated the threat industrial farming poses to the country’s pollinators.
Berkeleyside | SMC in the News
La Generación Z perdió el amor por el trabajo y no los culpo. Crecieron viendo salarios estancados, empleos más precarios y títulos universitarios con menor valor en el mercado laboral
La Nación, Argentina | SMC in the News
Gaels Beach Volleyball Earn AVCA Team Academic Award for Fourth Consecutive Season
American Volleyball Coaches Association | SMC in the News
SMC's Sam Reider with Jorge Glem at Roxbury Arts Center on July 31
The Daily Star | SMC in the News
USA Eagles Center Dominic Besag ’26 Signs for Sharks in South Africa
Americas Rugby News | SMC in the News
‘A surreal feeling’: Livermore native, De La Salle and Saint Mary’s alum Tanner Griffith signs with Kansas City Royals after MLB Draft
Pleasanton Weekly | SMC in the News
WATCH: Four Players from Saint Mary’s Taken in the MLB Draft. KRON4’s Erin Wilson Talks with Coach Eric Valenzuela, Who Helped Guide Those Players to the Big Leagues.
KRON4 | SMC in the News
‘Gen Z Fell Out of Love With Work. I Don’t Blame Them.’ Journalist Emi Nietfeld Talks with SMC's Alejandra Perez ’26, Mary Volmer ’01, MFA ’05, Nathan Majeed ’25, and Others.
The New York Times | SMC in the News
‘Books You Will Not Get To’ — a Poem by SMC Professor Emerita Brenda Hillman
Harper’s | SMC in the News

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