Santa Clara University College of Arts and Sciences

Santa Clara University College of Arts and Sciences The College of Arts and Sciences is the heart of Santa Clara University, where students explore their intellectual passions to serve the public good.

The College of Arts and Sciences at Santa Clara University offers degree programs in the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences, with interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary options. As the home of the Core Curriculum, the College serves roughly 5,300 undergraduate students, 2,900 of whom are students within the College. Made up of 27 departments and programs, the College offers

33 majors and 43 minors for undergraduate students and an M.A. in Pastoral Ministries for graduate students. It serves as the home of the Center for the Arts and Humanities and offers programming through various initiatives, including the Sinatra Chair in the Performing Arts, the Digital Humanities Initiative, and the DeNardo Lectureship in the Health Sciences.

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This Fall, Ian Erickson-Kery joins the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures as an assistant teaching professor...
08/27/2026

This Fall, Ian Erickson-Kery joins the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures as an assistant teaching professor, teaching courses in Spanish language and Latin American/Latinx cultural studies! ♥️ 👏

Ian's pedagogy and scholarship draw from the environmental humanities, urban studies, and film/visual culture studies. Ian is originally from New Mexico and has lived on both the east and west coasts as well as in Mexico, Argentina, and Brazil. 🇲🇽 🇦🇷 🇧🇷

Calling all Arts, Humanities and Social Science Alumni ✨ Become a career mentor and make a lasting impact on the next ge...
08/25/2026

Calling all Arts, Humanities and Social Science Alumni ✨ Become a career mentor and make a lasting impact on the next generation of Broncos! The SCU Career Center and Alumni Association are launching the third cohort of the Career Mentorship Program for Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

Why become a mentor?
🧠 Share your knowledge and industry insights
🤝 Expand your own network and leadership skills while connecting with the SCU Community
💼 Help students navigate the transition from campus to career

Program Highlights
📅 The program runs Oct. 2026–April 2027 and we encourage all participants to meet with their mentees 1-3 times.
🖊️ Applications close Sept. 2nd!
🍽️ Meet your mentee during the kick off dinner on November 5th, 6pm-8pm
👥 Last year's mentors had experience in a wide range of fields such as: Legal & Judicial Fields, Education, Environmental fields, Business fields (Human Resources, Finance, Marketing, Sales etc.), Technology & Infrastructure, Communications, Media and Creative fields, Healthcare and many more!!

📲 Ready to join? Register on Bronco Exchange here: https://bit.ly/3SYyEPj

Why do so many women spend time worrying about how they look—and what role is social media playing in that pressure?Asso...
08/21/2026

Why do so many women spend time worrying about how they look—and what role is social media playing in that pressure?

Associate Professor Katy Bruchmann (Psychology) studies how comparison culture, fitness content, and even AI-generated influencers shape body image and self-worth. Her research explores the real consequences of these online experiences and asks how we can help young people break the cycle of appearance-based comparison.

Read more at the 🔗 below.

The pressure to look a certain way is everywhere—and it’s doing more harm than good, says psychology Associate Professor Katy Bruchmann.

Big welcome to Alexis Adams-Clark! 👏 🧠 She is joining the   in the Department of Psychology this fall.Alexis is a Clinic...
08/20/2026

Big welcome to Alexis Adams-Clark! 👏 🧠 She is joining the in the Department of Psychology this fall.

Alexis is a Clinical Psychologist whose research focuses on sexual violence prevention and intervention, trauma-related mental health concerns, and the intersection of substance use and trauma. Her work examines how social and institutional systems influence experiences of trauma, recovery, and support. ♥️

Welcome, Alexis! 🤩

Joining the Department of Physics, CAS welcomes Xiaosheng Huang to   this fall 🤩 📚Xiaosheng Huang’s research focuses on ...
08/13/2026

Joining the Department of Physics, CAS welcomes Xiaosheng Huang to this fall 🤩 📚

Xiaosheng Huang’s research focuses on cosmology, with a growing emphasis on AI for science. His group develops AI foundation models, machine-learning methods, and GPU-accelerated Bayesian inference tools to discover and model strong gravitational lenses, probe dark energy and dark matter, and measure the expansion rate of the universe. 🌌 ✨

Stay tuned for more new faculty features this month!

For Dylan Ryu ’26, leadership has always been about creating space for others.As editor-in-chief of The Santa Clara and ...
08/10/2026

For Dylan Ryu ’26, leadership has always been about creating space for others.

As editor-in-chief of The Santa Clara and co-founder of the Disabled Students Union, Ryu spent his time at Santa Clara amplifying voices, building community, and advocating for accessibility. Along the way, he discovered the power of mentorship, storytelling, and leading with compassion, lessons he’ll carry with him to Stanford Graduate School and beyond.

“Santa Clara taught me to see my neighbors, peers, friends, and strangers as whole people,” he says.

Read more ⬇️

For history and communications double major Dylan Ryu ’26, four years at Santa Clara meant finding his voice and helping others find theirs.

Big welcome to Elivia Shaw who will be joining the Department of Communication this fall! ✨ 📽️ Elivia is a documentary f...
08/06/2026

Big welcome to Elivia Shaw who will be joining the Department of Communication this fall! ✨ 📽️

Elivia is a documentary filmmaker, editor and cinematographer whose work focuses on intimacy and personal narrative to question our larger social systems and identities. She particularly loves to tell stories related to healthcare and the environment. 🏔️ 🩺 ♥️

Welcome, Elivia!



This summer, we are featuring some of the new faculty joining the College of Arts and Sciences this fall. Stay tuned for more features!

What happens when students bring together art, technology, science, and storytelling?At this year’s SCU Center for the A...
08/03/2026

What happens when students bring together art, technology, science, and storytelling?

At this year’s SCU Center for the Arts and Humanities Fellowship Showcase, six Santa Clara students presented interdisciplinary projects that challenged traditional boundaries between fields. From exploring music therapy’s impact on patient health to creating innovative storytelling experiences, their work demonstrates the power of curiosity-driven research.

“You can’t separate the physical from the mental, spiritual, or emotional part of healthcare. It’s all intertwined,” said CAH Fellow and biology major, Ava Garcia ’28.

Read more ⬇️

Six Santa Clara student fellows presented interdisciplinary research at this year’s Center for the Arts and Humanities showcase, including projects on music therapy and augmented-reality based storytelling.

New   Feature: Anjana Parandhaman! 🤩 ✨ Joining the Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences this fall, Anjana st...
07/29/2026

New Feature: Anjana Parandhaman! 🤩 ✨

Joining the Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences this fall, Anjana studies the ways in which anthropogenic disturbances impact and disrupt various aquatic and terrestrial threatened reptile and amphibian species, including their habitat and genetic connectivity. She uses various applied conservation tools to estimate and mitigate any effects such as captive breeding, spatial and genetic analyses. 🧬 🌱

Welcome to the CAS Family, Anjana! ♥️

This summer, we are featuring some of the new faculty joining the College of Arts and Sciences this fall. Stay tuned for more features!

For psychology major and public health minor Jasmyn Burdsall ’20, improving health outcomes starts with listening.Now a ...
07/27/2026

For psychology major and public health minor Jasmyn Burdsall ’20, improving health outcomes starts with listening.

Now a Knight-Hennessy Scholar and Ph.D. candidate in epidemiology at Stanford, Burdsall is partnering with Indigenous communities to explore food as medicine for Indigenous adults living with diabetes. Guided by the lessons of her Blackfeet heritage and the mentors who supported her at Santa Clara, her work centers community voices, cultural knowledge, and self-determination.

Read more at the link ➡️ https://bit.ly/44wTmIl

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