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SMC Holds off UCLA in 24–17 Victory to Advance in Men’s Rugby Collegiate Playoffs
by Griffin Snyder ’25 |
Here’s How You Can Support Events Marking Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April
by SMC Office of Marketing & Communications |
Saint Mary’s College and Mt. Diablo Unified School District Announce New Teacher Residency Partnership
by Kalmanovitz School of Education |
Jazz Singers Going for the Three-peat in the California Jazz Championships, and You're Invited to a Free Concert on April 9
by Tara Sundy, Performing Arts Coordinator & Events Manager |
Making Family History: As a Scientist, Leader, and Dancer, Sharbel AbouBechara ’25 Is Daring to Experiment
by Hayden Royster , Staff Writer |
Kroner’s Corner: ‘This Team Was Special’—A Look at an Epic Basketball Season
by Steve Kroner |
Meet Saint Mary’s 2025 Faculty Award Winners and Provost’s Faculty Research Grant Recipients
by Mike Janes, Office of Marketing & Communications |
Just Weeks After Its Broadway Debut, Catch ‘John Proctor Is the Villain’ at Saint Mary’s April 24–27
by Tara Sundy, Performing Arts Coordinator & Events Manager |
Gaels’ Historic Season Comes to an End in NCAA Tournament Second Round Against Alabama 
by Ryan Barnett, Assistant Athletic Director for Communications |
From Combat Boots to Croissants: A Gael’s Journey to Pacifica’s Sweetest New Spot
by Dan Avina, Director of Marketing, SEBA |
Women’s Basketball Season Concludes for the Gaels After 50–54 Defensive Battle with Texas Southern
by Evan Roehrig, Director of Athletics Communications |
Saint Mary’s Erases Vanderbilt’s Advantage in the Second Half, 59–56, Keeping #GaelMadness Alive and Well
by Ryan Barnett, Assistant Athletic Director for Communications |
In Op-Ed for the San Francisco Chronicle, President Thompson Argues NCAA Rule Changes Will ‘Quietly Hurt Thousands of Student-Athletes’
by Roger J. Thompson, EdD, President |
Let’s Talk March #GaelMadness: Saint Mary’s Athletics Enhances Student Experience All Year Long with New Student Programs
by SMC Athletics |
March Madness: Saint Mary’s Earns Women’s NIT Selection and Heads to Houston to Face Texas Southern
by Evan Roehrig, Director of Athletics Communications |
Kroner’s Corner: The Gaels Are Heading to Cleveland for March Madness
by Steve Kroner |
Gaels Earn Seven Seed in NCAA Tournament, Headed to Cleveland to Take on Vanderbilt
by Ryan Barnett, Assistant Athletic Director for Communications |
Live Like You Play: Saint Mary’s to Lead Nationwide Sport at the Service of Humanity Higher Education Initiative
by Office of Marketing & Communications Staff |
Kroner’s Corner: Saint Mary’s Bouncing Back
by Steve Kroner |
Gretchen Lemke-Santangelo Selected as SMC’s Professor of the Year for 2024–25
by Mike Janes, Office of Marketing & Communications |

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