Fr. Kevin O’Brien is the president of Santa Clara University and former dean of SCU’s Jesuit School of Theology. He holds a master’s degree in philosophy from Fordham University and a Master of Divinity and a Licentiate in Sacred Theology from the Weston Jesuit School of Theology, now part of Boston College. He has a B.A. in government from Georgetown and a law degree from the University of Florida, where he served as an editor on the Florida Law Review. He served as Vice President for Mission and Ministry at Georgetown for 8 years before coming to Santa Clara in 2016. Furthermore, he has written a book, “The Ignatian Adventure”, which has sold over 40,000 copies and has been translated into three languages. Darius and Antonio bring on Father O’ Brien to discuss the thought process of SCU administration regarding COVID-19, how their staff has dealt with the implications of their decisions, the necessity to provide first-years with a quality Jesuit education, the difficulty of getting students involved in clubs/organizations via Zoom, how SCU is rectifying racial injustice on campus, and the hopes for winter and spring quarter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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