December 11, 2025
Living Signs of Hope
In her monthly letter, President Conboy is thinking about what gives us hope today. Her wish? "May the light that will begin to grow in the winter weeks after the solstice, strengthen all of us for the work ahead."
November 24, 2025
Giving Thanks for the Poets and Plumbers
In every kind of organization, "poetry and plumbing" must be present. One offers us direction and heart, and the other gives us strength and endurance. In her monthly letter, President Conboy gives thanks to every member of our community—for the poetry that lifts our spirits and the plumbing that keeps our shared life flowing.
October 31, 2025
A Song for Autumn
With the campus bathed in late season light, President Conboy reflects upon patterns big and small, and how their continuity fortifies the College and its mission rooted in learning, faith, community, and justice.
September 30, 2025
Creating Community
In her monthly letter, President Conboy encourages us to use this moment in time to encounter each other more fully, to listen more generously, and to disagree without contempt. In doing so, she writes, we will model something urgently needed in our polarized world: a way of living together that is about seeking truth and building a common life that serves the common good.
August 29, 2025
Learning How to Live
As a new academic year begins, President Conboy brings forth several ideas by Michel de Montaigne, a thought leader from the 16th century. In her monthly letter, Conboy explores the act, in Montaigne's words, 'of learning how to live'.
July 31, 2025
Everything Matters
In her monthly letter, President Conboy explores questions about randomness and chance—and what these might have to do with the largest enrollment class at Saint Mary's in close to 30 years.
June 30, 2025
Threshold Moments
May and June have been busy months, full of the wonderful occasions that mark this time of year. In mid-May, Saint Mary's celebrated the accomplishments of our graduating seniors and sent them out into the world with the anticipated pomp and circumstance. And just a few weeks later, we welcomed alumnae—the 0s and 5s—for Reunion weekend. In this month's letter, President Conboy reflects on other such threshold moments.
March 31, 2025
Women Building Bridges
As Women's History Month draws to a close, it's a perfect time to reflect on the powerful ways that Saint Mary’s women act as bridges, connecting past, present, and future generations. In this month's letter, President Conboy reflects on the ways in which women have played and continue to play pivotal roles in preserving and sharing the rich histories of their work, their communities, and their families.
February 28, 2025
Keep Dreaming Together
In this month's letter, President Conboy draws upon the messages found in the Holy Father's Fratelli Tutti to share a vision of Saint Mary's: where love helps build "human fraternity" and hope in our community.