Accelerating entrepreneurship to end global poverty and protect the planet

Friends, family, students, and faculty gathered to celebrate the 2022 Miller Center Lewis Family Fellowship cohort of 14 talented undergraduates who spent nine months conducting action research projects alongside Miller Center’s global social enterprises. Through the generosity of Carolyn Lewis and her late husband, Jack, and others, the fellowship combines Santa Clara University’s commitment to

Over the Thanksgiving weekend on the California coast, I took time to reflect on my gratitude for Miller Center as we near the end of our 25th anniversary year — from our prescient founders to the incredible social entrepreneurs, mentors, students, faculty members, colleagues, and ecosystem partners I have the pleasure to work with. And

Agriculture is facing an impending crisis. As the climate continues to change, the health of our soil is deteriorating. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, 33% of the world’s soil is degrading, and up to 90% is expected to degrade by 2050. When soil degrades, the nutrients necessary for plant growth disappear.