Press Releases

LMU to Honor Homeboy Industries’ Father Gregory Boyle with 2025 Doshi Family Bridgebuilder Award
Boyle will give a talk drawing from his latest book, “Cherished Belonging: Healing Power of Love in Divided Times” LOS ANGELES — Loyola Marymount University will honor Gregory Boyle, S.J., M.A. ’85, founder of Homeboy…

LMU’s Laband Art Gallery Presents “Ghosts of Segregation: Photographs by Rich Frishman” Jan. 25 – Mar. 29
LOS ANGELES — Loyola Marymount University’s Laband Art Gallery presents the West Coast debut of “Ghosts of Segregation: Photographs by Rich Frishman,” a nationally recognized exhibition of more than 30 engrossing color photographs that…

LMU Announces Inaugural AI-Focused Innovators Film Festival
LOS ANGELES — The inaugural Innovators Film Festival, a two-day global student short film event, is set for March 27 and 28, 2025, on Loyola Marymount University’s Westchester campus, the LMU School of Film and…

LMU Receives $5.75 Million Department of Education Grant to Launch National Center Supporting English Learners
LMU School of Education’s Center for Equity for English Learners, with partner Education First, will create the first-ever National Comprehensive Center for English Learners and Multilingualism LOS ANGELES — Loyola Marymount University has received…
Campus News
Celebrating Black History Month at LMU
LMU celebrates Black History Month during February with special events such as a book discussion, an exhibit in the Laband Art Gallery, collaborations with registered student organizations, a Black History of L.A. tour, a Warner Brothers Studio tour, a keynote speaker with African American Studies, softball and basketball games, an Open Mic Night, and more. Many events throughout the month are hosted by LMU’s Office of Black Student Services around the theme “We Are What We Need.” This theme focuses on community effort, community work, and community liberation. Kwyn Townsend Riley, director of the Office of Black Student Services, said, “This theme focuses on the answers we have questions to, for the light we are experiencing darkness, for the joy,…
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Podcasts and Video
Cheryl Grills on Reparations
Cheryl Grills, professor in the LMU Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, was appointed to the California state task force tasked with proposing reparations to the state’s Black descendants of enslaved people. She talks about the long-term harms of slavery and possible steps to repair the wrongs.
Trent Kersten on D1 Volleyball
Trent Kersten, head volleyball coach, talks about the increased popularity of women’s sports, volleyball strategy and recruiting, and the impact of the transfer portal on LMU and D1 volleyball.
Nathan Sessoms on L.A. Freeways and Communities
Freeways both connect and divide the Los Angeles region. Nathan Sessoms, professor in the LMU Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, describes the impact of building the 10 freeway through L.A.’s West Adams community.
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