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Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Brian Greene to Speak at LMU Commencements
LOS ANGELES — Loyola Marymount University will welcome Academy Award-winning filmmaker and multiple Grammy Award-winning Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson as the keynote speaker for the 2025 undergraduate commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 17. Brian Greene, a…
Thomas Poon, Ph.D., Named as 17th President of Loyola Marymount University
LOS ANGELES — The Loyola Marymount University Board of Trustees today announced that it has unanimously elected Thomas Poon, Ph.D., as the university’s 17th president, effective June 1, 2025. Since 2017, President-elect Poon has…
Uplifting Neurodiverse Communities: Alex Sturm’s Holistic Approach to Autism Research
Alex Sturm, a licensed clinical psychologist and associate professor of psychological science at Loyola Marymount University (LMU), is deeply committed to advancing equity and access for neurodivergent individuals through her research. Focusing on the…
A Standing Ovation for One of LMU’s Most Productive Scholars: Theatre Professor Kevin Wetmore
Kevin Wetmore’s resume is 72 pages long, single spaced. The LMU professor of theatre arts and MFA Performance Pedagogy program director holds many titles. He’s a father, a spouse, a friend, a theatre historian, writer, actor, director, stage…
Press Releases
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Brian Greene to Speak at LMU Commencements
LOS ANGELES — Loyola Marymount University will welcome Academy Award-winning filmmaker and multiple Grammy Award-winning Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson as the keynote speaker for the 2025 undergraduate commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 17. Brian Greene, a…
The Papal Conclave: Experts Available for Media Interviews
LOS ANGELES – Loyola Marymount University has faculty experts available to respond to media inquiries about the papal conclave that has begun in Rome. LMU professors are available to comment on the procedure the College…
Thomas Poon, Ph.D., Named as 17th President of Loyola Marymount University
LOS ANGELES — The Loyola Marymount University Board of Trustees today announced that it has unanimously elected Thomas Poon, Ph.D., as the university’s 17th president, effective June 1, 2025. Since 2017, President-elect Poon has…
Bridging Technology and Justice: LMU Launches Humanities-Led AI Initiative with Mellon Foundation Grant
The $431,000 award, the university’s first Mellon grant, will fund fellowships, courses, and a symposium focused on the intersection of artificial intelligence, ethics, and disability studies. LOS ANGELES — Loyola Marymount University has been…
Campus News
Marymount Women: LMU Students Reclaim Herstory Through Oral Histories, Archives
Who are the women behind the ‘M’ in LMU? This question inspired a Women’s and Gender Studies course titled “The Marymount Tradition,” focused on preserving the histories of Marymount College, the Loyola-Marymount merger, and the Sisters of the Congregation of St. Joseph of Orange (C.S.J.) and the Sisters of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (R.S.H.M.). “After the 2024 Mary Milligan Lecture,” said Mairead Sullivan, professor and chair of Women’s and Gender Studies, “I was reflecting with Professor Layla Karst on how remarkable the women religious at LMU are — and how much more we could be doing to honor our Marymount and CSJ traditions alongside our Jesuit heritage,” Sullivan developed and taught the course during the spring…
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Podcasts and Video
Fernando Guerra on the L.A. Wildfires
The wildfires of January 2025 likely are the biggest natural disaster in Los Angeles history. Fernando Guerra, director of the LMU Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles, talks about the current and future impacts of the fires on the city’s people, resources, and budget.
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.
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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