LMU Newsroom
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…
LMU President Timothy Law Snyder, Ph.D., Announces Plans to Retire at the End of his Term
Loyola Marymount University President Timothy Law Snyder, Ph.D., has announced his plan to retire on May 31, 2025, concluding an impactful and transformative 10-year tenure at the institution. Snyder, who became LMU’s 16th president…
Press Releases
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…
Turning the Tide: Sushi Mislabeling Has Declined in L.A. Restaurants, LMU Study Finds
LOS ANGELES — Seafood mislabeling has declined in Los Angeles since a team of scientists years ago began collecting sushi samples from area restaurants and grocers to understand how they were being marketed to…
Campus News
New-Look Iggy Sees Victory at Gersten
The Loyola Marymount University men’s basketball fans who left a packed Gersten Pavilion on Thursday night were exhilarated by the Lions’ 57-54 victory over Santa Clara. And 600 of those fans left with a bonus: a bobblehead that debuted with the new-look Iggy. The new look was inspired by LMU’s new brand identity, along with extensive historical research and creative input from students, staff, alumni, former and current Iggy. He now better represents the sense of pride in the LMU community. Iggy the Lion embodies the ideals of courage, community, and curiosity that define the institution. Officially adopted as LMU’s mascot in 1923, Iggy’s name honors St. Ignatius of Loyola, reflecting a lineage deeply rooted in the university’s Jesuit and…
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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.
LMU Magazine
Fall Digital Issue 2024
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The Future of Democracy
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Right Coast, Left Coast
Winter 2023
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Joan Didion’s California
Curious About Crows
KXLU’s Alma Del Barrio
The Transfer Portal
A Conversation With Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Fall 2022
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L.A.’s Oil Neighborhoods
Native Americans in Film
Yolo County’s COVID Outbreak
Athletes’ NIL Streams
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Winter 2022
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Climate Chaos
Alvarado and 3rd
Driving Ambition
Mind Bridges
A Conversation With Holly Mitchell
Summer 2021
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Crowning Achievement
A Conversation With Vin Scully
The Dogs That Save Us
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