Joe Tiedemann
Dear LMU Community: I am saddened to share that Joe Tiedemann, emeritus professor of history, passed away due to congestive heart failure on July 2, 2026. He was 81 years old. Professor Tiedemann joined…
Donald J. Zirpola
Dear LMU Community: I am saddened to share that Donald J. Zirpola, emeritus professor of film and television production, passed away due to illness on May 8, 2026. He was 79 years old. Professor…
Mark Morelli
Dear LMU Community: I am saddened to share that Mark D. Morelli, emeritus professor of philosophy, passed away on May 27, 2026, after a long battle with cancer. He was 77 years old. Professor…
Deployment Strengthened LMU Ombuds’ Sense of Service
When Johnny Armijo returned to Loyola Marymount University in April 2026 after a six-month deployment to the Middle East, the university ombuds did not return as the same person who left in September 2025….
LMU Welcomes Michelle X. Dean as Board of Trustees Chair
Michelle X. Dean ’84 began her term as chair of the Board of Trustees for Loyola Marymount University on June 1, 2026. As she assumes the leadership role on the university’s governing board, she…
Debbie Picone
Dear LMU Community: I am saddened to share that Debbie Picone, retired manager of Academic Records in the Registrar’s Office, passed away on May 11, 2026. She was 67 years old. Ms. Picone joined…
Kallkidan Horlock
Dear LMU Community: I am heartbroken to share that Kallkidan Horlock, a senior psychology major in the LMU Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, died unexpectedly on March 29, 2026. She was 21 years old….