Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchú Tum Talks Peace
LMU is proud to host the PeaceJam Global Call to Action Conference on Sept. 11-13, 2008. The conference brings nearly 2,000 young people, ages 14-25, from the United States and around the world to…
A Conversation with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti
Eric Garcetti is a fourth-generation Angeleno and the 42nd mayor of Los Angeles. Born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, the mayor is the son of public servants and the grandson and great-grandson…
Law School Dean Nominates President Herbert Hoover
Loyola Law School Dean Joseph Scott delivered the nomination speech for President Herbert Hoover at the 1932 GOP National Convention, held in Chicago. With the Great Depression hitting the country hard, Hoover lost his…
George H.W. Bush Brings 1988 Presidential Campaign to Campus
Then-Vice President George Herbert Walker Bush brought his 1988 campaign for the Presidency to LMU’s campus. Bush, a Republican, went on to win the White House, defeating his Democratic rival, Michael Dukakis. Photos in…
Historic Postcards Show Support for Women’s Suffrage
The year 2020 marks the centennial of the ratification of the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave women the right to vote. LMU’s Archives and Special Collections @ the Library has on…
