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…
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Immigration, Community, and Belonging in the New Documentary “Little L.A.”
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Part of LMU Seaver College’s summer 2026 research program, mechanical engineering student Nathaniel Pierre-Louis ’28 applied engineering design, CAD, and prototyping skills to a real-world research project.