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Politico: After Trump Drubbing in the Courts, Liberals Fear a Legal Hangover

January 1, 2021

“The Trump campaign and their allies weren’t working with the most skilled lawyers,” said Loyola Law School professor Justin Levitt. “They weren’t paying close attention because, all of a sudden, they found out to their surprise that…

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Iggy's got main character energy! ✨🦁 Gear up like a Lion with all the LMU essentials—available now at @lmu_bookstore 📚

Milla Nguyen, M.F.A. ’26 is on a mission to open doors for others in the film industry.

A graduate student in the @lmusftv screenwriting program, Nguyen is passionate about representing the Asian Pacific Islander (API) and Vietnamese-American communities through her screenwriting and directorial projects, as well as spotlighting up-and-coming filmmakers through the new digital publication she co-founded, Allusion Magazine (@allusionmagazine).

Nguyen, her faculty advisor, mentor, and LMU’s Graduate Director of the M.F.A. Screenwriting Program, Weiko Lin, and a team of LMU faculty and student writers and creatives, launched the first issue of the magazine in November 2024. The issue features both established entertainment leaders including Tony Bui, Keshia Hannam, Shruti Parekh, Gabriela Dematteis, and Karen Joseph Adcock, and emerging filmmakers, many of whom are LMU students or young alumni.

“Allusion Magazine is a platform that I built that uplifts established filmmakers, but most of all, rising young filmmakers,” she said. “If the magazine could help even just a little bit of the people at LMU, that’s all I want. It doesn’t need to be famous, but if it serves a meaningful purpose that can help more people like me get their foot in the door, that will make me happy.”

Nguyen credits her mentorship with Lin and her LMU experience, specifically the university’s Jesuit values, supportive environment, and inclusive atmosphere, for being instrumental in her academic and professional development.

“LMU really does invite everyone to have a seat at the table,” she said. “I feel like here, with the magazine, specifically, I’m able to not just make space for myself, but make space for others... It really makes me feel like I’m a part of something rather than just a number in the crowd.”

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Since joining LMU in 2017, President-elect Thomas Poon, Ph.D., has led transformative academic and institutional growth—introducing 21 new programs, boosting research support by over 80%, and helping LMU earn its Carnegie R2 status and national rankings.

He has championed LMU’s ongoing momentum by supporting student-centered initiatives, expanding study abroad, opening innovative spaces like the LMU Playa Vista Campus, and advancing efforts to elevate the university’s reputation and impact through visibility initiatives and strategic regional and global partnerships.

Follow the link in our bio to explore President-elect Poon’s impact and journey at LMU!

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