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Press Releases
Stories, Photographs, Artifacts from Palo Verde, La Loma, Bishop Residents Preserved in New Digital Archive Created in Partnership with LMU
“Chavez Ravine: An Unfinished Story” unveils community-curated collection documenting the lives of more than 1,100 families displaced from Los Angeles neighborhoods LOS ANGELES — Former residents of Palo Verde, La Loma, and Bishop, commonly…
LMU Selected as Lead Academic Partner to Jesuit Refugee Service
LMU and JRS will collaborate on leadership training and development for JRS leaders working in complex refugee and displacement contexts LOS ANGELES — Loyola Marymount University (LMU) has been selected by Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) as…
The World Comes to L.A.: Three Conferences Convene Global Leaders at LMU to Shape the Future of Business and Cross-Sector Innovation
Weeklong series of conferences brings international business, academic, government, and faith leaders to Los Angeles during a defining moment on the global stage LOS ANGELES — As Los Angeles takes on an increasingly prominent…
LMU Names Vini Bhargava as Vice President for Facilities Management and Planning
LOS ANGELES — Loyola Marymount University today announced the appointment of Vini Bhargava, an exceptional facilities leader whose career spans higher education, technology, real estate, and public-sector environments, as vice president for Facilities Management…
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Studio Arts Professor Dmitry Kemell Contributes to “Hospital of Emotions” Exhibition
LMU Professor Dmitry Kemell is one of 70 artists who transformed St. Vincent Hospital in Los Angeles from a place of medicinal healing to artistic healing. He contributed “Toward the North Star” for the “Hospital…
BCLA Summer Internship Spotlight: Miles Gibson ’27
For Miles Gibson ’27, journalism is about more than writing. It’s about connecting with people and capturing the experiences that shape a community. A journalism major with a minor in international relations, Miles is…
Grant Helps LMU StudyLA Expand Wildfires Impact Program
Loyola Marymount University’s Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles (StudyLA) has been awarded a $1.25 million grant from FireAid to assist residents impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires by facilitating indoor…
LMU Convenes School and District Leaders to Reimagine California’s Secondary Schools
How should today’s middle and high schools prepare students for a future defined by technological change, workforce needs that are quickly evolving, and complex social challenges? Educators across California have been wrestling with this…