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LMU Experts Available to Comment on Back-to-School 2026 Coverage
LOS ANGELES – As the 2026-2027 academic year commences, schools across the country face new opportunities for engaging students and improving outcomes, as well as significant challenges, including student mental health, ongoing immigration enforcement…
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…
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LMU Faculty, Alumni Garner Awards at The Emmys
At the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, LMU-trained artists earned nominations and awards across television, entertainment, and creative arts categories, with two taking home the statuette: Kelly Younger ’94 and Linda Cardellini ’97. Kelly Younger…
LMU Named to Phi Theta Kappa’s 2026 Transfer Honor Roll
Loyola Marymount University has been named to Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society’s Transfer Honor Roll for the 11th consecutive year, earning national recognition for its commitment to supporting community college transfer students and helping them succeed on…
Loyola Project for the Innocent Launches Investigative Initiatives with Grant Support
The Loyola Project for the Innocent (LPI) at LMU Loyola Law School (LLS) has secured a multiyear grant of up to $450,000 from the Audrey Irmas Foundation for Social Justice to support two critical…
Invitation to Meet with the Mission Priority Examen Peer Visitor Team
Over the past year, Loyola Marymount University has been engaged in a process of institutional self-reflection called the Mision Priority Examen (MPE) to discern priorities that will guide the university’s mission growth in the…