BCLA Fresh Faculty: Kweku John
Kweku John joins the LMU Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts as an assistant professor of English. John was drawn to LMU’s English Department because of its approach to educating the whole person and giving…
BCLA Fresh Faculty: Claire Stanford
Claire Stanford joins the LMU Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts as an assistant professor of English. Stanford was drawn to LMU’s English Department for its innovative approach to the literary arts, where creative and…
Looking for Joy: Kelly Younger ’94 on His New Film “Candy Cane Lane”
This holiday season is nothing but magical and bright for LMU English Professor and Hollywood screenwriter Kelly Younger ’94. He wrote “Candy Cane Lane,” released on Amazon Prime Video earlier this December. The film…
A Scholar Takes a Look at Love in Fischmann Lecture
By Tarami Awosile ’27 An enthusiastic audience gathered in the William H. Hannon Library on Oct. 3, 2023, to hear IIan Stavans, an internationally known, award-winning critic, linguist, and public speaker, take his audience…
From Homer to Hollywood: A Conversation with LMU Alum, Professor, and Screenwriter Kelly Younger
The inaugural Classics & Archaeology Alumni event was organized by Department Chair Professor Katerina Zacharia on September 7, 2023, who introduced and interviewed the speaker, Kelly Younger, a screenwriter, television writer, producer, off-Broadway playwright,…
Bellarmine Forum 2023-24: Internationalization and the Liberal Arts
We live in an increasingly interconnected and interdependent world. For this reason, the expansion, acceleration, understanding, and application of internationalization are increasingly important at LMU and beyond. Indeed, the question of what internationalization means…
Best Summer Beach Reads
Bestselling authors Isaac Fitzgerald and Qian Julie Wang appeared on NBC’s Today Show to share their top picks for summer, including “Biting the Hand,” written by LMU’s Julia Lee, associate professor of English (2:05…
