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LMU hosted its second annual Disability Studies and Advocacy in Los Angeles Conference: DSALA & Habitable Worlds in late March 2026. This year’s theme, “AI, Ethics, and Social Justice for People with Disabilities,” focused…
As the nation approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Professor Michael Genovese invites the LMU community to reflect on a document that has both defined the country’s highest ideals and exposed…
By Laura Haushalter (HIST & EVST ’26) In September 2025, I had the opportunity to attend and present research at the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) Annual Conference with Sam Qualls…
Who are the women behind the ‘M’ in LMU? This question inspired a Women’s and Gender Studies course titled “The Marymount Tradition,” focused on preserving the histories of Marymount College, the Loyola-Marymount merger, and…
LMU’s first ever Disability Studies conference centered around the theme of “A Neighborly Conversation,” inviting participants to take part in generative discussions across disciplines and fields. On February 21, 2025 over 250 participants embraced…
The $431,000 award, the university’s first Mellon grant, will fund fellowships, courses, and a symposium focused on the intersection of artificial intelligence, ethics, and disability studies. LOS ANGELES — Loyola Marymount University has been…
Over the course of researching her book The Disabled Child: Memoirs of a Normal Future, Amanda Apgar, associate professor of women’s and gender studies, compiled a large database of memoirs written by parents of…
