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The Legacy of Philanthropy: In 1986, a Surprise Bequest Enabled LMU to Achieve a New Vision of Excellence
In 1986, Loyola Marymount University received an unexpected $44 million gift from Beverly Hills oil heiress Liliore Green Rains. Under the stewardship of President James N. Loughran, S.J. and a visionary academic administration committed to…
Press Releases
LMU Law, Business, and Education Programs Again Ranked Among the Nation’s Best in 2024 U.S. News & World Report Grad School Rankings
LOS ANGELES — Loyola Marymount University graduate programs in law, business, and education are once again ranked among the best in the country in the newly released U.S. News & World Report 2024 Best Graduate Schools rankings. “This…
LMU’s Center for the Study of L.A. to Release 2024 Angeleno Poll
LOS ANGELES — Loyola Marymount University’s Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles (StudyLA) will release the results of its 2024 Angeleno Poll this month in a four-part webinar series….
LMU Master’s Program Helps Aspiring Leaders Develop Skills Needed to Succeed in the Ever-Evolving Media and Entertainment Industry
LOS ANGELES — As the global entertainment industry continues to expand, iterate, and change as never before, Loyola Marymount University has introduced a game-changing master’s program to its lineup in fall 2024. The Master in…
Loretta Martinez Named Inaugural Senior Vice President and General Counsel of LMU
LOS ANGELES — Loretta P. Martinez, J.D., an accomplished attorney with more than 25 years of experience, primarily as general counsel in public and private higher education institutions, will be the inaugural senior vice…
Campus News
New Director of Public Safety Named
Elizabeth Carreno-Diaz, a seasoned campus safety leader, has been named Loyola Marymount University’s next director of Public Safety. Carreno-Diaz begins her duties April 29, 2024. Carreno-Diaz worked for 11 years in various capacities within USC’s Department of Campus Safety, with more than 300 sworn officers and civilian personnel. Starting with assignments in camera surveillance and patrol, she later transitioned to a special unit, Community Relations, where she rose through the ranks to become supervisor, manager, and ultimately director, transforming the unit into a bureau. In this role, she oversaw community engagement efforts, crime analysis, and social media communications, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders. Additionally, she managed both civilian and sworn units, including the Noise Enforcement Team, and worked closely with…
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Podcasts and Video
Tara Pixley on Life By the Oil Fields
Oil drills and storage facilities are scattered across communities in the Los Angeles region. Tara Pixley, who teaches photojournalism in the LMU Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, has produced photo essays of many of those communities. She describes the dangers experienced by people who live and work in proximity to L.A.’s oil industry.
Aarika Hughes on the Women’s Basketball 2022-23 Season
Aarika Hughes, in her second season as head coach of LMU women’s basketball, describes the strengths of the West Coast Conference competition and the discipline, defense and fast-paced play she intends to confront her opponents with.
Rebecca Delfino on the Opioid Crisis
The opioid crisis, which has killed as many as 700,000 Americans in the past 20 years, has fallen off the nation’s radar. Rebecca Delfino, clinical law professor at the LMU Loyola Law School, describes an epidemic and the overprescription practices and misleading marketing that fuels it.
LMU Magazine
Winter 2023
FEATURED CONTENT
Joan Didion’s California
Curious About Crows
KXLU’s Alma Del Barrio
The Transfer Portal
A Conversation With Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Fall 2022
FEATURED CONTENT
L.A.’s Oil Neighborhoods
Native Americans in Film
Yolo County’s COVID Outbreak
Athletes’ NIL Streams
A Conversation With Misty Copeland
Winter 2022
FEATURED CONTENT
Climate Chaos
Alvarado and 3rd
Driving Ambition
Mind Bridges
A Conversation With Holly Mitchell
Summer 2021
FEATURED CONTENT
Crowning Achievement
A Conversation With Vin Scully
The Dogs That Save Us
Amped Up
A Conversation With Nadia Kim
Western Waters
Winter 2020
FEATURED CONTENT
The System
The Unforgettable Run
Nature Nurture
The Saintly Order
For Gilberto Ramos
Obama’s Mirror
