The Emmys Have Lions, Too
Reading Time: 6 minutesCelebrate LMU’s Emmy winners Kelly Younger and Linda Cardellini — and the faculty, friendships and creative opportunities helping generations of Lions find their own way.
Academic & Intellectual Life
Academic & Intellectual Life, Athletics & School Spirit, Beyond the Bluff, Community & Culture, University News
Preparing for Joy
Reading Time: 6 minutesCommencement Weekend transforms LMU into something extraordinary: part family celebration, part spiritual ritual, part large-scale logistical ballet. This year marks the first time all three commencement ceremonies on the Westchester campus will take place in a single weekend, bringing thousands of graduates, families, volunteers, faculty, and staff together on the bluff. Behind the scenes are 18,770 chairs, 16,000 cookies, countless moving parts, and months of preparation, all in service of one thing: joy.
Academic & Intellectual Life, Beyond the Bluff, Community & Culture
Keep the Signal Human: Why KXLU and Fundrazor Matter More Than Ever
Reading Time: 11 minutesKXLU is more than a radio station—it’s a student-run cultural institution, a tastemaker with global reach, and one of LMU’s most human forms of learning, where people—not algorithms—still shape what we hear and how we connect.
Academic & Intellectual Life, Beyond the Bluff, University News
The Academy Has Lions
Reading Time: 6 minutesOscar weekend celebrates the power of storytelling — and this year, as in many years past, the LMU community has reason to watch closely. From alumni nominated for Academy Awards to faculty and mentors helping shape the industry, the Lion network has long been part of Hollywood’s creative ecosystem, a connection that reaches back nearly a century to the building of Loyola’s campus on the Bluff.
Academic & Intellectual Life, Beyond the Bluff, Community & Culture, University Leadership
New York, New Doors for Lions
Reading Time: 5 minutesNYC Career Trek and CBA Centennial: Three days across New York where students stepped into boardrooms, newsrooms, and rehearsal halls—and where Lions open doors for the next Lion walking through.
Academic & Intellectual Life, Beyond the Bluff, Civic Engagement & Partnerships, University Leadership
Know the Power of You
Reading Time: 4 minutesEarlier this week, we had the privilege of welcoming Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi P ’92 to LMU for a conversation with our students, an event hosted by the LMU Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts and centered on the approaching 250th anniversary of the United States and the importance of civic engagement.
LMU Magazine: Winter 2026— A Lot of Hope and a Little Flex
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs we were celebrating President Thomas Poon’s inauguration and the theme “Hope, Made Here,” I kept thinking about where that hope actually shows up in …
CBA at 100
Reading Time: 4 minutesBecause in a world that desperately needs value-aligned leaders—leaders with competence and conscience—LMU CBA has been (and will continue to be) part of the solution. For 100 years, the college has built a reputation for developing leaders who combine academic rigor with ethical grounding, who are ambitious and accountable, and who understand that business can be a force for good in Los Angeles and beyond.