Reading Time: 6 minutesAt the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, LMU meets people long before they ever apply—often in small moments that quietly shape what comes next. Storytelling, at its best, isn’t promotion; it’s how a university’s mission becomes real through the lives of its students, faculty, and alumni. When it’s done well, it doesn’t just inform—it stays with you, and eventually, it gets carried forward.
Academic & Intellectual Life, Beyond the Bluff, Community & Culture
Reading Time: 13 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.
Reading Time: 7 minutesAt LMU, Holy Week offers more than a moment of observance—it reveals something essential about how we form students, lead with purpose, and live out our mission together. In this reflection, I connect the lessons of Holy Thursday and Farmworkers Day to the daily work of service, formation, and community-building across our campus. From Sacred Heart Chapel to our interfaith community, this piece highlights the often unseen work of our Division of Mission and the ways in which students—when they choose—can engage deeply with questions of meaning, faith, and responsibility.
Academic & Intellectual Life, Beyond the Bluff, Community & Culture, University Leadership
Reading Time: 7 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.
Reading Time: 6 minutesLMU’s Children’s Center has cared for our youngest Lions for more than 20 years. Now it’s time to reinvest—so this special place can keep serving families well for years to come.