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.
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.
Beyond the Bluff, Civic Engagement & Partnerships, Community & Culture
How LMU’s Story Travels
Reading Time: 4 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
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.
Holy Season Reflections
Reading Time: 5 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, 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.