The Department of History Message of Solidarity
31 May 2020 Dear LMU History students and recent graduates, It’s hard not to feel both despair and outrage in response to the killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and … Read more
History
Where Fear and Wonder Meet: A Popup Exhibit Curated by the Students of HIST 3910 Museums & Society
On May 1 the students of HIST 3910 Museums & Society, taught by Professor Amy Woodson-Boulton, displayed their popup exhibit called Where Fear and Wonder Meet: 400 Years of Animals … Read more
LMU Climate Refugee Initiative Awarded Competitive Millennium Fellowship
The effects of climate change are sometimes construed as an ominous future threat. In reality, however, the symptoms of climate change are already creating disturbing shifts, leading to new challenges … Read more
Genocide Center Looks at Problem of Nationalism Repeating Itself
This article originally appeared on the Loyola Law School website. History does repeat itself. That was the chief concern of the panelists who spoke at the Center for the Study … Read more
Testosterone: An Unauthorized Biography
Written by Will Lighthart ’21, History major On February 24th, Katrina Karkazis, a bioethicist at Brooklyn College CUNY and senior research fellow at Yale, and Rebecca Jordan-Young, a professor of … Read more
History in the Headlines: The History and Politics of Impeachment
Written by Will Lighthart ’21, History major On January 22, 2020, the History Department hosted a History in the Headlines event about The History & Politics of Impeachment. The roundtable … Read more
1519 Nahua Voices & Spanish Conquest: Honoring the Life and Work of Miguel León Portilla
Reflection by Nathaniel Salvini ‘21, History major On November 7, 2019, Loyola Marymount University and the Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles recognized the contributions of Miguel León … Read more
Jordyn Wedell’s Public Affairs Internship at U.S. Embassy to the Holy See
Jordyn Wedell spent her summer working in the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See in Rome. She worked as a public affairs intern, which deepened her understanding of herself, foreign … Read more
History of Success
This article originally appeared on the LMU Admissions website. You can see the original article here. Class of 2019’s Sean Silva is merging his LMU experience onto the great highway … Read more
Putting Research and Creativity to Work
Undergraduate research and interdisciplinary academic engagement are hallmarks of a Loyola Marymount University education. “The more I do research, the more I love it,” says sophomore Veronica Backer-Peral ’22, a … Read more