In the weeks leading up to the 2020 presidential election, the Global Policy Institute at Loyola Marymount University hosted a powerhouse panel of renowned experts to discuss the complexities of … Read more
Michelle Nguyen graduated Magna Cum Laude from the LMU Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts in 2020 as a political science major with minors in international relations and philosophy. Nguyen kept … Read more
How does one become globally engaged in a world of lockdowns, travel restrictions, and even closed borders? Of the many challenges posed by COVID-19, this one in particular has stymied … Read more
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
The Department of Political Science and International Relations stands in solidarity with those engaged in the ongoing struggle to seek justice in support of Black lives. We must remember that … Read more
Arturo Jacobo ’20 Major: Urban Studies Minor: International Relations Next Step: Master’s program in Urban and Regional Planning at UCLA Arturo Jacobo has always had a deep interest in cities, … Read more
Jack Palen ’21 was elected the next ASLMU student body president, and Elsie Mares ’21, the next vice president, on Friday, April 3, 2020, by Loyola Marymount University students. Voter turnout was … Read more
LMU’s Annual Veterans Appreciation Week features a lineup of events and programming celebrating and honoring our alumni, faculty, and staff who have served in the military. LMU is committed to … Read more
Carlos Mesa Baron ’19 is a young man with an expansive view of the world. “My greatest interest is in helping our hemisphere — the Western Hemisphere — so we … Read more
The 2019 Global Policy Institute Book Award was presented to Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt for their book “How Democracies Die” on Thursday, October 17th. Both Levitsky and Ziblatt are … Read more