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Mission & Ministry

LMU Awarded $1 Million Grant to Develop Religious Leaders

A grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc. will help LMU develop Catholic leaders in Southern California.

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Beyond the Classroom

Students Get Hands-On Experience through EPA Projects

Environmental science students work on National Estuary Program projects with LMU’s Coastal Research Institute.

In the Community

ServeLA Introduces Students to Service and Justice

Students learn about urban farming and restorative justice at nearby Alma Backyard Farm.

Featured Event

LMU Welcomes Susan Burton to Virtual Martin Luther King Day Event, Jan. 20

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Listening to the Voices of Indigenous Faculty

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There's a path for everyone. Explore yours.

LMU offers more than 150 degrees, certificates and credentials to prepare outstanding individuals for lives of meaning, purpose and professional success. Our breadth and depth in academics come from pre-eminent faculty, who have built LMU's reputation as one of the nation's top universities.

Top 15%

Wall Street Journal Ranked

10:1

Student-to-Faculty Ratio

178

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Upcoming Events

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Hot Topics | Professor Eric Miller | Reparations for the Tulsa Race Massacre: Right and Wrongs

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 12:00:00 -0800

The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 was a major event in United States history, yet it went virtually unknown, unremarked, and untaught for 75 years. Professor Eric J. Miller has...
Hot Topics | Professor Eric Miller | Reparations for the Tulsa Race Massacre: Right and Wrongs
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 12:00:00 -0800
Perspectives on Justice
Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:00:00 -0800
Opening Event for the 2022 CSJ Center Symposium
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 17:00:00 -0800
Goods Movement, Sustainable Freight and Environmental Justice:
Wed, 02 Feb 2022 13:00:00 -0800

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Research

Leading the Way in Science, Technology, Arts and the Humanities

Pushing boundaries across disciplines, in the lab, field, classroom and stage ensures that our faculty and students are at the leading edge of knowledge. As a Carnegie-classified R2 school, LMU is recognized nationally as a doctoral university with high research activity.

DIG DEEPER

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Global Immersion courses take students to places like Accra, Ghana to explore culture and topics at the source with faculty experts.

LMU scientists are at the forefront of research, including the search for drug candidates that could stop COVID-19.

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The William H. Hannon Library invites students to get up close to artifacts in its Archives & Special Collections for a hands-on experience in history.

Campus Gallery

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A Sense of Community

Settling into new surroundings is easy with new friends by your side.

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Pushing the Envelope

The facilities in LMU's state of the art Life Sciences Building help students prepare for careers across disciplines as diverse as basic research, medicine, and environmental remediation.