With President Joe Biden being urged to take steps to expand the number of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court, FDR’s attempt in 1937 may offer valuable lessons.
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Joseph Wakelee-Lynch
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The Dogs That Save Us
The human-dog lovefest may be 15,000 years old, and the pandemic has given it a shot in the arm. Are they our most faithful friends, or are we theirs?
Stage Rights
In 1963, James Baldwin masterminded a tense nighttime meeting with Robert F. Kennedy to break down the Kennedy administration’s reluctance to act on civil rights. Baldwin’s summit changed RFK forever after.
Crowning Achievement
Stephanie Bell’s senior film project turns the spotlight on Black women’s natural hairstyles and race-based hair discrimination.
A Conversation With Vin Scully
Former Dodger broadcaster Vin Scully P ’95, P ’99, talks about what he misses about his job and the influence of his Jesuit education on his life.
The Bones of St. Peter
James T. Keane ’96, an editor at America magazine, recalls a trip he led with a group of students to the catacombs of the Church of San Silvestro in Capite in Rome.
Unmasked
The COVID-19 pandemic may be in its final stages. Will the experience leave us with enduring lessons?
In Memoriam Summer 2021
A list — a memorial wall, in a way — of those in the LMU alumni community who have passed away.
Dispatches Summer 2021
It’s the stuff of life — our alumni keep us all up to date with news, developments, work, achievements, accomplishments and more.
Civil Rights Unsung Heroes
The impact of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement has been due not only to the talent, leadership and commitment of leaders whose names became household words around world but because people engaged in courageous, transforming acts in the towns and…