Category: Articles
Conversation with Edel Rodriguez
Edel Rodriguez, whose artwork has appeared in magazines and exhibitions around the world, fled Cuba and came to the United States as a child with his family. He discusses the responsibility he feels as an artist to address authoritarianism and political violence through his work.
Our Eyes On the Skies
The James Webb Space Telescope takes us even deeper into the universe, and its past, than the Hubble Space Telescope.
The Questions For AI
MacArthur Fellow Safiya Umoja Noble says artificial intelligence, like other algorithmic technologies, is best approached critically.
Let There Be Butterflies
The homes of Surfridge may be gone, but new residents are thriving: blue butterflies.
Dana Gioia on Poetry and His L.A. Roots
Poet Dana Gioia, former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, talks about his L.A. roots and his Catholicism, and he reads two poems from his latest collection, “Meet Me at the Lighthouse.”
Our Neighborhood Ghost Town
Nearby Surfridge is LMU’s connection to a forgotten part of L.A.’s past.
Inside the Immigration Crisis
When the federal government launched immigration raids in Los Angeles, many residents avoided shopping, going to work, and even attending church. Instead, they stayed indoors for fear of arrest and deportation. We talk with three experts who are working in communities that have been targeted.
Know Your Place
Your place, and the roots you put there, help make you who you are, whether you’re a person, a magazine, or a university.
Math Values
Math professor Lily Khadjavi teaches students to apply mathematics to solving society’s social justice problems.
Encounter May Be Cruelty’s Antidote
The willingness to inflict terrible acts of cruelty on another with no remorse—it’s nearly impossible to comprehend. But it must require an ability to completely separate oneself from the humanity of the other.