Conversations

Patrick Melton, a writer of the SAW film franchise, talks about the challenges of writing horror films.

Trent Kersten, LMU’s new volleyball coach, starts his tenure with one of the biggest matches in program history: a face-off against the University of Texas, the No. 1 team in the country and reigning national champion. He’d have it no other way

Ginni Rometty started working at IBM in 1981. When she retired in 2020, she did so as the company’s CEO — still a rare career path for a woman with executive abilities and aspirations. Here she talks about women’s leadership, economic anxiety and the economic imperative of diversity.

Richard Robin, S.J., stepped into his first job on campus in 1969. This year he is celebrating his retirement. Robin likes to say he always looks forward. But he has agreed to take this brief look back.

Coach John Mayer describes the advantages of LMU beach volleyball, which finished third in the 2022 NCAA championships, now having its own courts on campus.

Cristi Hegranes ’15, who founded the Global Press Institute, talks about training women journalists around the world and the dangers they face by telling their stories.

Election deniers now chair crucial committees in the U.S. House of Representatives. Justin Levitt, an expert in election law who has worked in the White House and the Department of Justice, discusses the future of election integrity.

Prof. Richard Fox analyzes possible outcomes and impacts of the results, whenever we finally know them, of the 2022 midterm elections.

Misty Copeland was the first Black female principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre. She talks about her experience and struggles while breaking new ground.

Madhu Viswanathan, profess of marketing, says his Business for Good program challenges his entrepreneurial students to think about the needs of low-income, low-literacy consumers.