Critics Are Dazzled by the Laband’s Fall 2021 Exhibition “June Edmonds: Full Spectrum”

LMU’s Laband Art Gallery is currently showing a retrospective of the work of LA-based artist June Edmonds, and critics are hailing the show as “bracing, “dazzling,” and “ravishing.” The show is currently on view through February 20, 2022. See the exhibition Los Angeles Times  “For Edmonds…the more recent abstract paintings take off like a rocket. … Read more

Marital and Family Therapy Ramps Up Telehealth Curriculum and Services

Telehealth has never been more popular. What was once considered a temporary solution to social distancing preferences during the COVID-19 pandemic, is now seen as the future of therapy. LMU’s Marital and Family (Art) Therapy program has been embracing this change head on, fully integrating telehealth into the required MFT curriculum and the practicum program. … Read more

Amplifying Place-Based News via Augmented Reality

Place-based news and information has entered a new reality – augmented reality. Students enrolled in Communication Studies’ new course “Citizen Media” created augmented reality posters about a local social issue or concern, which are on display at study tables on all levels of LMU’s Hannon Library. The course is a new interdisciplinary course shared between … Read more

Working to Decolonize Curriculum with Student and Alumni Input

In recent years, the United States has been experiencing a renewed wave of civic unrest and social movement in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement and violence against people of color. In times like these, it becomes necessary for all institutions to rethink accepted values and cannons in the name of greater equity and inclusion, starting … Read more