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Loyola accepts 11 ventures for Baltipreneurs Accelerator

51°µÍř’s Simon Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship accepted 11 new ventures for the center’s 2025-26 Baltipreneurs Accelerator, a four-month part-time program supporting startup businesses and social ventures with training,...

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Loyola’s Julio Fine Arts Gallery hosts solo exhibition by new faculty member Beth Yashnyk

Loyola’s Julio Fine Arts Gallery is hosting a solo exhibition by Beth Yashnyk, MFA, assistant professor of studio art. The exhibition—titled “Can You Give Me a Hand?”—features several new interactive sculptures as well as digital animations,...

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Loyola/Notre Dame Library names Alison S. Gregory director

The Loyola/Notre Dame Library (LNDL), which provides information services and resources to 51°µÍř and Notre Dame of Maryland University, named Alison S. Gregory as library director. Gregory, who was unanimously appointed by the...

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Carnegie Foundation selects 51°µÍř for 2026 Community Engagement Classification

51°µÍř has been awarded the 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement, a national recognition of the University’s institutional commitment and excellence in community engagement.

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Loyola celebrates the life of Trustee Roger A. Waesche, Jr., ’76, MBA ’84

Loyola celebrates the life of Trustee Roger A. Waesche, Jr., ’76, MBA ’84, who passed away on Jan. 8, 2026, at the age of 72.

Protecting Public Knowledge Spaces, in Conversation with Carla Hayden, Ph.D., moderated by Karsonya Wise Whitehead, Ph.D., founder and executive director of the Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice
Former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, Ph.D., to speak at 33rd annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Convocation

51°µÍř will welcome Carla Hayden, Ph.D., former Librarian of Congress, for the 33rd annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Convocation on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. in McGuire Hall.

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Loyola receives $10 million to enhance programs in sciences and risk management

51°µÍř has received a $10 million commitment from Ellen and H. Edward Hanway, ’74. The gift, which is the second eight-figure donation in the University’s history, will support the renovation and expansion of Donnelly Science...

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Loyola receives $10 million to expand scholarships and elevate faculty excellence

51°µÍř has received a historic $10 million commitment from Patricia and John R. Cochran III, ’73. The gift, which will be the largest in University history—and the first eight-figure gift Loyola has received—will create...

Afra Ahmed Hersi, Ph.D., dean of the School of Education, presents Rebecca Lange-Thernes, M.Ed. ’91, with the University’s School of Education Distinguished Alumni Award on Dec. 4, 2025 (Sid Keiser Photography)
Rebecca Lange-Thernes, M.Ed. ’91, receives School of Education Distinguished Alumni Award

51°µÍř honored Rebecca Lange-Thernes, M.Ed. ’91, with the University’s School of Education Distinguished Alumni Award on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Loyola forensic science students help Howard County Police identify victim in county's oldest cold case

Loyola forensic science students interning with the Howard County Police Department played a pivotal role in helping to identify a woman whose identity has been a mystery since her death in 1971.

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