October 13, 2025 LMU This Week In Brief | Share Your Ideas

Former FTC Attorney to Deliver Remarks on 'Sleepwalking Toward Autocracy'

LMU Loyola Law School and the California Lawyers Association Antitrust and Consumer Protection Section will host a dinnertime conversation with Thomas Dahdouh, formerly of the Federal Trade Commission at 5 p.m., TODAY, Monday, Oct. 13 to discuss the attack on the FTC and the future of economic justice in the U.S.

Dahdouh has spent more than 30 years as a public servant – all with the FTC – focused on directing policy and achieving justice on behalf of consumers. As attorney advisor to 2021-25 FTC Chair Lina Khan, he reformed the commission's competition policy and supported vigorous antitrust and consumer protection enforcement. Recognizing his impact, the California Lawyers Association named Dahdouh the 2025 Antitrust Lawyer of the Year. RSVP>>

Join a Virtual Open Forums for Final Three Provost Candidates

The Executive Vice President and Provost Search Committee has selected three finalists to participate in open forums and share their perspectives on the role and vision for LMU’s next provost. Virtual options are available for each date: Oct. 15, 22, and 27. RSVP>>

Public Safety Week Features Mandatory Evacuation/Fire Drill

Welcome to Public Safety Week! The mandatory annual evacuation drill will be held this Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 11:40 a.m. and 6:50 p.m. What to expect:

Morning Drill

11:40 a.m.: Notification of drill over the PA system
11:43 a.m.: All campus fire alarms activated; everyone evacuates buildings to designated safe zone areas with orange flags
(Please follow the instructions given by the floor wardens who will be wearing green vests)
11:50-11:55 a.m.: Approximate completion time evidenced by cessation of alarms and air horn signal

Evening Drill

6:50 p.m.: Notification of drill over the Public Address System
6:53 p.m.: All campus fire alarms activated and everyone evacuating buildings to designated safe zone areas with orange flags (see below for details)
(Please follow the instructions given by the floor wardens who will be wearing green vests)
7:05-7:10 p.m.: Approximate completion time evidenced by cessation of alarms and air horn signal

Designated Safe Zone Areas
Occupants from each of the following buildings should exit the building from the nearest exit or as indicated by building floor wardens and immediately proceed to the following locations:

Esplanade
- Founders Hall, Casassa, Rains Library, Hall of the '70s, Parking Garage
Basketball Court
- Burns, Merrifield, Donavan, Chapel, Dordick

Please note that there is always the possibility that the L.A. City Fire Department may be present to observe our drill as we are following their mandate for this process. Every individual’s participation is essential for us to avoid possible citations or fines for noncompliance.

In addition, the Great ShakeOut earthquake preparedness exercise will be held on Thursday, Oct. 16.

Acclaimed Author to Helm Diversity and Inclusion Lunchtime Talk

At 12 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 16 in Robinson Courtroom, Professor Robert Chang of UC Irvine Law School will give a lunchtime talk to the law school community about his role co-leading the litigation team that successfully challenged Arizona’s law banning the teaching of Mexican-American studies in public schools. The case was a hailed as a victory for academic freedom, and an important lesson about the power of community-oriented lawyering. Professor Chang, formerly an associate professor at LLS, has co-authored a book about that effort, entitled “Banned: The Fight for Mexican American Studies in the Streets and in the Courts.” Attendees will be able to purchase copies of the book, signed by Professor Chang, at a discounted price after his talk. The talk is co-sponsored by the Loyola Anti-Racism Center and the Latinx Law Students Association.

Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. Public Service Award

Next Dean's Den: Professors Bornstein & Green to Discuss Work

In the next Dean’s Den to be held at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 22 in Robinson Courtroom, Dean Brietta Clark will host a conversation with Professors Stephanie Bornstein and Tristin Green about The Legal DEI Project, an educational initiative they recently launched with two other law professors. Professors Bornstein and Green will share a bit about their own backgrounds and the Project’s goals, after which we will explore its larger implications. What can we draw from this Project about the role of lawyers, business leaders, and workers in efforts to prevent bias and discrimination today? What do lawful nondiscrimination efforts look like in the face of current efforts to "eliminate DEI”? As laws and social norms flex and shift, how do longstanding laws like the Civil Rights Act of 1964 provide space for debates about what it means to discriminate because of race, sex, gender identity, religion, national origin, and other protected traits? And what is the Constitutional context in which these current debates are playing out? Join us for a timely conversation. Please RSVP by≠ Oct. 18>>

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