continued as an all-male school until its merger with Marymount College in 1973, with several notable exceptions.
At the time of the 1965 Watts riots, Loyola and Marymount were predominantly white institutions. In response to the riots and the evolving local civil rights movement, Black students organized a Black students' union in 1968. In response, Loyola president Charles S. Casassa issued policies on 'unlawful student protests'. Despite stonewalling from Casassa, the Black Student Union of Loyola pledged that it would "work through established channels, to dialogue, and to present our case in an intelligent, cohesive, and non-violent fashion." When the campus newspaper The Loyolan surveyed students, most were generally supportive of introducing inclusive courses such as Black history.
=== Founding of Marymount ===
The Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary began teaching local young women in 1923. After invitation by John Joseph Cantwell, seven sisters of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, led by …
