The Great Books Seminar, for many students, is a highlight during their time at Seaver College. However, all students should be required to participate in at least one semester of “The Great Conversation.”
‘Was It Caused by God or Reagan?’
President Ronald Reagan’s role in the creation of Pepperdine University in Malibu has become a part of Pepperdine’s legacy and lore
Don’t Feel the Need to Prove You Are Political On Social Media
Social media contributed greatly to the Women’s March. But perhaps it promoted the people involved rather than the cause.
Remember Why History Matters
History majors are often scoffed at for their choice to study what many understand to be the “irrelevant” past. But history is more than interesting food for thought; it is essential.
Old Ideas about Race Re-Surface with the Alt-Right Movement
Though posited as a new movement liberating people from the confines of political correctness, the Alt-Right Movement is actually a resurrection of Social Darwinism that informed ideas about race during the late nineteenth-century.
Remember the Other Victims of 9/11
It is safe to say that the climate produced by the 9/11 attacks have provided a breeding ground for hatred, fear, and violence. By combining the two hashtags #neverforget and #afterseptember11, we can begin to piece together the two victims of 9/11 that are more often than not separated.
Don’t Simplify Native American History
The absence of Native American history in American curriculums at the secondary and university levels represents a nationwide struggle to recognize the indigenous story.