Laurie Nelson has retired after a 50-year tenure at Pepperdine. Nelson highlights her time with interacting with students and aiding them with their goals.
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Opinion: The Rush to Return to In-Person Learning Poses Significant Risks for Faculty
The university’s response plan to the Omicron variant poses significant health and safety risks for faculty members. Following similar policies from neighboring universities could have been beneficial in mitigating the risk of COVID-19.
Opinion: There Is a Need for More Faculty Diversity
The lack of faculty diversity poses significant challenges for minority students. Students reflect on how the presence of more POC faculty has positively impacted their college experience.
Pepp Prof Profile: Communication Professor Diana Martínez Says Teaching at Pepperdine Is Her ‘Dream Job’
Pepp Prof Profiles highlight professors, their journey to Pepp and their passions to introduce them to other students, faculty and the community. In this installment, Assistant Professor of Communication Diana Martínez discusses how she unexpectedly became a professor and the love she has for her students.
The Pixel: September 14, 2020
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Pepperdine Community Reflects on Potential Uses of Zoom Post-Pandemic
Students, faculty and staff are focused on the return of in-person campus life, but the rising prominence of virtual learning suggests Zoom may be used well into the future. Different members of the Pepperdine community consider how they will incorporate Zoom into post-pandemic student life.
Seaver Faculty Association Releases Statement on Racial Injustice
The Seaver Faculty Association released a statement on racial injustice detailing the association’s commitment to diversity and pledged actions to create a more inclusive Pepperdine.
The University Concludes CR/NC Policy Change After Extensive Deliberation
The Dean’s Office provides students the option to select up to eight units to receive a CR/NC grade for the spring 2020 semester. Here is a look into the university’s decision-making process.
Looking Ahead to the Gash Presidency
Learn more about Jim Gash, the future presidential family and where Pepperdine may be heading in the next chapter of its history
Pepperdine Protests or Calls To Action?
The Presidential Search Committee and students respond to Freedom Wall display that questions diversity among the five finalists slated for the university’s 8th president
