Editor's Note: In response to senior Pepperdine administrators censoring artwork at the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art in early October, faculty from Seaver College's Humanities and Teacher Education Division crafted and sent the following statement to President Jim Gash, Provost Jay Brewster and Seaver College Dean Lee Kats on Nov. 3. Statement from the Humanities and … [Read more...] about Humanities and Teacher Education Division Writes Official Statement on Weisman Censorship
Administration Appoints New Weisman Interim Director, Students Protest After Censorship Controversy
Dean of Libraries Mark Roosa, the new interim director of the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art. Roosa now reports to both the Provost and Advancement across his two roles. Photo courtesy of Pepperdine UniversityLess than a week after the University and former Museum Director Andrea Gyorody “mutually agreed” for Gyorody to step down, Pepperdine has named her … [Read more...] about Administration Appoints New Weisman Interim Director, Students Protest After Censorship Controversy
Staff Editorial: Censorship Goes Against the Core of Journalism
Editor’s Note: PGM staff members decide on the topic of a Staff Ed together. The staff as a whole provides opinions and content included in this Staff Ed to provide thoughts about and shed light on solutions for happenings at Pepperdine. In the wake of a censorship controversy surrounding the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, conversation around censorship has proliferated … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Censorship Goes Against the Core of Journalism
Museum Director Resigns, Pepperdine Responds to Weisman Censorship Controversy
The Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art remains nearly empty Oct. 24. Censored artist Elana Mann's vinyl collage is one of few things still on the gallery walls. Photo by Henry Adams Andrea Gyorody, director of the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, resigned from her directorship effective Oct. 24, Gyorody confirmed to the Graphic. A University spokesperson said Gyorody and … [Read more...] about Museum Director Resigns, Pepperdine Responds to Weisman Censorship Controversy
Anti-War Group Launches Pressure Campaign Against Pepperdine’s Hiring of Johnnie Moore
CODEPINK co-founder and activist Medea Benjamin speaks at a protest she helped organize outside Pepperdine’s Washington, D.C., building Friday, Oct. 17. Roughly 20 activists attended the event, which Benjamin said was “just the initial one.” Photos courtesy of anonymous Pepperdine alumnus Editor's Note: The Graphic uses anonymous sources only in rare cases. An anonymous … [Read more...] about Anti-War Group Launches Pressure Campaign Against Pepperdine’s Hiring of Johnnie Moore