Students gather on Main Campus after Pepperdine announces the university's decision to transition to online classes and require students to leave campus. Photos by Milan Loiacono It’s been six weeks since Pepperdine suspended the Shanghai international program, the first in a succession of major decisions the university has made to prevent a community outbreak of … [Read more...] about ‘I Just Can’t Believe It’: Students in Shock and Frustration Over Sudden End of Semester
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LIVE UPDATES: Pepperdine Administration Holds Virtual Town Hall about Rest of the Semester
Provost Rick Marrs, Vice President of Student Affairs Connie Horton, President Jim Gash, and Seaver Dean Michael Feltner address the Pepperdine community in a Zoom video call | Photo from COVID-19 Seaver Informational Town Hall Following the email notification from President Jim Gash at 8 a.m. Wednesday morning, Pepperdine's administration is holding a town hall via Zoom … [Read more...] about LIVE UPDATES: Pepperdine Administration Holds Virtual Town Hall about Rest of the Semester
Pepperdine Moves to Online Classes, Students Required to Leave Campus
Photo by Kayiu Wong Pepperdine announced Wednesday morning that the university will cancel in-person classes in favor of online courses for the remainder of the semester due to the spread of COVID-19. The email from President Jim Gash requested that residential students move out of their on-campus housing by 3 p.m., on March 15. The email also stated that the University … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Moves to Online Classes, Students Required to Leave Campus
‘I’m Not Ready to Go Home’: Students Forced to Say Goodbye to Florence
The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, more commonly referred to as the Duomo, stands in the center of Florence. Photo by Milan Loiacono Pepperdine students abroad in Florence, Italy, must promptly return home to the United States as the university suspends the international program for the remainder of the semester. Pepperdine sent a university-wide email Feb. … [Read more...] about ‘I’m Not Ready to Go Home’: Students Forced to Say Goodbye to Florence
Behind-The-Scenes: Pepperdine Prepares for Return of IP Shanghai Students
Infograph by Ali Levens Pepperdine sophomore Bradford Holladay was backpacking by himself in Vietnam when he received the email informing him that his study-abroad program in Shanghai, China, would be suspended for the remainder of the semester. “Immediately, I was trying to figure out how I was getting back home, since my plan was to get back to Shanghai, but I couldn’t … [Read more...] about Behind-The-Scenes: Pepperdine Prepares for Return of IP Shanghai Students