Pepperdine Beach Volleyball huddles during a 2020 match at Zuma Beach. Beach Volleyball is a spring sport, one of nine spring teams whose season was cut abruptly short due to the threat of coronavirus. Photo courtesy of Sarah Otteman | Pepperdine Athletics In a matter of less than 30 hours, everything changed for hundreds of Pepperdine student-athletes. They went from … [Read more...] about ‘Heartbreaking’: Spring Sports Student-Athletes Lose their Season to COVID-19
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Social Media Fuels Movement in Support of Non-Returning Professor
Last week an anonymous student hung a QR code link to a petition alongside various testimonies from Jeffrey Schultz's students on the Freedom Wall. Photos by Vernie Covarrubias When alumnus George Kovalenko heard that Creative Writing Professor Jeffrey Schultz would no longer be working at Pepperdine University next fall, Kovalenko said he knew he had to do … [Read more...] about Social Media Fuels Movement in Support of Non-Returning Professor
‘I Just Can’t Believe It’: Students in Shock and Frustration Over Sudden End of Semester
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
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