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
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Lausanne and Heidelberg Join List of IP Programs Suspended Amid Coronavirus Concerns
Pepperdine students studying abroad in Heidelberg, Germany, will return to their permanent residences, according to a Pepperdine announcement Sunday morning. While in Heidelberg, Pepperdine students live in the Moore Haus (pictured above). Photos courtesy of International Programs Students of the Lausanne and Heidelberg programs return to the States later this week, … [Read more...] about Lausanne and Heidelberg Join List of IP Programs Suspended Amid Coronavirus Concerns
‘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
Rushed Return: How Shanghai Students Adapt in Response to Program Suspension
Students from the Shanghai program gather outside Leo's Taco Truck in LA after returning to the Malibu campus. Pepperdine made the decision to suspend the program on Jan. 28 due to the coronavirus outbreak, and now the 38 students are navigating the unexpected move back to California. Photo courtesy of the Pepperdine Shanghai Instagram Fewer than two weeks after … [Read more...] about Rushed Return: How Shanghai Students Adapt in Response to Program Suspension
International Programs in Europe, DC Affected Following Coronavirus Spread in Florence
Map by Ali Levens As a result of the spreading coronavirus, Pepperdine students studying abroad in London, Lausanne and Heidelberg are being asked to stay put. An email sent Wednesday night to students in the three programs explained that students will remain in their host cities, ceasing all outside travel. In a separate email to the Washington, D.C., program, the office … [Read more...] about International Programs in Europe, DC Affected Following Coronavirus Spread in Florence