Minority representation at top levels lags behind.By JJ BowmanNews Editor The 19 members of Pepperdine’s “University Advancement Team” smile at the steps of the Thornton Administration Center in Pepperdine’s Annual Report. The advancement they trumpet focuses mainly on the new buildings erected throughout campus as well as the onset of new programs. One advancement not … [Read more...] about It’s all white at the top
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A ‘king’ in our midst
Distinguished Visiting Scholar program features London-based theater professor Andrew Jarvis.By Michael TravisEditor in Chief In the ongoing quest to become a world-class university, Pepperdine recently began a new University Distinguished Visiting Scholars Program designed to bring notable figures in academics and fine arts to teach its students. Designed by the Office of … [Read more...] about A ‘king’ in our midst
Student faces hit and run charge
By JJ BowmanNews Editor She was supposed to go party in Mexico for Spring Break. Instead, the Seaver College junior found herself under arrest for a hit and run while driving under the influence of alcohol. The woman she hit was in the hospital with a concussion, a fractured shoulder blade, three cracked ribs, a fractured pelvis, a contusion to her lung and a broken leg, among … [Read more...] about Student faces hit and run charge
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Interpol police call for Fujimori arrest PARIS — The International Criminal Police Organization, or Interpol, issued a call Wednesday for the arrest of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori on charges of murder and kidnapping in Peru. Fujimori allegedly authorized the massacres of two suspected rebel collaborators in the early 1990s. Last week, Peruvian lawmakers … [Read more...] about National&International
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VICE PRESIDENT GARY HANSON APPOINTS NEW UNIVERSITY RISK MANAGER Lauren Waldvogel, a Seaver College graduate in journalism, is the new director of Insurance and Risk Management at Pepperdine University. Vice President and General Counsel Gary Hanson announced the appointment earlier this week. “Lauren brings to this important post a number of exceptional skills and qualities, … [Read more...] about NewsBriefs