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ALEX JOKICHStaff Writer Qualified.  Credible.  Creative.  And the list doesn’t end there.  Fine Arts professor Joe Piasentin leaves an invaluable impression on every student and colleague he encounters. One of the original faculty members to teach on Pepperdine’s Malibu campus, Piasentin boasts not only a Stanford diploma, but also international acclaim.  Always engulfed in a … [Read more...] about Professor profile: Joe Piasentin

GARRETT MCGALEStaff Writer Many students searching for their choice occupation will switch majors countless times until they find their niche.  This was the case with Pepperdine’s esteemed Fine Arts Division Professor Henry Price. Dr. Price started his professional life at University of North Texas in 1965.  Majoring in English at the time, he took part in the school choir.  … [Read more...] about Professor profile: Henry Price

MIA TAYLORStaff Writer It is no surprise that Milton Pullen won Pepperdine’s  Howard A. White Award for teaching excellence in 2005.  The award recognizes professors throughout the university that motivate, challenge and inspire their students. For Pullen, the award honors 30 years of teaching music and dedication to his students. Pullen’s musical interest sparked from his … [Read more...] about Professor profile: Milton Pullen

KAILEEN KELLYStaff Writer Shakespeare wrote, “All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances.” Pepperdine’s stage is undergoing a scene transition not unlike the one from “As You Like It” as some fine professors make their exits of the Fine Arts Division and new professors enter with an enthusiasm for change. … [Read more...] about Professor profiles: Benoit Beauchamp & A. Bryan Humphrey

MARLEE DIPPOLITOStaff Writer Most kids whine and complain when mom sternly says: “no playing – practice your piano.” Then there is Professor Gary Cobb, who begged his parents to let him play the piano after he heard his first concert at the age of 6. Most kids change their minds about what they want to be when they grow up almost daily, from a doctor, to a baseball player to an … [Read more...] about Professor profile: Gary Cobb