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ELISHA SOCHStaff Writer The university has appointed Keith Hinkle, formerly Pepperdine’s associate vice chancellor for Estate and Gift Planning, to fill a position left vacant for the last two years. Hinkle will be the university’s new vice president for Advancement and Public AffairsThe position was created in 2001, but left vacant by Brad Cheeves in 2004.“This is not … [Read more...] about New dean appointed to fill long-vacant post

CURRY CHANDLER Assistant News Editor The Pepperdine University School of Law will begin the academic year with the addition of a Pulitzer Prize winning author and professor of history and law. Dr. Edward Larson will hold the Hugh and Hazel Darling Chair at the School of Law as well as a professorship at Seaver. His previous position was at the University of Georgia, where he … [Read more...] about Pulitzer winner hired to teach at Law School

AIRAN SCRUBYNews Editor Pepperdine is rising again in USNews and World Report’s annual college rankings. The university has moved up one place and is now ranked No. 54 nationally in academics, but the school was also cited for rising cost, and was ranked as No. 2 in the nation for student debt. In other ranking systems, such as the Princeton Review, the university was named … [Read more...] about Rankings recognize academics, high costs of Malibu education

AIRAN SCRUBYNews Editor Board of Regents member William Swanson will face no consequences from the university for plagiarism in his booklet, “Swanson’s Unwritten Rules of Management.” The booklet, which was distributed within Raytheon Company, a defense contracting company of which Swanson is CEO, and to Pepperdine University free of charge, consisted of 33 rules for … [Read more...] about Regent’s booklet pilfers wisdom