Photo by Matt BentonThe Convocation Office is making changes to its programming this fall that will include more on-campus speakers, fewer community chapels, increased training for spiritual mentors and pre-planned curricula for Club Convo leaders. It is not clear if these changes will affect the overall number of opportunities to earn convo credit, although there will be fewer … [Read more...] about Less is More: Convo Restructures its Program
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The Dirt on Waste: Understanding College Recycling Programs
Image courtesy of Pepperdine University Going green has been a national trend in the wake of climate change, but how environmentally sustainable is Pepperdine? Pepperdine’s recycling program introduced a new system in 2016 after its previous vendor, Crown Disposal, stopped its service in Malibu. Some on campus say the new system is not efficient enough to reach the … [Read more...] about The Dirt on Waste: Understanding College Recycling Programs
Fake News – Can it be stopped?
Journalism is intended to check the power of government. Today, it appears as though journalism is failing in its ability to seek truth and report it, allowing an epidemic of fake news to engulf our screens.Evidence of the effectiveness of fake news and its ability to spread can be seen in the recent 2016 presidential election.The most circulated fake news stories concerning … [Read more...] about Fake News – Can it be stopped?
Christine Blasey Ford presented with Distinguished Alumnus Award
Pepperdine’s Graduate School of Education and Psychology (GSEP) named Christine Blasey Ford a Distinguished Alumna at the GSEP Commencement Ceremony on May 18. Ford, currently a professor at the PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium, a collaborative program between Palo Alto University and Stanford University, was previously a Malibu resident. She attended Pepperdine University in … [Read more...] about Christine Blasey Ford presented with Distinguished Alumnus Award
Pepperdine announces new initiative with the Los Angeles Homeland Security Advisory Council
Photos by Kaelin Mendez Pepperdine President Andrew K. Benton at the press conference. Pepperdine announced a new initiative that merges the Los Angeles Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) into Pepperdine's School of Public Policy at a press conference on Monday. The initiative has been titled the Homeland Security Advisory Council at the School of … [Read more...] about Pepperdine announces new initiative with the Los Angeles Homeland Security Advisory Council
