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Spending a Pepper-dime — How COVID-19 Impacted Pepperdine’s Financials

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Graphic by Ashley Mowreader Sixty million dollars is a big deficit, even for a university with $1.4 billion in assets. When the school year began, the University faced a $60 million to $80 million budgetary shortfall due to the COVID-19 pandemic, President Jim Gash told the Pepperdine community during the Aug. 11, President's Briefing. During the pandemic, students have … [Read more...] about Spending a Pepper-dime — How COVID-19 Impacted Pepperdine’s Financials

President’s Speaker Series Kicks off With Cornel West and Robert George

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Photo courtesy of Pepperdine UniversityPepperdine hosted its first President’s Speaker Series event Jan. 12 titled "Honesty and Courage, Humility and Hope: Robert George and Cornel West in Dialogue," in which the Rev. Cornel West and Robert George discussed their friendship, civil discourse, free speech and the devaluation of truth-seeking in the United States. The title … [Read more...] about President’s Speaker Series Kicks off With Cornel West and Robert George

Spring 2021 to Begin Online, Administration Hopeful for Reopening Later in the Semester

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Almost 10 months after campus closed March 15, 2020, students will need to wait a little longer until they can return to class on campus. Seaver Dean Michael Feltner announced Pepperdine’s plan for spring 2021 instruction in a Jan. 8, email to students. Classes for the upcoming semester will begin completely online with the University providing updates on delivery modality … [Read more...] about Spring 2021 to Begin Online, Administration Hopeful for Reopening Later in the Semester

President Gash and Family Test Positive for COVID-19

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Photo courtesy of Pepperdine In the first COVID-19 update email of the new year, President Jim Gash shared some personal news with the community sharing his own positive test for COVID-19. Jim Gash and his wife, Joline Gash, tested positive the morning of Jan. 4, after experiencing "mild symptoms" late last week, Jim Gash wrote. Jim Gash shared that the couple had come … [Read more...] about President Gash and Family Test Positive for COVID-19

Administration Answers Community Questions in Virtual Town Hall

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Administration provided Seaver students and parents with updates for spring 2021 semester with important information regarding housing, the academic calendar, International Programs and updates to university communication in a Zoom town hall.President Jim Gash, Vice President for Student Affairs Connie Horton and Seaver Dean Michael Feltner gave both general and departmental … [Read more...] about Administration Answers Community Questions in Virtual Town Hall