Art by Ally Armstrong While the Shanghai program was the first to be suspended, its participants were the last of IP students to return home with the Malibu campus. The program spent two weeks in Shanghai, followed by a two-week travel break for Chinese New Year. On Jan 29, while on their travel break, students received word from the university that they would not be … [Read more...] about Early Return: Shanghai
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Early Return: Washington, D.C.
Art by Madeline Duvall George Washington University. American University. Georgetown University. One by one, universities in Washington, D.C. began to close campus and move to remote classes. As Pepperdine Washington, D.C. students learned of the closures, they began to prepare for the inevitable. "If you had asked me on that Monday [March 9] if we were going to be sent … [Read more...] about Early Return: Washington, D.C.
Early Return: London
Art by Ally Armstrong When Florence was first suspended, the university placed travel restrictions on the remaining European programs. Heidelberg, Lausanne and London's travel restrictions required students to stay in their host city until further notice. After Heidelberg and Lausanne's suspension, London was the sole European program remaining, but students knew this was … [Read more...] about Early Return: London
Early Return: Lausanne
Art by Ally Armstrong Going into another COVID-19 meeting March 1, the Lausanne program participants were split on whether they were going home. Part of them figured it was just another check-in from the university about the virus — probably with no new information — but others were beginning to piece it together. The Lausanne students guessed right; the program was … [Read more...] about Early Return: Lausanne
Early Return: Heidelberg
Art by Madeline Duvall As COVID-19 spread throughout Italy, Pepperdine chose to suspend the Florence program and send participants home early. Pepperdine also placed travel restrictions on the remaining European IP programs — London, Lausanne and Heidelberg. After the Florence program went home, the Heidelberg students were, to some extent, expecting the same future of … [Read more...] about Early Return: Heidelberg