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Pepperdine Community Reacts to COVID-19 Vaccine News, Students and Faculty Share Vaccine Experiences

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Graphic by Ashley Mowreader Editor’s note: *Name has been changed to protect the individual's privacy. Over a year since the world first encountered COVID-19, several vaccines are available to the American public, with vaccine rollouts beginning in each state. As California opens its first mass vaccination sites, Pepperdine community members look to the future mass … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Community Reacts to COVID-19 Vaccine News, Students and Faculty Share Vaccine Experiences

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 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