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Seaver Shares Tentative Spring 2021 Plans for Class Registration, Final Decision to Come in January

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Graphic by Ashley Mowreader The Seaver Dean's Office shared guidance for students to prepare for spring semester 2021 course offerings, including information about class delivery format, International Programs and advising. Administration plans to share the final decision on delivery format January 2021. Pepperdine hopes to offer in-person classes for spring 2021, with a … [Read more...] about Seaver Shares Tentative Spring 2021 Plans for Class Registration, Final Decision to Come in January

Faculty and Staff Find Silver Linings Amid Loss and Isolation During COVID-19

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Dean of the Caruso School of Law Paul Caron leads the fall 2019 semester's first Bible study with the law school's Christian Legal Society at his home. Caron continued hosting this Bible study virtually this semester to help maintain and build community among students. Photo courtesy of Paul Caron The pandemic and social distancing precautions bleed into all aspects of life … [Read more...] about Faculty and Staff Find Silver Linings Amid Loss and Isolation During COVID-19

IP Director Update: Heather Pardee Welcomes a New Member of the Family in London

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London Program Director Heather Pardee smiles with her husband Cambry Pardee — who is also a Religion professor and spiritual life director for the program — and their daughter for a photo in London's famous Hyde Park earlier this year. The Pardees had their first child, Hollis, while the city was in a COVID-19 lockdown. Photo courtesy of Kami WeddickWhile all the … [Read more...] about IP Director Update: Heather Pardee Welcomes a New Member of the Family in London

Greek Organizations Reevaluate What It Means To Be a Member of Greek Life in 2020

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Art by Ally ArmstrongEditor's Note: Grace Wood is a member of Pepperdine's chapter of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women.In a year that has witnessed a global pandemic and a demand for racial justice, the meaning of Greek life is changing as Greek organizations reconcile their online existence and navigate a political and social climate that won’t tolerate racist practices … [Read more...] about Greek Organizations Reevaluate What It Means To Be a Member of Greek Life in 2020

Opinion: Make America Respectable Again

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Art by Madeline DuvallIf the 2020 election were a normal election, campaigns would be scrambling to find the perfect "October Surprise," or election-altering scandal. To no one's surprise, President Donald Trump has made this election atypical in every sense of the word; as a result, Americans are drowning in headlines — each disturbing enough to distract from the one … [Read more...] about Opinion: Make America Respectable Again