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Pepp Cancels In-Person Classes for Fall 2020

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Photo by Kayiu Wong Keep your bags packed — Pepp is staying closed until further notice. Pepperdine announced July 22 all classes for fall 2020 will be taught online, in anticipation of Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state of California's guidance for higher education. "As you know, this was not the decision we had hoped or planned to make," President Jim Gash wrote in … [Read more...] about Pepp Cancels In-Person Classes for Fall 2020

Pepperdine and International Students Respond to Recent ICE Policy

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Infographic by Makena Huey On July 6, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced changes to the Department of Homeland Security’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) that would force international students holding F-1 and M-1 visas to leave the United States if they were enrolled in only online classes during the fall 2020 semester. “Active students … [Read more...] about Pepperdine and International Students Respond to Recent ICE Policy

Grad Parent Sues Pepperdine over Spring and Summer 2020 Tuition and Fees

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Photo by Kayiu Wong A parent of a Pepperdine graduate student filed a lawsuit against Pepperdine for tuition, housing and Campus Life fees paid for the spring and summer 2020 semesters. The lawsuit, filed June 6, claims after Pepperdine went remote March 15, the University did not issue refunds for tuition, housing and the Campus Life fee for the spring semester as well … [Read more...] about Grad Parent Sues Pepperdine over Spring and Summer 2020 Tuition and Fees