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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

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

Pepperdine Finalizes Academic Calendar

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Graphic by Ashley MowreaderSeaver students continue to trudge through fall semester, but administration is looking ahead to the future with plans for in-person classes as early as January. Seaver Dean Michael Feltner shared finalized plans for rest of the academic calendar in a Sept. 15 email, including dates for the new January session, commencement and summer sessions. "We … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Finalizes Academic Calendar

Opinion: Seaver’s Unfair Tuition Raise Reveals a Disconnect Between Students and Administrators

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Art by Madeline Duvall As undergraduate students gear up for another semester of online learning, one question lingers: Why is Seaver College increasing tuition?Many students voiced their disdain on social media for the 3% increase, calling it immoral in the face of a global health and economic crisis. Others insisted online learning is not equal in value to in-person … [Read more...] about Opinion: Seaver’s Unfair Tuition Raise Reveals a Disconnect Between Students and Administrators