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Pepperdine Mourns Death of Chancellor Emeritus Charles B. Runnels

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Photo Courtesy of Pepperdine University The Pepperdine community mourns the loss of Chancellor Emeritus Charles B. Runnels. He passed away Tuesday at the age of 91. Runnels served as the University's vice chancellor from 1971 to 1984 and was named chancellor in 1985. In 2006, he was named Chancellor Emeritus, though he continued his work to support the University, … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Mourns Death of Chancellor Emeritus Charles B. Runnels

First-Year Law Student Evan Carthen Passes

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Photo Courtesy of Thomas Inkel, Pepperdine Law Surf Report The Pepperdine School of Law community is mourning the loss of 22-year-old first-year student Evan Carthen. He passed away Sept. 5. Details regarding his death have not been publicly released by Carthen’s family. Carthen came to Pepperdine to pursue his dream of becoming a district attorney, according to an email … [Read more...] about First-Year Law Student Evan Carthen Passes

Pepperdine Mourns Death of Professor Michael Summers

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Photo Courtesy of Pepperdine The Pepperdine community is mourning the loss of Business Management professor Michael R. Summers. He passed away in his sleep Aug. 16. Summers began teaching at Pepperdine in the fall of 1980 and was the longest tenured business faculty member in the Business Administration Division, according to a University press release. He taught … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Mourns Death of Professor Michael Summers

Pepperdine Reflects On Scalia’s Death

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Photo Courtesy of Ron Hall U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, who died in Texas on Feb. 13, visited and spoke at Pepperdine several times and had a close relationship with Pepperdine faculty and alumni. Scalia was the longest-serving justice on the Supreme Court at the time of his death. "Former Seaver SGA president Paris Dennard was with Justice Scalia … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Reflects On Scalia’s Death