Photo courtesy of Jumpstart Six schools, 12 classrooms, 85 to 100 Pepperdine workers and an estimated 240 preschoolers. These are the rough numbers for Pepperdine's Jumpstart program this year. As schools moved into an online format, Jumpstart shifted to connect with the preschoolers learning virtually. Jumpstart is a program that prepares preschoolers for kindergarten … [Read more...] about Jumpstart Works in New Virtual Format
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Seaver Faculty Stands Alongside Black Students with #ScholarStrike and a Night of Listening
A tweet. An email. A Zoom link. Virtual communication led the connection between Seaver faculty and students this week in a call to continue the conversation around racial injustice and reconciliation in higher education. Pepperdine faculty members showed their support for Black Lives Matter and students of color through various avenues Sept. 8, including a national strike, … [Read more...] about Seaver Faculty Stands Alongside Black Students with #ScholarStrike and a Night of Listening
Reflections on Spring 2020 and Plans for the Fall
Listen and subscribe to our podcast from your mobile device: Via Apple Podcasts | Via SoundCloud | Via Spotify In this episode, President Jim Gash reflects on the unique challenges brought on by COVID-19, and how the crisis and subsequent health mandates have affected university decision-making since January. With a plan to return to campus in August, Gash talks working … [Read more...] about Reflections on Spring 2020 and Plans for the Fall
Pepp Student and Professor Raise Funds for Books to Continue in Schools the Conversation About Police Brutality
Graphic courtesy of Kara Tyler A Pepperdine professor-student duo raised more than $3,000 over the weekend to purchase copies of "All American Boys," a Young Adult novel by Brendan Kiely and Jason Reynolds, to help begin conversations in schools about police brutality. The death of George Floyd reignited a national conversation about racial inequality, police violence and … [Read more...] about Pepp Student and Professor Raise Funds for Books to Continue in Schools the Conversation About Police Brutality
It’s More Important Than Ever to Form Opinions
Art by Madeline DuvallIn a time of political polarization, an increasing wealth gap and access to new information every minute, it seems that the world is too much to process. The safest and easiest thing to do is to detach from thinking about the world and not suffer the imminent consequences of knowledge and action. Yet there are so many people around the world who need … [Read more...] about It’s More Important Than Ever to Form Opinions
