Transparency Item: Elizabeth Smith, director of Pepperdine Graphic Media, currently serves as the vice president of the Seaver Faculty Association. The Seaver Faculty Association (SFA) — which represents all Seaver College faculty — approved a letter to administrators Nov. 14 that addresses Advancement's censorship and shuttering of the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art's … [Read more...] about Seaver Faculty Association Sends Letter on Weisman Censorship to Administrators
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Administration Appoints New Weisman Interim Director, Students Protest After Censorship Controversy
Dean of Libraries Mark Roosa, the new interim director of the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art. Roosa now reports to both the Provost and Advancement across his two roles. Photo courtesy of Pepperdine UniversityLess than a week after the University and former Museum Director Andrea Gyorody “mutually agreed” for Gyorody to step down, Pepperdine has named her … [Read more...] about Administration Appoints New Weisman Interim Director, Students Protest After Censorship Controversy
Museum Director Resigns, Pepperdine Responds to Weisman Censorship Controversy
The Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art remains nearly empty Oct. 24. Censored artist Elana Mann's vinyl collage is one of few things still on the gallery walls. Photo by Henry Adams Andrea Gyorody, director of the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, resigned from her directorship effective Oct. 24, Gyorody confirmed to the Graphic. A University spokesperson said Gyorody and … [Read more...] about Museum Director Resigns, Pepperdine Responds to Weisman Censorship Controversy
Fine Arts Division Writes Official Statement on Weisman Censorship
Editor's Note: In response to senior Pepperdine administrators censoring artwork at the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art in early October, faculty from Seaver College's Fine Arts Division crafted and signed off on the release of the following statement, first published on the @pepperdinestudioarts Instagram page. The statement will also be sent to the Seaver Faculty … [Read more...] about Fine Arts Division Writes Official Statement on Weisman Censorship
Opera Program Stages Romantic Comedy in ‘The Merry Widow’
A fun, lighthearted romantic comedy that tells the story of wealthy, young widow Hannah Glawari and playboy Count Danilo Danilovitsch, childhood sweethearts who must overcome their pride, pettiness, fortunes, titles and stubbornness to be together — “The Merry Widow” stages how to live life with laughter. The Flora L. Thornton Opera Program presented the … [Read more...] about Opera Program Stages Romantic Comedy in ‘The Merry Widow’
