Art by Elizabeth BrummerWhile academia has made great strides to include women’s voices, most syllabi are still centered on male perspectives, especially in the Pepperdine Humanities Department. For many of the current professors, the syllabi from which they learned often excluded women. English Professor Julianne Smith said in her undergraduate years at Abilene Christian … [Read more...] about Where are Women in Class Curricula?
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Humanities and Education Division Staff and Faculty Pray For Victims of Borderline Shooting
Photo by Liza Blake Faculty and staff from the Humanities and Education Divisions gathered today in the division’s office in remembrance of the passing of Pepperdine freshman, Alaina Housley, and the victims of the shooting at Borderline Bar & Grill on Nov. 7. The vigil brought together a total of nine members between both divisions with the goal of comforting and … [Read more...] about Humanities and Education Division Staff and Faculty Pray For Victims of Borderline Shooting
New Digital Humanities Minor at Seaver
An information session and informal pizza dinner about the new Digital Humanities minor at Pepperdine was held Oct. 11 at the Kresge Reading Room in Payson Library. Program coordinator Jennifer Smith and other professors in the program were there to introduce the minor to students and answer questions. Digital Humanities is a field of study that integrates technology and … [Read more...] about New Digital Humanities Minor at Seaver
HUTE Symposium Series Gives Students and Professors an Open Forum for Discussion
Photo courtesy of Pepperdine “What shocked me the most was how Professor Jeff Schultz talked about how little of a place there is for poetry today and how one has to be kind of a scam artist in order to even make a profit off poetry,” Christian Treon, a junior International Business major and Literature minor, said. “There’s this idea that poetry has to fit this kind of … [Read more...] about HUTE Symposium Series Gives Students and Professors an Open Forum for Discussion
Getty Curator Continues Pepperdine Family Legacy
After wheeling a cadaver from the biology lab into a Board of Trustees meeting, riding his motorcycle around campus, flipping his pickup truck on Alumni Park and accidentally setting fire to the lobby of his dorm by pushing a couch into the fireplace, the Rev. Kenneth Keene was eventually asked to leave Pepperdine and not return. His father’s antics included, Professor Bryan … [Read more...] about Getty Curator Continues Pepperdine Family Legacy
