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Opinion: Pepperdine Must Take Further Action to Promote Diversity

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Art by Madeline Duvall As the Pepperdine community remains uncertain regarding plans for the spring semester, students also question the University's commitments to promoting diversity and equality. While Pepperdine has committed to fostering a unified and diverse environment, more action must be taken to ensure students are heard in a predominately white university. … [Read more...] about Opinion: Pepperdine Must Take Further Action to Promote Diversity

Opinion: Ethnic Studies Should be a General Education Requirement

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Art by Samantha MillerWith more companies moving toward mandatory diversity training, schools are following suit by requiring students to complete ethnic studies courses to graduate. Ethnic studies teach about the social, historical, racial and political events that shape society today through specific analytical tools and approaches. As Pepperdine commits to fostering racial … [Read more...] about Opinion: Ethnic Studies Should be a General Education Requirement

Students and Faculty Wear Black to Remember 50th Anniversary of Larry Kimmons’ Death

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Dozens of Pepperdine students and faculty members wore all black clothing Tuesday, March 12 to honor the life of Larry Donnell Kimmons and remember the 50th anniversary of his tragic death. On March 12, 1969, a Pepperdine security guard shot and killed Kimmons — an unarmed, 15-year-old African-American — when he tried to use the gymnasium basketball courts on the original … [Read more...] about Students and Faculty Wear Black to Remember 50th Anniversary of Larry Kimmons’ Death

From South LA to Malibu, the Effects Still Ripple

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Photos by Pepperdine Graphic Media A portrait of Larry Donnell Kimmons hangs in the newly renovated Payson Library for students, faculty and staff to walk by throughout their days at Pepperdine. But for some, that portrait memorializes a painful part of Pepperdine's history. At a rededication ceremony for Kimmons' portrait in September, letters written by George … [Read more...] about From South LA to Malibu, the Effects Still Ripple