Poetry is not just a job for Dana Gioia, celebrated poet and literary critic. It is his passion.Gioia served as the chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts from 2003-2009 and was the California State Poet Laureate in 2015. He now is taking the time to share his wisdom with college students. Jessica Hooten Wilson, professor and chair of Great Books, had Gioia guide her … [Read more...] about Dana Gioia Inspires the Next Generation of Poets
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‘Prettiest and slowest’: students describe Malibu summer
The lack of a hectic schedule during the summer months offers the Pepperdine community the perfect opportunity to grow closer together and get to know one another.Junior Emilia Schirrmeister stayed at Pepperdine for the May summer session to take Religion 200 and History 204 — two GEs.“After a week, I had figured out the majority of people who stayed for the … [Read more...] about ‘Prettiest and slowest’: students describe Malibu summer
Historical Rhymes Minus The Repetition
John J. Pitney uses the Gilded Age and Grover Cleveland’s win in 1892 to outline the 2024 political rematch.Payson Libraries hosted Pitney as a guest lecturer on March 29, where he spoke on presidential rematches. Pitney has written several books, including “Un-American: The Fake Patriotism of Donald J. Trump,” and he is a Roy P. Crocker professor of Politics … [Read more...] about Historical Rhymes Minus The Repetition
A Woman’s Story: Picking Up The Pieces Years Later
Kathleen Osberger lived in Chile working as a substitute fourth and fifth-grade teacher and sheltering political dissidents following the United States CIA-assisted coup invasion of Chile in 1973, Osberger said. Payson Library, School of Public Policy’s (SPP) Diversity and Belonging Committee and SPP Christianity and Public Policy student organization co-sponsored the event “I … [Read more...] about A Woman’s Story: Picking Up The Pieces Years Later
Opinion: Study Rooms Are Not Worth the Hassle
Transparency Item: The Perspectives section of the Graphic is comprised of articles based on opinion. This is the opinion and perspective of the writer.I have struggled with the familiar yet disappointing experiences with study rooms in the Payson Library one too many times.I have a vivid memory of trying to study for a midterm last semester. The rooms on both sides of me were … [Read more...] about Opinion: Study Rooms Are Not Worth the Hassle