Art by Madeline DuvallAt Pepperdine, one can find stickers on professors' doors signaling the office as a safe space. Email lines for some identify personal pronouns, and there are many faculty and staff who speak to challenges the LGBTQ+ community faces on our campuses — and their willingness to love and support these students all the more.Students have been on the front … [Read more...] about Silent Allies
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Inside a Workplace Sexual Assault Allegation: The Internal and External Investigations of the Department of Public Safety
A Department of Public Safety's (DPS) fire truck sits outside the department's office in the Center for Communication and Business. A DPS fire truck is where the Jan. 15, 2019 incident took place between Jane Doe and Jon Smith. Photo by Milan Loiacono Warning: This story contains explicit descriptions of a reported sexual assault. Editor’s note: *Names have been changed … [Read more...] about Inside a Workplace Sexual Assault Allegation: The Internal and External Investigations of the Department of Public Safety
Currents Magazine Spring 2020: Everyday Feminism
You can also access the full issue here: https://issuu.com/pgm-pepperdinegraphicmedia/docs/finalpagesonline Table of Contents Letter from the Editor Defining Feminism Olivia Robinson: Learning from Literature Feminism in the United States: A Storied History If It Isn’t Intersectional, It Isn’t Feminism Cyndia Clegg: Breaking Barriers on … [Read more...] about Currents Magazine Spring 2020: Everyday Feminism
Letter From the Editor | Currents Spring 2020
Photo by Milan Loiacono I am privileged and lucky, and yet even I have been afraid to walk alone at night; even I have been told that I am a bad feminist for wearing makeup and loving pink; and even I have been accused of earning something not because of my skills but because of my physical appearance. There are countless expectations for what it means to be a woman and … [Read more...] about Letter From the Editor | Currents Spring 2020
The New Normal for Students, Parents and Teachers
O'Jean and Carter Sharp study from their home table after LAUSD schools switched to remote learning. Photo courtesy of Michelle Sharp “You won't break, you're gonna get through this, you're not gonna break.” This is what Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) parent, Michelle Sharp, is telling herself throughout week three into remote learning. Sharp is a single … [Read more...] about The New Normal for Students, Parents and Teachers