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‘When the Mountains Tremble’ Screened at the Weisman

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Image Courtesy of Jane Chang Mi “When the Mountains Tremble,” a visual narrative of social injustice in Guatemala, screened Monday Sept. 26 at 6 p.m. in the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art.“It’s important to bring the power of cinema, to bear on telling difficult stories,” film director Pamela Yates said via phone.Re-released in 1992, the 1982 … [Read more...] about ‘When the Mountains Tremble’ Screened at the Weisman

Law Students Land Minority Scholarship

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Photos courtesy of Minority Corporate Counsel Association  Pepperdine School of Law students Brittany Alexis Porter and Miguel Eduardo Del Mundo have both been awarded the Minority Corporate Counsel Association Lloyd M. Johnson, Jr. Scholarship. The LMJ Scholarship is a national program that annually grants scholarships of $10,000 to students entering their first year of law … [Read more...] about Law Students Land Minority Scholarship

Lance Bridgesmith Returns

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Photo by Esther KangLance Bridgesmith is the newly appointed associate vice president of planning, operations and construction and of the Department of Public Safety. He graduated in 1999 with a law degree at Pepperdine University’s School of Law. “What is beautiful about this is that this is like coming home,” Bridgesmith said. “This is a homecoming … [Read more...] about Lance Bridgesmith Returns

Knaplund honored as part of Harvard’s “Women Inspiring Change” exhibit

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Pepperdine law professor Kristine S. Knaplund was nominated as one of Harvard Law School’s “Women Inspiring Change,” a joint honor by the Harvard Women’s Law Association, the Harvard Law and International Development Society and other HLS organizations in honor of International Women’s Day on March 5. Knaplund, nominated by a former student, shares the nominee list with … [Read more...] about Knaplund honored as part of Harvard’s “Women Inspiring Change” exhibit

‘Our Athletic Libido’

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The School of Law and the Straus Institute tackled the issue of doping and athletes in an Oct. 22 symposium, “Doping and the Culture of the Sport: Law, Science, Money, and Ethics.” For one man tackling this issue is nothing new. He’s dedicated more than 40 years of his life waging a war on the usage of substances he believes to be a public health issue. Professor Arne … [Read more...] about ‘Our Athletic Libido’