Pepperdine's first-year housing as seen from Tari Frahm Rokus Field during fall 2020. Housing and Residence Life faces capacity issues with first-year houses for the fall 2021 semester, falling 150 to 250 beds short for first-year students. Photo by Ali Levens For the first time since the construction of Seaside, Pepperdine has a waitlist for housing. Due to a large incoming … [Read more...] about On-Campus Living at Full Capacity for Fall 2021
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What’s in a Mandate: Breaking Down the COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement
Graphic by Ashley MowreaderPepperdine issued a COVID-19 vaccine mandate July 9, notifying faculty, students and staff they need to be vaccinated before returning to campus for the fall, with a deadline to provide vaccination status by July 31.The mandate comes after months of deliberation and feedback from community members and allows for medical, philosophical and religious … [Read more...] about What’s in a Mandate: Breaking Down the COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement
Pepperdine’s 2020 Top 10 Earners Revealed in Tax Forms
Pepperdine released its 2020 Internal Revenue Service 990 Form, highlighting the University's top earners, with President Emeritus Andrew K. Benton at the top. While some names remained relatively unchanged in earnings, President Jim Gash's cabinet shuffled the standings, but — similar to 2018 — no women made the top 10.Pepperdine's top three earners for the 2020 … [Read more...] about Pepperdine’s 2020 Top 10 Earners Revealed in Tax Forms
Knitting Enthusiast’s Sweater Business Flourishes Amidst Lockdown
Pepperdine alumna Kendall Ross poses outside of Oklahoma City to celebrate her Instagram account, @id.knit.that, reaching 25k followers in June. Ross' sweaters typically gain attention through her Instagram account. Photos Courtesy of Kendall Ross When Pepperdine alumna (2021) Kendall Ross was 11 years old, a local yarn store owner taught her how to knit in her hometown of … [Read more...] about Knitting Enthusiast’s Sweater Business Flourishes Amidst Lockdown
Pepperdine Hosts Back-to-Back Seaver Commencement Ceremonies for Classes of 2020 and 2021
Following the conferring of degrees and benediction, the Class of 2021 throw their caps into the air. Pepperdine hosted two commencement ceremonies the weekend of May 21-22. Photo by Ryan Brinkman Alumni Park took a 756-days hiatus from commencement ceremonies, but in a back-to-back graduation weekend, the classes of 2020 and 2021 took to the stage in a proper pandemic … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Hosts Back-to-Back Seaver Commencement Ceremonies for Classes of 2020 and 2021