Via Apple Podcasts | Via SoundCloud | Via Spotify Part 2: Pepperdine and Students of Color This two-part series looks into some of the conversations sparked by the controversial email Dean of School of Public Policy Pete Peterson shared to a list of conservative news subscribers. Six students of diverse backgrounds share their opinions and experiences as students of … [Read more...] about 3. Failure to Live Up to Ideals Part 2: Pepperdine and Students of Color
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Student-Workers Return To Pepperdine
Senior Matt Rosato works the 2018 March Madness tournament at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. He worked for the marketing department inside of Athletics before the COVID-19 shutdown. Photo courtesy of Matt Rosato Seaver alumna Catherine Gibbs (2020) didn't know when she would be able to return to work as a lifeguard at Pepperdine when the Malibu campus closed in … [Read more...] about Student-Workers Return To Pepperdine
Provost Addresses SPP Email and Reaffirms Pepperdine Mission of Inclusion
Provost Rick Marrs sent an email to the Pepperdine community Oct. 26 addressing the School of Public Policy email marketing campaign sent Oct. 12 its inflammatory tone. Dean Pete Peterson sent the Oct. 12 School of Public Policy campaign, which stood against "far left indoctrination" and The New York Times' The 1619 Project. This campaign received vocal reactions from the … [Read more...] about Provost Addresses SPP Email and Reaffirms Pepperdine Mission of Inclusion
‘Completely Unbecoming of SPP, of Pepperdine and of Me’: SPP Dean Responds to the Controversy Caused by His Email and Petition
School of Public Policy Dean Pete Peterson addresses the Pepperdine community at the Oct. 21 President's Briefing. Peterson sent a controversial email Oct. 14 which received backlash from students, faculty, staff and alumni online. Photo courtesy of Juan Carlos HuguesOn Oct. 12, the School of Public Policy, in association with political fundraising campaign organizer Active … [Read more...] about ‘Completely Unbecoming of SPP, of Pepperdine and of Me’: SPP Dean Responds to the Controversy Caused by His Email and Petition
Women’s Tennis Team Returns After Long Hiatus
Redshirt freshman Lexi Ryngler returns a play in the 2020 Oracle ITA Masters tournament Oct. 9. Ryngler recently transferred and played her first match in a Pepperdine uniform. Photo courtesy of Lexi Ryngler Pepperdine's Women's Tennis competed in the 2020 Oracle ITA Masters tournament the weekend of Oct. 9 in San Diego. It is the second Pepperdine Athletics team to return … [Read more...] about Women’s Tennis Team Returns After Long Hiatus