Photos by Milan LoiaconoThe Pepperdine community gathered Tuesday to commemorate the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.The university held a memorial service at Heroes Garden to honor the 2,977 lives lost on on Sept. 11, including Graziadio alumnus Thomas E. Burnett Jr., who died aboard United Airlines Flight 93 that day.Burnett and the other passengers on Flight 93 were … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Pays Tribute to Sept. 11 Attacks with Annual Memorial Service
President Andrew K. Benton
Andrew K. Benton to Step Down From Role as President
Photo courtesy of Pepperdine University Pepperdine University's President Andrew K. Benton announced this morning his plans for stepping down from his presidential role and the university's search for a new president. In an email sent to the Pepperdine community, Benton wrote that the search for the university's eighth president will begin in August and will end at the … [Read more...] about Andrew K. Benton to Step Down From Role as President
PGM Town Hall Discusses How Politics Impact Higher Education
Photo by Omar MurphyPepperdine President Andrew K. Benton and American Council on Education Senior Vice President Terry Hartle discussed hot-button issues and student civic engagement at the first of Pepperdine Graphic Media's three-part Town Hall series Thursday, Jan. 25.Benton and Hartle took part in a Q&A to discuss Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Net … [Read more...] about PGM Town Hall Discusses How Politics Impact Higher Education
Pepperdine Endowment Safe From Tax Bill Hike
Photos and Infograph by Kelly Rodriguez Hovering over the heads of busy Pepperdine students is the future of its endowment. The tax bill that circulated around the House and Senate at the end of last year proposed taxes on those in higher education, such as Pepperdine and its students. While the House version of the bill aimed to raise taxes on student loan recipients and … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Endowment Safe From Tax Bill Hike
Pepperdine’s Third First Lady and Founder of the Associated Women for Pepperdine Helen M. Young Dies at 99
Photo courtesy of Pepperdine University Founder and first president of the Associated Women for Pepperdine (AWP) and former first lady of Pepperdine University Helen M. Young passed away Thursday, Nov. 30, at 99 years old. Young was born Helen Elizabeth Mattox on Aug. 31, 1918 and grew up in Oklahoma City before traveling to the west coast to attend George Pepperdine … [Read more...] about Pepperdine’s Third First Lady and Founder of the Associated Women for Pepperdine Helen M. Young Dies at 99