“The world needs more Pepperdine in it. Our mandate, our unique gift to the world is our students," President James A. Gash said Wednesday morning at his inauguration ceremony to the crowd of students, alumni, faculty and distinguished guests at Alumni Park. Gash's inauguration is only the eighth in the university's history."To my kids Jessica, Joshua and Jennifer, I … [Read more...] about Inauguration Ceremony Celebrates President Gash
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Fresh Face Column 4: First-Year Aims to Change the Justice System
Photos courtesy of Justus JohnsonThe class of 2023 elected first-year Justus Johnson as the freshman class president after a run-off election with Nolan Kim. Pepperdine's Student Government Association announced the results Sept. 19.Johnson, from Nashville, Tennessee, said he plans to change the world through practicing law. For him, winning the election was the first step in … [Read more...] about Fresh Face Column 4: First-Year Aims to Change the Justice System
Pepperdine Honors 9/11 Victims on Alumni
Photos courtesy of Ron HallPepperdine and Malibu community members gathered on Alumni Park to commemorate those who lost their lives during the Sept. 11 attacks on its 18th anniversary.The longstanding tradition has been to hold the memorial at Hero’s Garden. Along with the location change, this year marks the first time Pepperdine incorporated a symbolic placement of the … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Honors 9/11 Victims on Alumni
Looking Ahead to the Gash Presidency
President-Elect Jim Gash anticipates his presidency merging the top three most important facets of his life: faith, family and Pepperdine. As the community looks ahead into the unknown following the completion of President Andrew K. Benton’s last academic year of leadership, Gash says these three core values provide insight into the direction that the university will head under … [Read more...] about Looking Ahead to the Gash Presidency
Growing Up Gash
Photos courtesy of Joshua GashLiving in Malibu for college is one thing but growing up in the seaside town is another entirely. Yet the children of many Pepperdine faculty members have the opportunity to do both.Junior Joshua Gash is the son of Jim Gash, law professor and Pepperdine president elect. He grew up with his two sisters in a Malibu neighborhood just minutes from the … [Read more...] about Growing Up Gash
