Through a pandemic and a restructuring of on-campus spiritual life, students leading Veritas have needed to balance different visions for what the club is and what it could be.From its conception, Veritas functioned uniquely among clubs, with an advisory council and a large endowment. But over the years, the way the university managed Veritas changed structurally, giving … [Read more...] about Students Seek Truth Through Veritas
Sara Jackson
Pepperdine Honors the Life of Board of Regents Member
Edwin L. Biggers was a man of ambition, generosity and love, his colleagues, friends and family said. The former chair of the Pepperdine Board of Regents for fifteen years, Biggers died after a sudden heart attack during an afternoon walk March 1, according to the Obituary of Edwin L. Biggers. “Throughout his decades of service to and support of Pepperdine, Ed and his family … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Honors the Life of Board of Regents Member
The Malibu Campus Turns 50
This is the view from Heroes Garden in August 2021. The Malibu campus has been the home of Pepperdine for 50 years. Photo by Anezka Liskova Pepperdine University is celebrating 50 years of operation on the Malibu campus this year. George Pepperdine founded the university in South Los Angeles" in 1937, before it expanded to Malibu in 1972. The move to Malibu has only expanded … [Read more...] about The Malibu Campus Turns 50
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
Vera Davis, the Devoted Wife and “Southern Belle” of Pepperdine
Photos by Rachel Ettlinger Vera Davis used to bake cookies and leave them on her windowsill facing the auditorium of Pepperdine University’s old South Los Angeles campus, she said. When students would peak their head in the window and see the fresh plate, they would come knocking on Davis’ door. “We had students in our home all the time. They would come up on my porch … … [Read more...] about Vera Davis, the Devoted Wife and “Southern Belle” of Pepperdine
