For the class of 2024, 80% report they have felt burned out by feelings of exhaustion and unusual negativity or cynicism regarding their post-grad career choices and finances, according to CNBC. Pepperdine professors, career advisors and finance students said they want to turn that feeling of negativity around. They have hopeful advice for helping students manage their fears, … [Read more...] about Finance, Career, Post Grad, Oh My! Students and Professors Share Advice
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Planning for Post-Grad: Seniors Prepare for Higher Education
For certain seniors graduating this coming spring, the fall semester can be one of the most stressful times in their collegiate journeys. With applications open for many post-graduate institutions, seniors face the burden of balancing their academics, extracurriculars, jobs and social lives while applying to higher education programs for the coming year.Applying to … [Read more...] about Planning for Post-Grad: Seniors Prepare for Higher Education
Raymond Rider Believes Everyone Should Take a Philosophy Course
Photo by Ryan Brinkman | Photo Editing by Haley Hoidal Raymond Rider, a TEDxPepperdine University student speaker in 2019, is a senior Philosophy and Psychology double major. Rider said he believes philosophy extends to every part of his life — from reading and exercising to watching movies with friends. "Every field, including psychology, needs philosophy," Rider said. … [Read more...] about Raymond Rider Believes Everyone Should Take a Philosophy Course
Three Years Later: Pepperdine Remembers the Borderline Shooting and Woolsey Fire
Community members gather on Pepperdine's Joslyn Plaza to remember and honor the victims of the Borderline shooting in 2018. This year marked three years since the Borderline shooting and Woolsey Fire back-to-back tragedies. Photo by Ryan Brinkman Nov. 7-10 marked the third anniversary of the Borderline shooting and Woolsey Fire. This year, Pepperdine remembered the back-to-back … [Read more...] about Three Years Later: Pepperdine Remembers the Borderline Shooting and Woolsey Fire
Good News: Appreciating Uncertainty
In a little over six months, which at this rate will feel like in a week’s time, I will earn a degree in Political Science from Pepperdine University. I will receive this certificate at the grand old age of 20. I do not have a job secured, I haven’t thought about applying to graduate school and overall I have no idea what I want to do. This situation leaves me … [Read more...] about Good News: Appreciating Uncertainty