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IP Director Update: Elizabeth Whatley Misses Students A Lot in Florence

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Florence program director Elizabeth Whatley kneels in front of her rose garden for a photo with her two dogs, Izzy the chocolate lab and Jack the pointer, during the quarantine. Whatley said her dogs have been confused by the amount of time she's been home during quarantine instead of at the Villa. Photos courtesy of Elizabeth Whatley In her 22 years as director of the … [Read more...] about IP Director Update: Elizabeth Whatley Misses Students A Lot in Florence

‘Scary but Doable’: Pepperdine Student Shares About Life With COVID-19

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Cameron Zohary in his bedroom in the Pepperdine London House. Zohary said it was an adjustment moving from a shared six-person bedroom to self-isolation in his childhood home. Photos courtesy of Cameron Zohary. When Cameron Zohary sets his mind on something, he’s going to see it through, whether that’s school, going abroad or fighting COVID-19. Zohary is a sophomore … [Read more...] about ‘Scary but Doable’: Pepperdine Student Shares About Life With COVID-19

Early Return: Shanghai

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Art by Ally Armstrong While the Shanghai program was the first to be suspended, its participants were the last of IP students to return home with the Malibu campus. The program spent two weeks in Shanghai, followed by a two-week travel break for Chinese New Year. On Jan 29, while on their travel break, students received word from the university that they would not be … [Read more...] about Early Return: Shanghai

Early Return: Washington, D.C.

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Art by Madeline Duvall George Washington University. American University. Georgetown University. One by one, universities in Washington, D.C. began to close campus and move to remote classes. As Pepperdine Washington, D.C. students learned of the closures, they began to prepare for the inevitable. "If you had asked me on that Monday [March 9] if we were going to be sent … [Read more...] about Early Return: Washington, D.C.

Early Return: Buenos Aires

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Art by Madeline Duvall Editor's Note: The reporter is a member of the Buenos Aires 2019–2020 cohort and served as the Graphic's abroad correspondent in Buenos Aires, Argentina, during the academic year. The Buenos Aires (BA) program participants were the last international program to hear they were going home. Hours after London learned of their suspension, Buenos Aires … [Read more...] about Early Return: Buenos Aires