Pepperdine University to Host Sixth Annual Climate Calling Conference
In partnership with the Malibu Public Library Speaker Series, the Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Strategic Initiatives and the Center for Sustainability at Pepperdine University will...
View ArticleSeaver College to Celebrate 2019 Commencement
The Pepperdine University Frank R. Seaver College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences spring 2019 commencement ceremony will take place at Alumni Park in Malibu on Saturday, April 27, at 10:30 AM. Andrew K....
View ArticleFifteen Competitors Selected for 2019 Parkening Guitar Competition
The world's preeminent classical guitar competition, the Parkening International Guitar Competition, has selected 15 standout competitors for its fifth triennial competition. Representing six...
View ArticlePepperdine Introduces New Student Success Platform Navigate
Seaver College, in partnership with the Educational Advisory Board (EAB), has announced the launch of Navigate, a new platform that focuses on comprehensive student academic support and success. With a...
View ArticleSeaver College Announces Spring 2019 Dean's List
Nearly 300 students have been named to the Seaver College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences Dean’s List for the spring 2019 semester.The purpose of the Dean’s List is to provide recognition for the...
View ArticleProfessor Observes Critical Changes in Grunion Population
Another addition to Dr. Karen Martin’s critical research on the indigenous grunion population was published in the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Journal of Marine Science....
View ArticleParkening International Guitar Competition Announces 2019 Winners
After a week of classical guitar performances, Christopher Parkening and Pepperdine University announced the winner of the fifth quadrennial Parkening International Guitar Competition. The event,...
View ArticleCenter for the Arts Announces 2019–2020 Performances and Exhibitions
Celebrated songwriters Rosanne Cash and Burton Cummings, American Idol winner Ruben Studdard, returning favorites Tommy Emmanuel and Lea Salonga, and Whose Line is it Anyway? stars Colin Mochrie and...
View ArticlePepperdine Recognized as First Forward Institution
Launched in Fall 2018, Pepperdine’s First Wave program offers support to Pepperdine’s first-generation college student population. The partnership of the Student Success Center and nearly 20 Faculty...
View ArticleSix Seaver Alumni Receive Fulbright Fellowships
Six Seaver College alumni—Anthony Adducci, Erika Bartlett, Brianna Beiler, Chanel Diaz, Rachel Munzar, and Rebecca Pankratz—received prestigious Fulbright fellowships for the 2019-2020 grant year in...
View ArticleKristen Dowling Named Head Coach of Waves Women's Basketball Team
Kristen Dowling (MA ’07), former Pepperdine women’s basketball assistant coach who has led the Athenas at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps since 2012, will return to Malibu as the eighth head coach in program...
View ArticleJennifer Harriger on Barbie and Body Image | Psychology Today
Jennifer Harriger, associate professor of psychology, and her latest research were referenced in an article in Psychology Today. The article explored how internalized biases regarding shape and size...
View ArticleFormer CIA Analyst Jami Miscik ('80) to Discuss Public Service at Pepperdine
Jami Miscik, former deputy director for intelligence at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), will present “The Enduring Need for Public Service” at Elkins Auditorium in Malibu on Wednesday, March 20,...
View ArticleNFLPA Executive to Discuss the Sports Industry and Labor Laws
DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA), will present “The Ethics of Zealous Advocacy: Understanding the Business of Sports and Labor” at...
View ArticleStudent Researchers Find Critical Changes in Landscape after Woolsey Fire
Immediately after the Woolsey Fire, Pepperdine faculty and students began research to deeply understand plant regrowth in the landscape. Student researchers in the Summer Undergraduate Research in...
View ArticleStudent Awarded Grant to Perform Innovative Research in Santa Monica Mountain...
Audrey Fontes, Seaver College student in the Natural Science Division, was awarded a grant from the Santa Monica Bay Audubon Society (SMBAS), whose mission is to conserve and restore natural...
View ArticlePepperdine Mourns Passing of Professor Emeritus James Smythe
Pepperdine University is saddened to announce the passing of James Smythe, Seaver College professor emeritus of English, on July 28, 2019. He was 95. “Dr. Smythe made innumerable profound and lasting...
View ArticlePepperdine University to Host Presidential Inauguration Ceremony for Jim Gash
Inauguration events for James A. Gash (JD '93), the eighth president and chief executive officer of Pepperdine University, will begin the week before and continue the week of the presidential...
View ArticlePepperdine to Present It's All Black & White: Contemporary Art from the...
The Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art at Pepperdine University will present It’s All Black & White: Contemporary Art from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation from Tuesday, August 27, through...
View ArticlePepperdine to Honor 9/11 Victims with 12th Annual Waves of Flags Display and...
Pepperdine University will commemorate the lives lost in the terror attacks on September 11, 2001, during a memorial service at Alumni Park on Wednesday, September 11, at 8:30 AM. The service will...
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