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Pepperdine Community Gathered for a Global Reunion at "Waves Around the World: Hong Kong"

11+ hour, 6+ min ago  (244+ words) This April Pepperdine University took its global community on an extraordinary journey into the Eastern Hemisphere. "Waves Around the World: Hong Kong" was a multiday event that served as a vibrant hub for connection, bringing together more than a 100 Pepperdine…...

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An Unexpected Vocation: Jaibir Nihal Singh's Journey from Film Student to Business Executive

5+ day, 19+ hour ago  (759+ words) We don't need the day. We only need a few minutes." This is how Jaibir Nihal Singh ('20) responded to an executive while pitching Trace, an AI agent that conducts background checks. After sending hundreds of cold emails to companies all…...

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Pepperdine Convenes Legal Scholars, Practitioners, and Judges for Second Annual State of Religious Freedom Conference

6+ day, 12+ hour ago  (600+ words) Pepperdine University Pepperdine Convenes Legal Scholars, Practitioners, and Judges for Second Annual State of Religious Freedom Conference Pepperdine Caruso School of Law recently hosted the second annual State of Religious Freedom conference at its Malibu campus, bringing together legal scholars,…...

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David Smith and Brandon Parsons Co-Author New Study Analyzing the Power of Economic Freedom to Reduce the Informal Economy

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (329+ words) Pepperdine University David Smith and Brandon Parsons Co-Author New Study Analyzing the Power of Economic Freedom to Reduce the Informal Economy In a new study published in Economic Change and Restructuring, Pepperdine Graziadio faculty member and interim dean David Smith,…...

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Professor Emeritus of Biology Stephen D. Davis Presents Vast Pressed Seaweed Collection | Newsroom

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (534+ words) Unbeknownst to many, seaweed serves as a history book for the ocean, as these botanicals absorb and document the health of seawater within their tissue." "Steve, I wonder if you foresaw the extent of the impact this collection could have…...

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pepperdine. edu > newsroom > articles > first-lady-joline-gash-explores-marine-life-with-palibu-chamber-active-professionals-on-low-tide-hike. htm

First Lady Joline Gash Explores Marine Life with Palibu Chamber Active Professionals on Low Tide Hike

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (438+ words) Low tide in Malibu reveals broad swaths of seabed where marine life and jewel-like tidepools abound. At sunrise, seagulls swoop to grab mollusks and muscles, as starfish luxuriate on exposed rocky crevices. But on the morning of June 8, low tide…...

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Pepperdine Alumna Katie Stjernholm Produces Award-Winning Documentary Film

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (826+ words) Katie Stjernholm (10) discovered her vocation serendipitously. "An international studies major with a minor in nonprofit management, she was convinced throughout her first two years of college that the nonprofit sector was her calling. But when film professor Tom Shadyac invited…...

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pepperdine. edu > newsroom > articles > straus-approach-and-sgji-collaboration-leads-to-successful-adr-trainings-across-aftrica-2026. htm

The "Straus Approach" and Sudreau Global Justice Institute Collaboration Leads to Successful ADR Trainings Across Africa

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (340+ words) This spring, the Sudreau Global Justice Institute reached 245 judicial stakeholders across five African countries through a series of commercial mediation trainings designed to strengthen national justice systems." John and Corrie Napier For the Napiers, witnessing the impact of civil ADR…...

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Pepperdine University Hosts Thomas H. Olbricht Christian Scholars" Conference

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (338+ words) Despite the fluctuating changes occurring in colleges and universities now, or perhaps because of them, many desire for Christian higher education to be resolute in providing students with the opportunity to excel intellectually and develop spiritually." To this end, Pepperdine…...

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pepperdine. edu > newsroom > articles > spp-first-roots-of-american-order-summer-seminar-may-2026. htm

School of Public Policy Welcomes First "Roots of American Order" Summer Seminar Undergraduate Cohort

3+ week, 18+ hour ago  (339+ words) The Pepperdine Drescher Graduate Campus buzzed with the conversations of more than 100 undergraduate students from colleges across the country throughout the week of May 31. Gathered for the inaugural, week-long seminar "Roots of American Order," these selected students took a deep…...

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