Archive - Ghost of George Pepperdine

Of emails unread

In favor of preserving history as it happens

Jun 20 •

Digital Waves pt. 2: Social media at Pepperdine

A social history of digital life at Pepperdine from Facebook to Fizz

Jun 16 •

Digital Waves: How Pepperdine computerized

A history of computing at Pepperdine in the twentieth century

Jun 3 •

May 2024

Dolores, a history

Concerning the origins, abuses, and reincarnations of Pepperdine's most influential statue

May 14 •

Whether Pepperdine be Admetus

On faith, learning, and tension

May 9 •

April 2024

Toward a more general education

A review of the Seaver Core curriculum

Apr 27 •

A history of Pepperdine mascots

Apr 22 •

Ron Phillips and the rise of the Christian lawyer

A tribute with a surprising number of references to xylophagous beetles

Apr 3 •

March 2024

Pepperdine's other nursing program

This week Pepperdine announced that the Board of Regents has approved plans for a College of Health Science, with degrees in nursing and speech…

Mar 15 •

How Pepperdine became an idea

A history of the university's "Affirms" statement

Mar 5 •

January 2024

Usefulness and the liberal arts

When George Pepperdine founded his college in South Los Angeles in 1937, he did so “to help young men and women to prepare themselves for a life of…

Jan 22 •

The four ages of Pepperdine

The university's history divided into four presidential dynasties

Jan 13 •

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