Caden Benedict

Los Angeles

Founder and Editor-in-Chief at The Pepperdine Beacon

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Rural Community Engagement

Oct 31, 2024 | icma.org | Robert Jordan |Caden Benedict

It’s no secret that public engagement looks different from one community to another. The public engagement strategy for New York City would not lend itself well to Rawlins, Wyoming, USA. Rural communities are faced with a unique set of challenges due to their distance from major population centers.
Sudreau Global Justice Volunteer Reflects on Her Formative Law School Experience

Oct 26, 2024 | pepperdinebeacon.com | Caden Benedict |Braeden Wicker

The Sudreau Global Justice Institute is an organization based out of Pepperdine’s Caruso School of Law that seeks to end systemic injustice globally and equip students and practicing attorneys to aid in that cause. Beginning in 2009, the SGJI has enjoyed a long-standing memorandum of understanding with the Ugandan Judiciary that allows both parties to partner together to implement plea bargaining for prisoners throughout the nation. The Prison Project is one of their most ambitious initiatives.
Pepperdine President Jim Gash Reflects on 5 Years of Leadership in Christian Higher Education

Oct 8, 2024 | pepperdinebeacon.com | Caden Benedict

In this exclusive interview, Caden Benedict, founder of the Pepperdine Beacon, sits down with Pepperdine President Jim Gash to reflect on the first five years of his presidency. ‪@pepperdine‬ They discuss key milestones during President Gash’s leadership, including the recently acquired Château d’Hauteville in Switzerland, the in-progress construction of the Mountain at Mullin Park, and the development of the Pepperdine College of Health Sciences.
The End of Chevron: Supreme Court Shifts Power Back to Courts, Congress, and the People

Sep 6, 2024 | pepperdinebeacon.com | Caden Benedict

[This article was first published on August 15, 2024, at Religious Liberty.]With a summer of major Supreme Court Decisions, the overturn of the 1984 Chevron Doctrine will have the longest-lasting effects of the recent cases. In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (decided June 28, 2024) the Supreme Court found that the Court’s 1984 ruling in Chevron U.S.A. Inc v. NRDC violated the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946 (APA) and ultimately the framers’ intent for the U.S. Constitution.
From then Till Now: Dean Ronald F. Phillips and His Continuing Legacy

Aug 22, 2024 | pepperdinebeacon.com | Caden Benedict

At the end of the Spring Semester, the annual Pepperdine Caruso School of Law dinner honored Dean Emeritus and Senior Vice Chancellor Ronald F. Phillips, recognizing his more than 50 years of impact at Pepperdine University. He is known as the “architect and administrator of the Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law” and served as its founding dean for 27 years.
Liz Truss Speaks on China, the Culture Wars, and the Administrative State

May 10, 2024 | pepperdinebeacon.com | Caden Benedict

Liz Truss, the 56th British Prime Minister, held office for the shortest amount of time in UK history. She spoke at Pepperdine on April 25th as part of the President’s Speaker’s series about her book “Ten Years to Save the West,”where she describes an administrative state hostile to her administration and the fight conservatives face to save the West. “People do accuse me of being confrontational.
Shining Bright: Celebrating 100 Beacon Articles and Looking Ahead

Feb 9, 2024 | pepperdinebeacon.com | Caden Benedict

A sigh of relief—it has been almost four years since our founding. With 100 articles published; $40,000 fundraised; and a legacy of successfully trained student leaders now thriving in careers in policy, business, nonprofits, and graduate schools, I look back at the Beacon’s progress so far. Ourstudents have been valedictorians. They have served on student government, as Resident Advisors, and in Spiritual Life roles.
Interview with Christian Musician Phil Wickham

Oct 26, 2023 | pepperdinebeacon.com | Caden Benedict

On September 16, 2023, hundreds of Pepperdine students, faculty, alumni, and visitors gathered for the annual worship summit in Firestone Fieldhouse. Jonathan Evans, Dallas Cowboys Chaplain and former NFL Fullback gave the message with celebrated artists United Voice Worship and Phil Wickham performing. Wickham is a two-time Grammy-nominated contemporary Christian artist with hundreds of millions of streams.
Pepperdine Mourns Loss of Four Seniors

Oct 20, 2023 | pepperdinebeacon.com | Caden Benedict

On Tuesday night, seniors Niamh Rolston, Peyton Stewart, Asha Weir and Deslyn Williams were killed by a vehicle as they walked alongside Pacific Coast Highway. The following day, the university announced the names of the students lost upon confirmation with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD).
Waves Church Opens at Pepperdine

Sep 7, 2023 | pepperdinebeacon.com | Caden Benedict

Amidst the storm caused by Hurricane Hilary, a new student-focused church opened its doors on Pepperdine’s campus on August 20th in Elkins Auditorium. The church founders conceived of a worship experience rooted in the Church of Christ tradition that engages students in new ways, including meeting on Sunday nights and adding instrumental worship.