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General H.R. McMaster and the Challenges America’s President Will Confront in 2025 and Beyond

Nov 5, 2024 | pepperdinebeacon.com | Laurel Allen

On October 9, 2024, Pepperdine’s School of Public Policy’s Augustus and Patricia Tagliaferri Dean’s Distinguished Lecture hosted esteemed general, H.R. McMaster, who in addition to his 34-year-long service in the US Army, served as the 25th national security advisor under President Trump from 2017 to 2018. The content of this article is from his exclusive interview with the Beacon and his lecture.
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.
How this Election Will Impact Higher Education

Oct 19, 2024 | pepperdinebeacon.com | Christopher Carroll

How this Year’s Federal Elections Could Change Higher Education You may think that this year’s elections will have little effect on higher education, but you couldn’t be more wrong. This year’s elections could change higher education for some time to come. Politicians on both sides of the aisle have waded into the policies of higher education and how colleges and universities operate.
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 Death of the Third Place

Oct 5, 2024 | pepperdinebeacon.com | Braeden Wicker

Third PlacesWhen social scientists mention a location that is separate from the home or the workplace, they traditionally use the term “third place.” It is an umbrella term that refers to any communal place where groups of people gather, often a café, marketplace, park, etc. Most sociologists accept that third places benefit communities greatly and are often paramount to cultivating civic engagement and a sense of belonging among the people who utilize the space.
Sobremesa - A Way of Life in a Buenos Aires Homestay

Sep 27, 2024 | pepperdinebeacon.com | Avery Smith

Studying abroad is one of Pepperdine’s hallmarks. Most of the programs, including all of the European programs, recreate a Malibu-like experience in the host countries. Students live in dormitory-like housing, together–much like we do in Malibu. Eating together and living together on a Pepperdine-owned campus is part of the expectation. “Community” in those programs is with the people you arrived with, and with whom you will return to Malibu.
Controversy on Pepperdine’s “Freedom Wall”

Sep 7, 2024 | pepperdinebeacon.com | Laurel Allen

Pepperdine’s “Freedom Wall,” an on-campus bulletin with the intention of promoting free speech, is again riddled with controversy surrounding abortion. This follows a similar Freedom Wall controversy from 3 years prior, where a pro-life display was covered up and partly destroyed by pro-choice advocates. Abortion is on the minds of many Americans, perhaps more than usual due to the upcoming November election.
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.