Pepperdine University

Pepperdine University is located overlooking Malibu, California. Pepperdine University is a private university affiliated with the Church of Christ.

History

Pepperdine University was established as George Pepperdine College in 1937, by George Pepperdine. For thirty years, George Pepperdine College was a small undergraduate school located near Watts in South Central Los Angeles. Badly shaken by the 1965 Watts Riots, which led to the exodus of most of South Central's remaining white population, Pepperdine's leadership decided to leave inner-city Los Angeles. In 1972, through the generosity of Frank Roger Seaver, Pepperdine opened a new 830 acre (3.4 km²) campus in the Malibu area.

Related Topics:
Watts - South Central Los Angeles - Watts Riots

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Pepperdine gained university status in 1971 when a school of law was added and the business and education departments became separate schools. In 1975, the undergraduate program was named Seaver College in honor of the Seavers. In the 1980s, Pepperdine rose to prominence as one of the United States' leading centers of conservative politics, attracting many conservative-leaning professors from nearby UCLA and USC; prominent conservatives on the Pepperdine faculty have included Kenneth Starr, Arthur Laffer, and Douglas W. Kmiec. In 1996 a massive brushfire threatened the campus with destruction, but firefighters succeeded in protecting almost all structures. http://www.cs.unc.edu/~azuma/fire.txt

Related Topics:
Conservative - UCLA - USC - Kenneth Starr - Arthur Laffer - Douglas W. Kmiec

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