Humanities & Teacher Education

Message from the Chair,
Maire Mullins

This has been a very busy year in the Humanities and Teacher Education Division! Our majors continue to grow as our students recognize the value of a strong liberal arts education that educates the whole person by fostering intellectual curiosity, cultural literacy, and a commitment to social justice.

We are very excited to welcome new faculty to our Division: Dr. Sharyl Corrado, Assistant Professor of History and Mr. Adam Seagrave, Visiting Professor of Great Books. Even as we welcome new faculty, we bid a fond farewell to Susan Giboney, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, and to Betty Glass, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, now retired after many dedicated years of service to Pepperdine.

In 2008-2009, Dr. Cyndia Clegg served as Visiting faculty at the London House and Dr. Julie Smith will served as Visiting faculty in Heidelberg. We look forward to welcoming Dr. Clegg and Dr. Smith back to our Malibu campus after their teaching assignments in Europe.

The Randall internship program provides students who are majoring in Creative Writing, English, History, and Film Studies with internship opportunities in the greater Los Angeles area. Contact Dr. John Peterson for more information about this program.

This year we will continue to offer our "HUTE Symposium" - a series that gathers students and faculty in English, Philosophy, History, the Liberal Arts, and Teacher Education to join in a convivial conversation on a different thought-provoking topic each month. Members of the wider University and local communities are invited to join our discussions as well. Our fall roster of speakers will be announced soon, and posted on this website.

We have developed a pre-law brochure for our majors who may be in interested in Law School. Please contact Dr. Mason Marshall for more information. Our faculty works closely with students who wish to pursue a Fulbright or a postbaccalaureate award. Last year, three students from the HUTE Division were selected as Fulbright recipients.

Finally, we would like to reach out to our ALUMNI. If you are an ALUMNI of Pepperdine and of our programs, please fill out the contact form on our Division website and let us know what you are doing! Our faculty would love to hear from you.