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Seaver College in the News

February 2008

Posted February 25, 2008

Chronicle of Higher Education, February 12, 2008 - Austin Maness, Seaver College student government officer, was quoted in an article titled "Web Site Promising 'Juicy' Campus Gossip Faces Backlash," about the student government's resolution requesting that the University ban the offensive Web site from the campus network. Read the article.

Ludwig von Mises Institute Daily Article, February 12, 2008 - Gary Galles, professor of economics, wrote an article titled "Economics Teaches Us Not To Fret," in which he discusses the opportunity-cost emphasis in American society. Read the article.

KNBC, February 11, 2008 - Andrew K. Benton, president of Pepperdine University, was featured in an article titled "Pepperdine President Chairs American Council on Education," which discusses Benton's selection as chair of the Board of Directors of the American Council on Education. Read the article. The news was similarly featured on Foxnbusiness.com and in the Ventura County Star.

Posted February 21, 2008

Inside Higher Ed, February 8, 2008 – Pepperdine University was featured in an article titled "Gossip and Slander at a Campus Near You," about the decision to ban an offensive Web site from the campus network. Read the article.

Posted February 5 2008

The Christian Chronicle, February 2008 - Stephen Davis, Distinguished Professor of Biology, was featured in an article titled "Pepperdine Professor Earns $200,000 Teaching Award," about his recent selection for Baylor University's 2008 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching. Read the article.

Chronicle of Higher Education, January 28, 2008 - Timothy Chester, chief information officer, was quoted in a Wired Campus news brief titled "Solving the File-Transfer Problem," about Pepperdine's new deal with Accellion, which enables large files to be more easily transmitted through university e-mail. Read the article.

Star Bulletin, January 18, 2008 - Taylor Smith, Seaver College junior and member of the Pepperdine women's basketball team, was featured in an article titled "Smith Wants to Make Waves," which describes her comeback to basketball after a severe ankle injury. Read the article.

Ventura County Star, January 17, 2008 - Stephen Davis, Distinguished Professor of Biology, was featured in an article titled "Pepperdine Biology Professor Earns Teaching Honor," about his recent win of Baylor University's 2008 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching. Davis's accomplishment was also noted in Canyon News.