Latest University Announcements
Sep 28, 2026
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Sep 25, 2026
On September 23 at Impact 250 in Washington, DC, Pepperdine President Jim Gash (JD '93) joined Armada AI Cofounder and CEO Dan Wright for a fireside chat publicly announcing the Waves Innovation Accelerator—a program giving Pepperdine student founders mentorship, investment, and full retention of their IP. Sinan Kanatsiz introduced and moderated the conversation.
Sep 21, 2026
Join us September 23 to celebrate the winners of Pepperdine Graziadio’s Most Fundable Companies List, featuring keynote speaker Brett Johnson (MBA ‘05), CEO of Benevolent Capital.
Sep 14, 2026
Join Pepperdine Libraries for its series of intimate solo concerts performed by professional musicians from across the Los Angeles area.
Sep 07, 2026
On Saturday, September 19, 2026, at 9:30 AM in Elkins Auditorium, the Coastal Capital Summit invites Pepperdine's finance community to engage in conversations surrounding the most pressing topics in economics and financial markets.
Upcoming Events
Friday
Oct 9, 2026
- 12:00 AM Waves Weekend 2026
Saturday
Oct 10, 2026
Sunday
Oct 11, 2026
Monday
Oct 12, 2026
- 10:00 AM Staff/Faculty - Advanced Gemini: Using Deep Research in Higher Education
- 11:00 AM Maker Mondays
- 12:00 PM Heroes and Legends of Policy Analysis Series - How Come Our 'Experts' Are So Often Wrong? The Problem with Expertise
- 12:30 PM Open Conversation: Mental Health and the Practice of Law | Student Life
- 12:30 PM WESTLAW First Year Open Memo Luncheon Training | Law Library
- 3:00 PM Career Chats: Law/Gov't/Ed/Tech & Non-Profit/Social Services/Ministry
- 4:00 PM Rise and Thrive: Yoga | Student Life
Tuesday
Oct 13, 2026
- 10:00 AM Staff/Faculty - Advanced Gemini: Unlock Gemini’s Built-In AI with Workspace Integrations
- 10:30 AM Brief Bites | Student Life
- 10:30 AM Graziadio Full Faculty Meeting | Research Focus
- 12:00 PM Dr. Joseph Loconte on The War for Middle-earth: J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Confront the Gathering Storm, 1933-1945
- 12:30 PM Faith, Justice, and the Law: A Conversation Inspired by Bryan Stevenson | Nootbaar Institute
- 12:30 PM In-House Entertainment Attorney Panel | Sports & Entertainment Law Society
- 12:30 PM Rise and Thrive: Pet The Stress Away! | Student Life
- 12:30 PM WESTLAW First Year Open Memo Luncheon Training | Law Library
- 2:00 PM Career Chats: Business & Communications
- 2:00 PM Faculty/Staff - Getting Started with Pepperdine Canvas
- 2:00 PM Join Us in Distributing Food at Westminster Clinic
- 3:00 PM Serve with Us at Urban Promise Los Angeles (UPLA)
- 5:00 PM Christopher Parkening's Guitar Students In Concert
- 6:00 PM Evening Conversation: How the World Wars Shaped America with Victor Davis Hanson and Joe Loconte
Wednesday
Oct 14, 2026
- 12:00 AM Pepperdine Gives
- 10:20 AM Brief Bites - Featuring Clinical Education | Student Life
- 11:00 AM University Credit Union: Navigating Inflation
- 12:00 PM Graziadio Alumni Speaker Series: SEER Business Strategy
- 12:00 PM Art and Art History Lecture Series: Zenobia Lee
- 12:30 PM BigLaw Info Session | Career Development Office
- 12:30 PM Judge VanDyke and Jack Kieffaber Discussion | Federalist Society
- 12:30 PM Rise & Thrive Week | Student Life
- 3:00 PM GSEP Writing The Annotated Bibliography: Literature Review Preparation
- 3:00 PM Serve with Us at Urban Promise Los Angeles (UPLA)
- 5:00 PM Graziadio Women's Business Association Fall Webinar | Women Redefining Leadership & Business
- 6:00 PM Dean's Bible Study | Guest Speaker: Joel Lopata | Deans' Suite
- 7:00 PM The Well
- 7:30 PM Simply Three
