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<title>Black Students Association Honors Black History Month with &quot;Oral Tradition and the Slave Trade&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2012/february/oral-tradition-and-the-slave-trade.htm</link>
<description>Seaver College associate professor of history Stewart Davenport will speak on &quot;Oral Tradition and the Slave Trade&quot; Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 4 p.m. in the Kresge Reading Room of Payson Library, Malibu. </description>
<author>Gareen Darakjian &lt;gareen.darakjian@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:37:57 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Nonprofit Leadership Speaker Series Continues with &quot;Increasing Engagement on a Dime: Social Media for Nonprofits.&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2012/february/nplss-kelly-orear.htm</link>
<description>Pepperdine alumna Kelly O'Rear ('07), marketing manager of journals at Sage Publications, will continue the 2011-12 Nonprofit Leadership Speaker Series on Monday, Feb. 13. Her presentation will begin at 6 p.m. in the CCB 140, Malibu. </description>
<author>Gareen Darakjian &lt;gareen.darakjian@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:37:35 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>James Piereson on American Liberty as the 2012 Licata Lecturer</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2012/february/james-piereson-presents-2012-licata-lecture.htm</link>
<description>James Piereson, president and trustee of the William E. Simon Foundation, will present the 2012 Charles and Rosemary Licata Lecture at the School of Public Policy on Tuesday, Feb. 14, at 11 a.m. in the Drescher Graduate Campus Auditorium, Malibu.</description>
<author>Gareen Darakjian &lt;gareen.darakjian@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:37:47 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Women in Public Policy Hosts General Consul of Finland Kirsti Westphalen</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2012/february/wpp-hosts-kirsti-westphalen.htm</link>
<description>The Women in Public Policy student group will partner with professor Colleen Graffy, director of Global Programs at the School of Law, to host the General Consul of Finland Kirsti Westphalen Monday, Feb. 13. The event will begin at 12 noon in room 175 of the School of Public Policy, Malibu.</description>
<author>Sarah Fisher &lt;sarah.fisher@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:36:54 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Boone Center for the Family Hosts Relationship Week</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2012/february/boone-center-hosts-relationship-week.htm</link>
<description>The Boone Center for the Family at the Graduate School of Education and Psychology will host a week of workshops and seminars exploring college dating and marriage beginning Monday, Feb. 13, through Thursday, Feb. 16. </description>
<author>Sarah Fisher &lt;sarah.fisher@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:36:43 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Pepperdine Hosts Director Michael Nash for Film Screening of &quot;Climate Refugees&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2012/february/michael-nash-screening-climate-refugees.htm</link>
<description>Filmmaker and director Michael Nash will be screening his most recent film Climate Refugees Thursday, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m. in Elkins Auditorium, Malibu. The free screening will explore the global phenomenon of people being displaced from their homes as a result of an environmental disaster--making them climate refugees.</description>
<author>Sarah Fisher &lt;sarah.fisher@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:44:49 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Humanitarian Lois Lee Presents Third GSEP Dean's Distinguished Lecture of 2012</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2012/february/pepperdine-hosts-lois-lee.htm</link>
<description>Lois Lee, a pioneer in saving children who are victims of human sex trafficking, will be the keynote speaker at the third installment of the GSEP Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series of 2012 Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. in room 203 of Pepperdine's West Los Angeles Graduate Campus.</description>
<author>Gareen Darakjian &lt;gareen.darakjian@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:45:05 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Pepperdine's MFA Program Hosts Screenwriting Panel</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2012/february/mfa-panel-hollywood-gatekeepers.htm</link>
<description>Pepperdine will host a panel of seven writers and development executives at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9, in the Hahn Fireside Room, Malibu, to respond to questions from those who want to break into screenwriting in Hollywood. </description>
<author>Sarah Fisher &lt;sarah.fisher@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:44:15 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>GSEP's Alumni Author Event Series Presents Dennis Palumbo</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2012/february/gsep-alumni-author-event-dennis-palumbo.htm</link>
<description>Dennis Palumbo, Hollywood screenwriter and Pepperdine alumnus (M.A. Counseling Psychology '88), discusses his latest novel, Fever Dream Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 5:30 p.m. at the Encino Graduate Campus as part of the GSEP Alumni Author Event Series.</description>
<author>Gareen Darakjian &lt;gareen.darakjian@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:40:34 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Center for the Arts Presents Australian Guitarist Tommy Emmanuel</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2012/february/cfa-presents-tommy-emmanuel.htm</link>
<description>The Center for the Arts will present a performance by Australian guitarist Tommy Emmanuel at 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 7 and 8, at Smothers Theatre, Malibu. 

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<author>Gareen Darakjian &lt;gareen.darakjian@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:40:45 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>William Voegeli Presents Lecture, &quot;Just Say No: The Case for Anti-tax Absolutism&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2012/february/davenport-institute-hosts-william-voegeli.htm</link>
<description>The Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic Leadership at the School of Public Policy (SPP) will host author William Voegeli on Wednesday, Feb. 8, for a discussion about a tax-free America. &quot;Just Say No: The Case for Anti-tax Absolutism&quot; will begin at 12 noon in SPP Room 175, Malibu.</description>
<author>Sarah Fisher &lt;sarah.fisher@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:40:06 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Tommy Hawkins, Broadcaster and Former Laker, Presents Poetry Reading</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2012/february/libraries-host-tommy-hawkins-poetry-reading.htm</link>
<description>Tommy Hawkins, former Notre Dame and Los Angeles Lakers basketball star, and radio and TV broadcaster, will appear at Pepperdine on Tuesday, February 7, reading from his new book of poetry, Life's Reflections: Poetry for the People. The reading, free and open to the public, will begin at 7 p.m. in the Kresge Reading Room of Payson Library, Malibu.</description>
<author>Sarah Fisher &lt;sarah.fisher@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:39:10 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Pepperdine Libraries Presents Author Steve Monsma</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2012/february/pepperdine-libraries-presents-steve-monsma.htm</link>
<description>Steve Monsma, former professor emeritus of political science at Pepperdine University, returns to campus to discuss his new book, Do We Truly Believe in Pluralism and Diversity? Faith-Based Organizations' Religious Freedom Rights, at 12 noon, Monday, Feb. 6, in the Kresge Reading Room of Payson Library, Malibu.</description>
<author>Gareen Darakjian &lt;gareen.darakjian@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:38:53 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Students Stage 19th Annual Dance in Flight</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2012/january/19th-annual-dance-in-flight.htm</link>
<description>In its 19th year of showcasing the exuberance and talent of students, Dance In Flight returns to Pepperdine University at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 2 to 4, with an additional 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday. This tour de force of dance, including jazz, hip-hop, tap, ballet, modern, ballroom, and world dance, will take place in Smothers Theatre, Malibu.</description>
<author>Sarah Fisher &lt;sarah.fisher@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:27:01 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Office of Intercultural Affairs Hosts &quot;A Night of Gospel&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2012/january/ica-hosts-a-night-of-gospel.htm</link>
<description>The Office of Intercultural Affairs at Pepperdine University will host &quot;A Night of Gospel&quot; Friday, Feb. 3, at 6 p.m. in Elkins Auditorium, Malibu, to kick off Black History Month. </description>
<author>Gareen Darakjian &lt;gareen.darakjian@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:27:05 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Pepperdine University Hosts Third Annual Veritas Forum</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2012/january/third-annual-veritas-forum.htm</link>
<description>From Sunday to Monday, Jan. 29 to 30, Pepperdine University will host the third annual Veritas Forum, an interactive and inter-disciplinary conference that seeks to engage students and faculty in discussions about life's hardest questions and the relevance of Jesus Christ to all of life.</description>
<author>Sarah Fisher &lt;sarah.fisher@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:10:35 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Pepperdine Hosts &quot;Art Survives&quot; Exhibit Reception and As Seen Through These Eyes Film Screening</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2012/january/pepperdine-hosts-art-survives-exhibit.htm</link>
<description>Pepperdine University Libraries, in partnership with the Diane and Guilford Glazer Institute of Jewish Studies and the Center for Entertainment, Media, and Culture, will present an opening reception for &quot;Art Survives,&quot; an exhibition of art work by Holocaust survivors, to be followed by a screening of As Seen Through These Eyes, the film that inspired the exhibit. </description>
<author>Gareen Darakjian &lt;gareen.darakjian@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:10:50 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Pepperdine Hosts Second Annual COASTAL Family Walk/Run to Raise Money for Underprivileged Children in Los Angeles</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2012/january/second-annual-coastal.htm</link>
<description>The Graduate School of Education and Psychology at Pepperdine will host the second annual COASTAL 5K/10K walk/run at Dockeweiler Beach, Playa del Rey, Saturday, Jan. 28, at 8 a.m. </description>
<author>Gareen Darakjian &lt;gareen.darakjian@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:12:06 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Third Annual ReelStories FilmFest Showcases Student Filmmaking Talent</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2012/january/third-annual-reelstories-filmfest.htm</link>
<description>The third annual REELSTORIES Film Fest will take place on Friday, Jan. 27, to showcase a number of student-produced films along with three featured films, Q&amp;A's with filmmakers, and an awards reception.
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<author>Sarah Fisher &lt;sarah.fisher@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:11:52 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Center for the Arts Presents Folk Music Trio The Good Lovelies</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2012/january/cfa-presents-the-good-lovelies.htm</link>
<description>The Good Lovelies, an all-female folk music trio from Toronto, will perform their lighthearted and upbeat tunes Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 8 p.m. in Smothers Theatre, Malibu.</description>
<author>Gareen Darakjian &lt;gareen.darakjian@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:00:58 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Seaver College Presents Lecture by Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Sonia Nazario</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2012/january/seaver-college-presents-sonia-nazario-lecture.htm</link>
<description>Nazario, the bestselling author of Enrique's Journey, will continue the Seaver Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 7 p.m. in Elkins Auditorium, Malibu.</description>
<author>Sarah Fisher &lt;sarah.fisher@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:00:46 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Linda Cannell Presents Eighth Annual Frank Pack Distinguished Christian Scholar Lecture</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2012/january/frank-pack-lecture-linda-cannell.htm</link>
<description>The Eighth Annual Frank Pack Distinguished Christian Scholar Lecture will take place Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 7 p.m. in Stauffer Chapel on the Malibu campus. Linda Cannell, the retired academic dean of North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago, IL, will present &quot;Leadership Matters: A Christian Retrospective.&quot;</description>
<author>Sarah Fisher &lt;sarah.fisher@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:47:19 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Pianist George Winston Performs Cancer Benefit Concert at Pepperdine</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2012/january/cfa-hosts-george-winston.htm</link>
<description>Pianist George Winston will perform a benefit concert for City of Hope Cancer Research at Pepperdine on Friday, January 20. The Center for the Arts will host Winston at 8 p.m. in Smothers Theatre, Malibu.</description>
<author>Sarah Fisher &lt;sarah.fisher@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:03:55 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Leslie Kreiner Wilson Presents HUTE Symposium on Ethics and Screenwriting in Hollywood</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2012/january/leslie-kreiner-wilson-hosts-hute-symposium.htm</link>
<description>On Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 11 a.m. in CAC 123, Wilson will present &quot;Frances Marion: Ethics and Screenwriting in Hollywood, 1929-1930,&quot; which will provide insight into the nature of the problems Marion faced under escalating censorship pressure at MGM in 1929 and 1930.</description>
<author>Gareen Darakjian &lt;gareen.darakjian@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:03:43 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Alumni Basketball Night 2012 Features Food Trucks, Entertainment</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2012/january/alumni-basketball-night.htm</link>
<description>Alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends will gather at Firestone Fieldhouse, Malibu, on Saturday, Jan. 21, to support the men's basketball team against Brigham Young University (BYU) in their West Coast Conference 2012 debut. The family day will begin at 2:30 p.m. before the game begins at 5 p.m.</description>
<author>Sarah Fisher &lt;sarah.fisher@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:04:29 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>&quot;The Epic and the Exotic&quot; Exhibit Arrives at the Weisman Museum of Art</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2012/january/weisman-epic-and-exotic.htm</link>
<description>The Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art at Pepperdine will unveil its new exhibit, &quot;The Epic and the Exotic: 19th-century Academic Realism from the Dahesh Museum,&quot; on Saturday, Jan. 14, with an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibit will remain on display in the museum's Gregg G. Juarez Gallery and West Gallery until April 1.</description>
<author>Sarah Fisher &lt;sarah.fisher@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:28:45 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Center for the Arts Presents Legendary, Grammy Award-Winning Singer Dionne Warwick</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2011/december/cfa-presents-dionne-warwick.htm</link>
<description>The Center for the Arts at Pepperdine will host Dionne Warwick, one of the world's most famous pop music vocalists and the winner of five Grammy Awards, in a concert Sunday, Jan. 15. The legendary singer, known for her instantly recognizable hits including &quot;Walk on By&quot; and &quot;Do You Know the Way to San Jose?&quot; will perform at 7 p.m. in Smothers Theatre, Malibu.</description>
<author>Sarah Fisher &lt;sarah.fisher@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:48:40 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Pepperdine Hosts Performance by the River North Dance Chicago</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2011/december/river-north-dance-chicago-performs.htm</link>
<description>River North Dance Chicago (RNDC) will visit Pepperdine Wednesday, Jan. 11, to perform a dynamic, jazz-based show combining athletic prowess and contemporary artistic perspective with bold, theatrical flair. The performance will begin at 8 p.m in Smothers Theatre, Malibu.</description>
<author>Sarah Fisher &lt;sarah.fisher@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:27:10 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Pepperdine University Libraries Presents Author Bart Schneider for Two Events</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2011/december/pepperdine-libraries-presents-bart-schneider.htm</link>
<description>Novelist, playwright, and publisher Bart Schneider will celebrate the founding of Kelly's Cove Press, his new press devoted to California authors, with a presentation on author Ambrose Bierce Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 4p.m. in the Special Collections Room of Payson Library, Malibu. </description>
<author>Gareen Darakjian &lt;gareen.darakjian@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:26:13 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Pepperdine University Libraries Hosts Salute to Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Historic Speech</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2011/december/pepperdine-libraries-hosts-salute-to-mlk.htm</link>
<description>Veteran San Francisco author Felix Justice will read Martin Luther King, Jr.'s historic &quot;I Have a Dream&quot; speech Wednesday, Jan. 11, at 4 p.m. in the Kresge Reading Room of Payson Library, Malibu, in honor of what would have been King's 83rd birthday. </description>
<author>Gareen Darakjian &lt;gareen.darakjian@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:26:25 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>The Waves at Home: Basketball, Volleyball Compete During Holidays and the New Year</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2011/december/athletics-holidays-new-year.htm</link>
<description>Women's basketball opens the 2012 athletics season at home on Thursday, Jan. 5 against Gonzaga at 7 p.m. All home basketball games will be played in Firestone Fieldhouse, Malibu.</description>
<author>Sarah Fisher &lt;sarah.fisher@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:23:11 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Pepperdine Libraries Hosts Malibu Author Ben Marcus</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2011/december/pepperdine-libraries-hosts-ben-marcus.htm</link>
<description>Pepperdine University Libraries will host Malibu author Ben Marcus in the Surfboard Room of Payson Library, Malibu, to speak about his new book, Images of America: Malibu, at 12 noon on Friday, Dec. 16.</description>
<author>Gareen Darakjian &lt;gareen.darakjian@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:45:58 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Center for the Arts Presents the Blind Boys of Alabama for Sold Out Christmas Concert</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2011/december/blind-boys-of-alabama-christmas.htm</link>
<description>Gospel legends The Blind Boys of Alabama are set to perform a sold out Christmas concert Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 8 p.m. in Smothers Theatre, Malibu. The program, titled Go Tell it on the Mountain, will also feature a special opening set by former Nickel Creek members Sara and Sean Watkins. </description>
<author>Gareen Darakjian &lt;gareen.darakjian@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:15:02 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Graziadio School Celebrates Winter 2011 Graduation</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2011/december/graziadio-winter-graduation-2011.htm</link>
<description>The Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine will celebrate its graduating students Saturday, Dec. 10, with a commencement ceremony beginning at 10:30 a.m. in Firestone Fieldhouse, Malibu. </description>
<author>Sarah Fisher &lt;sarah.fisher@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:11:52 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Father Eric Hollas Presents the Saint John's Bible Heritage Edition and the Nativity</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2011/december/eric-hollas-st-johns-bible-nativity.htm</link>
<description>On Friday, Dec. 9, Father Eric Hollas, who was instrumental in initiating the Saint John's Bible project, will speak on the Heritage Edition and the Nativity in the Surfboard Room of Payson Library, Malibu.</description>
<author>Gareen Darakjian &lt;gareen.darakjian@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:29:30 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>The Glazer Institute and Center for Entertainment, Media, and Culture Partner to Host Filmmaker and Klezmer Musician Yale Strom</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2011/december/pepperdine-hosts-yale-strom.htm</link>
<description>The Diane and Guilford Glazer Institute for Jewish Studies will partner with the Center for Entertainment, Media, and Culture (EMC) to host award-winning filmmaker and Klezmer musician Yale Strom on Thursday, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m. in Elkins Auditorium, Malibu. Strom will screen two short films--A Great Day on Eldridge Street and A Man From Munkacs: Gypsy Klezmer--and perform songs associated with the films.</description>
<author>Sarah Fisher &lt;sarah.fisher@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:16:01 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Professor Joel Fetzer Presents New Book &quot;Luxembourg as an Immigration Success Story&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2011/december/joel-fetzer-presents-luxembourg-immigration-success-book.htm</link>
<description>Political Science professor Joel Fetzer's new book, Luxembourg as an Immigration Success Story: The Grand Duchy in Pan-European Perspective, examines how Luxembourg has successfully managed its immigration policy. Fetzer will present a reading of his book Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 12 noon in the Kresge Reading Room of Payson Library, Malibu.</description>
<author>Sarah Fisher &lt;sarah.fisher@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:15:49 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>The California Art Exhibit Closes at the Weisman Museum on December 4</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2011/december/california-art-closes-at-weisman.htm</link>
<description>The California Art exhibit at the Pepperdine University Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art draws to a close on Sunday, Dec. 4, after a successful three-month stay in Malibu.</description>
<author>Gareen Darakjian &lt;gareen.darakjian@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:04:37 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Center for the Arts Hosts Cellist Joshua Roman</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2011/december/cfa-hosts-joshua-roman.htm</link>
<description>Pepperdine University's 2011-12 Stotsenberg Recital Series presents cellist Joshua Roman in a performance at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4, at Raitt Recital Hall on Pepperdine's Malibu campus.</description>
<author>Gareen Darakjian &lt;gareen.darakjian@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:04:47 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Pepperdine Hosts Opening Rounds of NCAA Women's Volleyball Tournament</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2011/november/womens-volleyball-hosts-ncaa-first-round.htm</link>
<description>The Pepperdine women's volleyball team, seeded No.15 in the 2011 NCAA Tournament, will be hosting the first and second rounds of the tournament on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 1 and 2. </description>
<author>Sarah Fisher &lt;sarah.fisher@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:59:51 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Pepperdine Choir and Orchestra Perform Christmas Concert</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2011/november/choir-orchestra-christmas-concert.htm</link>
<description>The Pepperdine Choirs and Orchestra will present &quot;The Sounds of Christmas&quot; Friday, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m. in Smothers Theater, Malibu. </description>
<author>Gareen Darakjian &lt;gareen.darakjian@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:00:01 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Pepperdine Kicks off Christmas Season with Tree Lighting and Coffeehouse</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2011/november/pepperdine-kicks-off-christmas.htm</link>
<description>The Pepperdine community will herald the holiday season with a series of events taking place Monday, Dec. 1, on the Malibu campus. </description>
<author>Gareen Darakjian &lt;gareen.darakjian@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:54:38 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Pepperdine Screens &quot;Christmas With a Capital C&quot; and Hosts Filmmaking Team</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2011/november/emc-screens-christmas-capital-c.htm</link>
<description>The Center for Entertainment, Media, and Culture (EMC) at Pepperdine will host the cast and crew of the film, Christmas With a Capital C, on Thursday, Dec. 1, for a post-screening Q&amp;A. The evening will begin at 7 p.m. in Elkins Auditorium, Malibu.</description>
<author>Sarah Fisher &lt;sarah.fisher@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:55:29 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Weisman Museum Director Michael Zakian Presents &quot;Andy Warhol as a Religious Artist&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2011/november/michael-zakian-explores-warhol-as-religious-artist.htm</link>
<description>Michael Zakian, adjunct professor of art history and director of the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art at Pepperdine, will present a lecture, titled &quot;Andy Warhol as a Religious Artist,&quot; on Thursday, Dec. 1. The presentation will begin at 5 p.m. in the Weisman Museum, Malibu.</description>
<author>Sarah Fisher &lt;sarah.fisher@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:53:56 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Pepperdine Hosts Mozart Performance by the LA Opera Domingo-Thornton Young Artists on Tour</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2011/november/la-opera-mozart.htm</link>
<description>The Fine Arts Division at Pepperdine will present the LA Opera Domingo-Thornton Young Artists on Tour in a semi-staged, abridged version of Mozart's comic opera Così fan tutte on Thursday, Dec. 1. The performance will begin at 4 p.m. in Raitt Recital Hall, Malibu.</description>
<author>Sarah Fisher &lt;sarah.fisher@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:02:28 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Pepperdine's Chamber Ensembles Perform Instrumental Showcase of Wind, Strings, Percussion, and Brass</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2011/november/chamber-ensembles-performance.htm</link>
<description>Pepperdine's Chamber Ensembles will perform a concert at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 21, in Raitt Recital Hall, Malibu. </description>
<author>Sarah Fisher &lt;sarah.fisher@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:38:34 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Marketing Society Speaker Series Opens with Advertising Executive Matt Stefl</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2011/november/marketing-society-hosts-matt-stefl.htm</link>
<description>The Marketing Society at the Graziadio School of Business and Management will host Matt Stefl, senior vice president and director of account planning at Los Angeles-based ad agency Dailey, on Monday, Nov. 21, as the inaugural speaker of the Marketing Society Speaker Series. The event will begin at 5:15 p.m. in Room LC159 of Drescher Graduate Campus.</description>
<author>Sarah Fisher &lt;sarah.fisher@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:38:09 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Chaplain's Office Hosts University Thanksgiving Service: &quot;Find Hope in the Lord&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2011/november/university-thanksgiving-service.htm</link>
<description>The Office of the Chaplain will present an hour of worship and prayer as they host a University Thanksgiving Service, titled &quot;Find Hope in the Lord,&quot; at 12 noon on Monday, Nov. 21. The service will take place in Stauffer Chapel, Malibu.</description>
<author>Sarah Fisher &lt;sarah.fisher@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:37:55 -0800</pubDate>
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<title> Pepperdine Hosts Director Ted Braun and Screens Documentary &quot;Darfur Now&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2011/november/emc-screens-darfur-now.htm</link>
<description>The Center for Entertainment, Media, and Culture (EMC) at Pepperdine will host a screening of the 2007 documentary, Darfur Now, on Thursday, Nov. 17. Following the screening, writer/director Ted Braun and Robert E. Williams, associate professor of political science at Seaver College, will speak about the issues explored in the documentary. The evening will begin at 7 p.m. in Elkins Auditorium, Malibu.</description>
<author>Sarah Fisher &lt;sarah.fisher@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:23:51 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Steve Malanga Discusses California's Job Decline at Davenport Discussion</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2011/november/davenport-institute-hosts-steve-malanga.htm</link>
<description>The Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic Leadership at the School of Public Policy will host Steven Malanga, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and the senior editor of City Journal, for a Davenport Discussion on Thursday, Nov. 17, at 12 noon in Room 175 at the School of Public Policy, Malibu. </description>
<author>Sarah Fisher &lt;sarah.fisher@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:22:26 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Professor Edward J. Larson Discusses New Book, &quot;Empire of Ice&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2011/november/ed-larson-presents-empire-of-ice.htm</link>
<description>Edward J. Larson, University Professor and Hugh &amp; Hazel Darling Chair in Law, will discuss his latest book, Empire of Ice: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science, on Tuesday, Nov. 15. The book discussion will begin at 4 p.m. in the Kresge Reading Room of Payson Library, Malibu.</description>
<author>Sarah Fisher &lt;sarah.fisher@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:19:14 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Pepperdine Art History Society Hosts Lecture Exploring &quot;The Legacy of Ottoman Architecture in Yemen&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2011/november/art-history-society-presents-nancy-um.htm</link>
<description>Professor Nancy Um, of SUNY Binghamton, will present a lecture titled, &quot;The Legacy of Ottoman Architecture in Yemen: Strategies of Monumentality and Invisibility at the Southern Edge of the Empire,&quot; on Monday, Nov. 14. The lecture will begin at 3 p.m. in the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Malibu, followed by a reception.</description>
<author>Sarah Fisher &lt;sarah.fisher@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:18:49 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Humanities and Teacher Education Division Hosts Reading by Poet Keith Ekiss</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2011/november/hute-hosts-poet-keith-ekiss.htm</link>
<description>The Humanities and Teacher Education Division at Seaver College will host poet, teacher, and translator Keith Ekiss for a reading from his recent collection of poems Monday, Nov. 14, at 1 p.m. in Room 123 of the Cultural Arts Center, Malibu.</description>
<author>Gareen Darakjian &lt;gareen.darakjian@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:18:37 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Dan Caldwell Presents a Discussion of His Latest Book &quot;Vortex of Conflict&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2011/november/dan-caldwell-presents-vortex.htm</link>
<description>Dan Caldwell, Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Seaver College, will present a reading and discussion of his latest book, Vortex of Conflict: U.S. Policy Toward Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq, on Friday, Nov. 11. The event will begin at 12 noon in the Kresge Reading Room of Payson Library, Malibu.</description>
<author>Sarah Fisher &lt;sarah.fisher@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:13:48 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Center for Entertainment, Media, and Culture Hosts Miss Representation Screening and Discussion</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2011/november/emc-miss-representation-screening.htm</link>
<description>Miss Representation on Thursday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. in Elkins Auditorium, Malibu.</description>
<author>Gareen Darakjian &lt;gareen.darakjian@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:09:12 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Pepperdine's Fine Arts Division Presents Fall Musical &quot;Xanadu&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2011/november/pepperdine-presents-fall-musical-xanadu.htm</link>
<description>Touted by the New York Times as being &quot;Heaven on wheels and in leg warmers,&quot; the highly acclaimed musical Xanadu will take the stage at Smothers Theatre, Malibu, at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, as Pepperdine University's Center for the Arts fall musical.</description>
<author>Sarah Fisher &lt;sarah.fisher@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:02:44 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Glazer Institute Presents Interfaith Panel on Religious Responses to Hunger</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2011/november/glazer-institute-presents-religious-responses-to-hunger.htm</link>
<description>The Glazer Institute for Jewish Studies will jumpstart its series on Religion and Food with an interfaith panel on &quot;Religious Responses to Hunger&quot; Thursday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. in the Hahn Fireside Room, Malibu.</description>
<author>Gareen Darakjian &lt;gareen.darakjian@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:00:55 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Film Executive Mark Amin Screens &quot;Peaceful Warrior&quot; at the Graduate School of Education and Psychology</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2011/november/gsep-hosts-mark-amin-screens-peaceful-warrior.htm</link>
<description>The Graduate School of Education and Psychology will host the chair and CEO of Sobini Films, Mark Amin, on Thursday, Nov. 10, for film screening and discussion of his acclaimed film, Peaceful Warrior. The screening will begin at 4 p.m. in Room 203 of the West Los Angeles Graduate Campus.</description>
<author>Sarah Fisher &lt;sarah.fisher@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:58:09 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Counseling Center Hosts &quot;The Caveman Cult: How the Myth of Male Weakness Hurts Everyone&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2011/november/counseling-center-hosts-caveman-cult.htm</link>
<description>The Counseling Center at Pepperdine University will host a lecture exploring &quot;The Caveman Cult: How the Myth of Male Weakness Hurts Everyone&quot; Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 9 p.m. in PLC 125, Malibu.</description>
<author>Gareen Darakjian &lt;gareen.darakjian@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:56:34 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Nonprofit Leadership Speaker Series Continues With Founders of &quot;Board Well&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/events/2011/november/npls-hosts-board-well-founders.htm</link>
<description>Pepperdine alumna Lindsay Carron and Courtney Branch, founders of the nonprofit Board Well, will continue the 2011-12 Nonprofit Leadership Speaker Series on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Their presentation will begin at 6 p.m. in the Hahn Fireside Room, Malibu.</description>
<author>Sarah Fisher &lt;sarah.fisher@pepperdine.edu&gt;</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:11:53 -0700</pubDate>
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