Presidential Statements
Statements and messages issued by President Jim Gash
2024–2025 Academic Year
| February 27, 2025 | President's Message to the Pepperdine Community on Belonging |
2023–2024 Academic Year
| October 18, 2023 | A Message from the President to a Grieving Community |
2020–2021 Academic Year
| May 3, 2021 | Spiritual Life at Pepperdine |
| April 20, 2021 | A Prayer for Healing |
| April 19, 2021 | Research Scientist and Professor of Biology Dr. Jay Brewster Named Provost of Pepperdine University |
| March 11, 2021 | President's Statement on Unity |
| March 11, 2021 | Provost Search Update |
| March 3, 2021 | Dr. J. Goosby Smith Named Vice President for Community Belonging and Chief Diversity Officer, Dr. April Harris Akinloye Named Assistant Vice President for Community Belonging |
| January 12, 2021 | A Spring of New Beginnings |
| January 4, 2021 | COVID-19 Update |
| November 11, 2020 | University Financial Update |
| November 5, 2020 | Provost Search Process |
| October 28, 2020 | Presidential Action Steps |
| October 21, 2020 | Statement Addressing the Recent School of Public Policy Email Marketing Campaign |
| September 1, 2020 | Rick Marrs to Conclude Appointment as Provost at Close of 2020–2021 Academic Year |
| August 19, 2020 | Starting Off Strong |
2019–2020 Academic Year
| July 22, 2020 | Online Instruction for the Fall 2020 Semester |
| July 11, 2020 | Supporting Our International Students |
| June 8, 2020 | Next Steps at Pepperdine |
| June 3, 2020 | Listening and Taking Action |
| May 30, 2020 | Statement on the Death of George Floyd |
| April 13, 2020 | University Financial Update |
| March 30, 2020 | Caring for Our Faculty and Staff |
| August 1, 2019 | My First Day |
2018–2019 Academic Year
| July 18, 2019 | Interim Report #3 on Transition Planning |
| May 31, 2019 | Interim Report #2 on Transition Planning |
| April 17, 2019 | Interim Report on Transition Planning |