Summer 2020
Volume 12 | Issue 2

When the global coronavirus outbreak shifted the nation’s classrooms from traditional to digital, Pepperdine educators found themselves ahead of the curve

The coronavirus pandemic has hit Los Angeles County—the largest in the nation—with extraordinary force. HSAC@SPP provides the cross-sector resources to manage the economic impact of the crisis
Articles

A worldwide effort is underway to develop effective vaccines for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. After 30 years of development, will the promise of engineered mRNAs rise to the challenge?

A group of Pepperdine experts weigh in on how workers will fare in the new employment landscape of a post-pandemic world

As both the collegiate and professional sports worlds consider how they might resume regular programming post-pandemic, Pepperdine Athletics examines the current reality of live events

Is there room for our grief in God’s plan? Through the lens of faith, Christian scholars and ministers explore the healing powers of confessing what many try to conceal

Organization development specialists offer their communities ways to connect deeply during isolation

Away from their Malibu art studio and their supplies, fine arts students create while coping with the coronavirus pandemic

Pepperdine Magazine is the feature magazine for Pepperdine University and its growing community of alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends.

Steven Sultanoff, adjunct psychology faculty at GSEP and an international expert in therapeutic uses of humor, shares the healing power of a good laugh.
Editorial
Inside Voices
Living through the polio epidemic has given me a unique perspective in facing the current COVID-19 pandemic.