[{"uuid" : "1b8821be-bf3f-4061-9fe0-bb07a63ce56e","source" : "news","title" : "President Emeritus Andrew K. Benton Coauthors Op-Ed on the Importance of Higher Education in COVID-19 Recovery","sub-title" : "","url" : "https://www.pepperdine.edu/newsroom/articles/president-emeritus-andrew-k-benton-coauthors-op-ed-importance-higher-education.htm","site" : "https://www.pepperdine.edu/","description" : "While Benton acknowledges that each business is essential, he emphasizes that universities and colleges have a special role to play as the nation moves toward recovery from COVID-19.","author" : "Sara Alamdar","publish date" : "Tue, 05 May 2020 13:30:00 -0800","image" : {"src" : "https://www.pepperdine.edu/newsroom/images/main/www-news-5-360x360.jpg","alt text" : "President Emeritus Andrew K Benton Coauthors Op-Ed on the Importance of Higher Education in COVID-19 Recovery"},"main image" : {"src" : "https://www.pepperdine.edu/newsroom/images/main/www-news-5-550x550.jpg","alt text" : "President Emeritus Andrew K Benton Coauthors Op-Ed on the Importance of Higher Education in COVID-19 Recovery"},"mediums" : ["email","web"],"featured news on" : ["none"],"top story on" : ["none"],"tags" : ["administration"],"roles" : ["faculty","staff","student","alumni"],"types" : ["news"],"schools" : ["university"],"dynamic tags" : [],"categories" : ["academics","education_and_learning","university_and_campus_life"]}]