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Michael Friel retweeted
Thinking about applying to Pepperdine?
For a limited time, apply to Pepperdine for FREE! We will be waiving the $70 application fee for all students from now until 8:00am (Pacific Time) on Saturday, January 10!
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Michael Friel retweeted
In their first semester of the Great Books program, Pepperdine students enter the Great Conversation by reading the foundational texts of Western Civilization, including:
Homer, The Odyssey
Sophocles, Oedipus the King
Plato, Republic
Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics
Virgil, Aeneid
At Pepperdine, we believe the Great Books offer something profoundly countercultural by engaging with the deepest questions of human life: What is justice? What is love? What does it mean to be free, to suffer, to lead, to worship, to hope?
Study the most influential texts in the classical tradition at the most stunning campus in America — a place where beauty calls you deeper into the pursuit of truth.
Michael Friel retweeted
Amidst the many uncertainties of our time, what is the way forward for Christian higher education?
In his latest piece with @cccuorg , Pepperdine President Jim Gash reflects on this vital question.
cccu.org/magazine/daniel-opt…
Michael Friel retweeted
Pepperdine’s School of Public Policy (@PepperdineSPP) received $1.4M from the U.S. Department of Education to launch Roots of American Order, a new summer seminar connecting America’s founding ideals to today’s policy challenges. 🇺🇸
Read more: bit.ly/4oy0sEs
Michael Friel retweeted
When Erika Kirk spoke the words on the man who killed her husband: “That man… that young man… I forgive him.” That moment deeply affected me. I have struggled for over 60 years to forgive the man who killed my Dad. I will say those words now as I type: “ I forgive the man who killed my father.”
Peace be with you all.
Michael Friel retweeted
Pepperdine Worship Summit 2025 brought us together to glorify God. THIS is our greater purpose.
Pepperdine University’s Worship Summit 2025 brought us together last night, united in praise of the Name above all names. So encouraged to see 5,000 students, faculty, staff, and friends come out last night and seek and receive God’s mercy, his peace, and his unfailing love.
Michael Friel retweeted
Thank you, @abc7Carley @ABC7, for joining us at today’s 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony and for speaking with @pepperdine Ambassadors Council member Spencer Mueller.
KTLA is on site to cover Pepperdine’s Waves of Flags display. It was around this time, 24 years ago, that I arrived on base at MCRD San Diego and learned that a plane had struck the World Trade Center in NYC. Today, we remember 9/11 and the 2,977 lives lost on that terrible day. We remember.
Michael Friel retweeted
Thank you to @GeneKangTV from @KTLA for interviewing Senior Vice Chancellor @pepperdine Hung Le early this morning ahead of our 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony.
Michael Friel retweeted
On Thursday, September 11, 2025, at 9 AM, the Pepperdine community will gather at Alumni Park for a remembrance ceremony honoring the lives lost during the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon 24 years ago. This year, the university welcomes Dennis Quaid as the distinguished honoree.
Michael Friel retweeted
Pepperdine raised ‘Waves of Flags’ on Saturday to honor 9/11 victims dailynews.com/2025/09/06/pep… via @ladailynews
Almost 3,000 flags are now displayed on Alumni Park at @Pepperdine’s campus in Malibu, one for every life lost. We remember.
Michael Friel retweeted
“You saying you want a piece of me?!?”- Frank Costanza
Careful. It'll drop you like a bag of dirt. Be the bigger succulent and walk away. 🌵
ALT A prickly two-armed saguaro cactus inviting you to settle a dispute with some fisticuffs.
A few weeks ago, Michelle and I were invited to a weekend getaway at Ruby Ranch in Moorpark, California, to rest while a kind soul watched our son Zachary back home. You see, we are parents of a special boy with Cri du Chat Syndrome who needs…
When our baby boy came into the world and we were confronted by the realization that Zach had significant special needs, my wife Michelle cried out to God, “How are we going to take care of this precious boy?” She heard God’s answer in that moment, “I will take care of you and I will provide.” And looking back 11 years, God has provided. This weekend was…
…another incredible demonstration of God’s faithfulness and love toward us. Thank you Jimmy and may God bless Jordan’s House for many, many parents to come. itsjordanshouse.org/
