Videos

This Pepperdine College Cold War film documents Soviet territorial expansion between 1917 and 1962, and warns of the threat of international communism. Primarily focused on the increase of S…

Pepperdine University professor Loretta Hunnicutt taught a class about baseball during the Great Depression. She looked at the role of baseball in American culture and the origins of sports …

Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel discussed COVID-19 vaccine development and distribution efforts at a virtual event hosted by Pepperdine University. He was joined by former Food and Drug Administ…

Ronald Reagan scholar Gene Kopelson discussed former President Dwight Eisenhower’s influence on Ronald Reagan as he embarked on a political career in the 1960s. He played audio clips of Mr. …

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was the featured speaker at Pepperdine University Law School’s 2019 annual dinner. He was joined in the discussion by Brittney Lane Kubisch, one of…

Sally Pipes gave the commencement address to 2018 graduating students of the Pepperdine University School of Public Policy. Ms. Pipes, a health care policy scholar, talked about the need to …

Dr. Wyatt Decker of the Mayo Clinic and Thomas Priselac of Cedars-Sinai Health systems participated in a panel discussion on value-based health care and its impact on overall health care spe…

The CEO of Doctor on Demand and other telemedicine industry leaders talked about ways that innovation and technology can transform and improve the health care system. This discussion was…

Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel gave a keynote address on the future of health care. He also discussed practices highlighted in his latest book, Prescription for the Future on making the U.S. health car…

Law professor and historian Ed Larson talked about the origins of the position of the vice president of the United States and the role of the men who first held that office. He described the…

National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA) President Michael Powell delivers the commencement address at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. Mr. Powell shared how he w…

Former Vice President Dick Cheney, former Attorney General Edwin Meese, and law professor Douglas Kmiec talked about the vice presidency, choosing a running mate, and the balance of power. T…

Social entrepreneur and activist Ellen Gustafson addressed students at Pepperdine University. She talked about her research on the relationships between hunger, obesity, and global food poli…

Karen Elliott House, former publisher of the Wall Street Journal, talked about her book, On Saudi Arabia: Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Lines - and Future, in which she provides an insid…

Ross Douthat contends that Christianity in America has devolved from a once traditional practice to a shadow of its former self, which, according to the author, praises its followers' self-i…

Dean Chemerinsky delivered his argument for including Korematsu v. United States in the “Hall of Shame” as one of the worst United States Supreme Court decisions. The 1944 decision concluded…

Professor Amar delivered his argument for including Plessy v. Ferguson in the “Hall of Shame” as one of the worst United States Supreme Court decisions. The 1896 decision concluded “separate…

Pepperdine University Law School hosted a symposium exploring the worst United States Supreme Court mistakes. After the welcoming remarks, Professor Edward Larson delivered opening remarks a…

Professor Sherry delivered her argument for including Erie Railroad v. Tompkins in the “Hall of Shame” as one of the worst United States Supreme Court decisions. The 1938 decision concluded …

Pepperdine University Law School hosted a symposium exploring the worst United States Supreme Court mistakes. Among the cases discussed was Buck v. Bell, which in 1927 upheld compulsory ster…