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Ƶ Launches RISE Institute
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Ƶ announced today the launch of the RISE Institute, a visionary expansion of the RISE (Resilience-Informed Skills Education) program, designed to champion human flourishing and holistic well-being.
Jim Gash, President of Ƶ, joins the Servant Leadership Podcast. From shaping the future of Christian higher education to leading justice reform efforts in Uganda, Jim shares how Ƶ is raising leaders rooted in purpose, service, and leadership. This episode dives into what it looks like to serve faithfully in positions of influence and how saying “yes” to hard things can open doors to unimaginable impact.
June 24, 2025
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Ƶ has been awarded a 2025 Institutional Impact Grant from the Educating Character Initiative (ECI), part of the Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University.
Ƶ has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Frankenthaler Climate Initiative to support a major sustainability-focused planning project at the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art.
Pepperdine Graziadio Business School is proud to announce a groundbreaking partnership with Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine to equip future physicians with critical business and leadership skills.
Ƶs Caruso School of Law is pleased to announce the establishment of the Vivian G. Prins Endowed Visiting Professorship in Jewish and Israeli Law, a $3 million endowed faculty position that will support visiting scholars from around the world whose research and teaching center on Jewish and Israeli legal traditions.
In a partnership unique in American higher education, Ƶ and The Washington Institute for Near East Policy launched a new, fully accredited master’s program in Middle East policy studies, the institutions jointly announced today.