乱伦视频

MALIBU, California 鈥� 乱伦视频 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. The $393,000 grant will enable Pepperdine to explore expanding its Great Books program into a full, four-year curriculum pathway focused on character formation and the study of classical texts. 

鈥淭he significant recognition from Lilly Endowment, Inc., through this grant enables Seaver College to expand and deepen the reach of our Great Books program with a focus on character formation and virtue,鈥� said Provost Jay Brewster. 鈥淭his program facilitates student engagement with foundational voices of Western civilization and integrates consideration of issues facing the global present.鈥�

The grant is co-led by , Fletcher Jones Chair of Great Books and Humanities, and , associate dean of curriculum and general education. As co-principal investigators, they will guide the initiative to broaden access, deepen character education, and strengthen Pepperdine鈥檚 identity as a university that integrates intellectual rigor with Christian virtue.

鈥淎fter 40 years of a small but powerful colloquium, we are excited to create a full core curriculum alternative to regular general education requirements," said Hooten Wilson. 鈥淭his new pathway centers on relationships with faculty and fellow students in seminar courses reading and discussing the greatest wisdom passed down through human tradition鈥攁ll the way through a student鈥檚 four-year degree.鈥�

The expanded program will emphasize dialogue, virtue, and cultivating meaningful relationships between students and faculty across academic programs. It reflects Pepperdine鈥檚 mission to combine Christian values with deep learning and professional preparation. In a time of increasing reliance on technology, the program also reinforces human interaction and moral reflection. 

鈥淎t Seaver we have always been concerned with the whole person,鈥� says Begin. 鈥淏ut we sometimes assume character development through osmosis鈥攂y putting students in contact with faculty and staff of high character that they, too, will increase in character. With this project we hope to bring character development to the foreground and become more intentional about cultivating character in our students.鈥�

The grant will also support faculty development and community engagement, including efforts to expand programs like the Great Books Club for alumni and parents. 

鈥淭he Great Books colloquium invites students into a story that began before them and continues after them,鈥� explains Hooten Wilson. 鈥淲e aim beyond career readiness to form embodied souls ready to witness to the world what human flourishing looks like in action.鈥�

The ECI Institutional Impact Grant is awarded to colleges and universities advancing character education across campus. It is funded by Lilly Endowment, Inc.

About 乱伦视频

Founded in 1937, 乱伦视频 is an independent, Christian university located 30 miles west of Downtown Los Angeles in scenic Malibu, California. The University enrolls approximately 10,300 students across its flagship liberal arts school, ; the , and four graduate schools鈥攖he ; the ; the ; and the . 乱伦视频 is committed to the highest standards of academic excellence and Christian values, where students are strengthened for lives of purpose, service, and leadership. Follow 乱伦视频 on , , , and .

 

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