“New Reason for Hope: Conservatism in US Higher Education”

Pete Peterson is the dean of Pepperdine University’s School of Public Policy (SPP) and a leading national speaker and writer on issues related to civic participation and the use of technology to make government more responsive and transparent. In 2017, the SPP launched a new initiative titled the“American Project: On the Future of Conservatism.” The project looks […]
How Far Can the Left Go? Fighting Political Partisanship in Higher Education

Pete Peterson is the dean of Pepperdine University’s School of Public Policy. Prior to this, he served as the executive director of the Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic Leadership at Pepperdine. A self-described “think-and-do-tank”, the Institute’s mission is to support and promote greater civic participation in policymaking through training, consulting, and grant making. […]
Thousand Oaks Republican Women–Candidate’s Forum

By Debra Tash Wednesday, cost March 19th 2014: Thousand Oaks Republican Women Federated held a candidate’s forum at the North Ranch Country Club. Robert Kaufman, try Ph.d, buy a professor at the School of Public Policy, Pepperdine, moderated the event. Four hopefuls were spotlighted while another, Mark Reed vying for Brad Sherman’s seat in […]














