Pepperdine University

Pepperdine University is a medium-sized Christian university, with five campuses in California. It is affiliated with the Churches of Christ, which is not usually considered part of the Christian Right. The school moved from an undergraduate college to a full university, with graduate and professional schools, in 1970.

Its affirmation states:

• that God is revealed uniquely in Christ
• that the educational process may not, with impunity, be divorced from the divine process
• that the student, as a person of infinite dignity, is the heart of the educational enterprise
• that the quality of student life is a valid concern of the university
• that truth, having nothing to fear from investigation, should be pursued relentlessly in every discipline
• that spiritual commitment, tolerating no excuse for mediocrity, demands the highest standards of academic excellence
• that freedom, whether spiritual, intellectual, or economic, is indivisible
• that knowledge calls, ultimately, for a life of service

Significant faculty

Bruce Einhorn, a retired immigration judge in the law school, runs the asylum clinic and works in international humanitarian law. James Q. Wilson is Ronald Reagan Professor of Public Policy, who is identified as a conservative but also as an authority on urban renewal.