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MAR
13

Graduate School Open House
March 13, 2026 | 10 AM-1PM PST
@ Drescher Graduate Campus (Malibu)


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Colleen Graffy Pepperdine Caruso Law faculty

Professor Colleen Graffy, Hydropolitics and the Weaponization of Water -- Geopolitical Information Services

Professor Colleen P. Graffy's report, Hydropolitics and the Weaponization of Water, is pubished in Geopolitical Information Services.

Trey Childress Pepperdine Caruso Law faculty

Professor Trey Childress Participates in United States State Department Advisory Committee on International Law Meeting

Professor Donald Earl (Trey) Childress participated in a meeting of the United States State Department’s Advisory Committee on International Law.

Helen Winter Pepperdine Caruso Law Straus faculty

Straus Alternative Dispute Resolution and Social Entrepreneurship Students Present Final Pitches Spring 2026

Students in the ADR and Social Entrepreneurship course showcased their semester-long work by presenting final Social ADR project pitches to a panel of distinguished experts.

Stephanie Blondell Pepperdine Caruso Law Straus Institute faculty

Professor Stephanie Blondell Presents "What Attorney Mediators Need to Know About ABA Formal Ethics Opinion 518" -- ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility

Professor Stephanie Blondell presented "What Attorney Mediators Need to Know About ABA Formal Ethics Opinion 518" for the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility.

David Dowling and Selina Shultz

David Dowling (MDR ’09) and Selina Shultz (LLM ’14) Appointed to Leadership Positions at Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution

Pepperdine Caruso Law has appointed David Dowling and Selina Shultz to leadership positions at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution.

Straus DRLJ 2025

Dispute Resolution Law Journal Symposium Explores Mediator Identity, Technology, and the Future of Mediation

On November 7, 2025, the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, the Graduate Law Programs, and the Dispute Resolution Law Journal hosted the annual Dispute Resolution Law Journal Symposium.

Helen Winter Pepperdine Caruso Law Straus faculty

Professor Helen Winter Presents "Community for Community: Empowering Change Through Student-Led Conflict Resolution Workshops” -- UC Law San Francisco

Professor Helen Winter presented "Community for Community: Empowering Change Through Student-Led Conflict Resolution Workshops” at a recent Works in Progress Conference hosted by UC Law San Francisco.

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Professor Maureen Weston Presents "Resolving Olympic and International Sport Disputes" -- Marquette University School of Law

Professor Maureen A. Weston presented "Resolving Olympic and International Sport Disputes" for the National Sports Law Institute at Marquette University School of Law.

Helen Winter Pepperdine Caruso Law Straus faculty

Professor Helen Winter Presents "Catalysts for Change: Exploring the Mediator’s Role in Social Activism" -- SCMA Annual Conference

Professor Helen Winter presented "Catalysts for Change: Exploring the Mediator’s Role in Social Activism" at the Southern California Mediation Association Annual Conference.