The students huddling in Pepperdine University’s library watched through the windows as flames crested the Santa Monica Mountains. Some students prayed. Others called their parents as the wind ...

Frightening footage from Pepperdine University’s showed flames licking the windows of the library just feet from sheltering students as a Franklin Fire raged across the Malibu campus overnigh… ...

Dick Van Dyke had to evacuate. So did Mark Hammill and Cher. But some 3,000 students at Pepperdine University were told to stay put, even as wildfire flames raged toward their campus. With some ...

Pepperdine University Designed with Wildfires in Mind. University officials said the 830-acre campus was designed in the 1960s with fire safety in mind due to the frequency of wildfires in the area.

When fire threatened Pepperdine University, the school says it knew what to do. In coastal Southern California, a university has extensive plans for students to shelter in place in case of a wildfire.