A rapidly spreading wildfire, named the Franklin Fire, erupted near Pepperdine University in Malibu on Monday evening ...

The wildfire policy was first used by Pepperdine in 1993, former university president Andrew Benton told the student-run campus newspaper, the Pepperdine Graphic, in the days following the Woolsey ...

(KTLA) – Firefighters raced to protect structures as a fast-moving wildfire exploded near Pepperdine University in Malibu amid strong Santa Ana winds Monday evening. Crews with the Los Angeles ...

The university began communicating with students about the wildfire around 11 p.m. on Dec. 9 and activated the shelter-in-place order about two hours later. Alerts were sent through text messages ...

Following a six-hour lockdown on campus due to a wildfire threat, Pepperdine University administrators canceled final exams for Tuesday, Dec. 10, and all in-person exams for the days following.

A car drives as the Franklin Fire burns on December 10, 2024 in Malibu, California. The wildfire has scorched 1,800 acres near Pepperdine University prompting evacuations along the coast amid high ...

A cross overlooking Pepperdine University miraculously withstood a wildfire that came dangerously close to the Malibu, California, campus and forced students to shelter in place earlier this week ...

Frightening footage from Pepperdine University’s showed flames licking the windows of the library just feet from sheltering students as a Malibu wildfire raged across the Southern California ...

Pepperdine community members were alerted to the threat of fire around 1 a.m. Tuesday, in an urgent email sent by the university and spread quickly by the night-owl tendencies of college students.

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.

Pepperdine University urged students and employees to remain in place on Monday night rather than navigate the roads in Malibu, Calif., as firefighters battled the Franklin fire.

Pepperdine officials noted that their shelter-in-place protocol is reviewed regularly by the L.A. Fire Department and has kept students safe through other wildfire incidents. The university also ...