School of Public Policy Alumni Op-eds

Pepperdine School of Public Policy (SPP) alumni "Wavemakers" go into careers as leaders making policy changes and strategies in their community. Read some of the op-eds our alumni write in various publications.
| SPP Alumni | Featured Op-ed | 
|---|---|
| Alma Keshavarz (MPP '13) | March 15, 2022 | 
| Leisel Bogan (MPP '06) | Crises, Technology, Information Integrity, and the Future of Policy November 9, 2021 | 
| Gregory Pejic (MPP '06) | Senate Commission To Fix Defense Budgeting Is Right On The Mark September 24, 2021 | 
| Alma Keshavarz (MPP '13) | Are Iraq's Gates Opening Wider For Iran? June 15, 2021 | 
| Ben Peterson (MPP '16) | The Church as Polis: Toward an ecclesiocentric Christian politics. April 23, 2021 | 
| Rich Danker (MPP/MBA '10) | Was Rush Limbaugh Done with Conservatism? February 26, 2021 | 
| Eli Steele (MPP '11) | The Battle for Moral Authority January 23, 2021 | 
| Hans Zeiger (MPP '09) | January 4, 2021 | 
| Alma Keshavarz (MPP '13) | Arab Unity in the Middle East Can Be a Barrier to Iran's Regional Goals September 14, 2020 | 
| Alma Keshavarz (MPP '13) | The failed UN Security Council vote on Iran proves why diplomatic engagement matters August 18, 2020 | 
| David Mansdoerfer (MPP '11) | The opioid crisis hasn't gone away. How proper disposal of drugs can prevent overdoses July 23, 2020 | 
| Adam Crepelle (MPP '15) | Broken Treaties with Native Americans not Fixed by Supreme Court Ruling July 16, 2020 | 
| Alma Keshavarz (MPP '13) | The United States Needs an Iran Strategy, Not a 'Campaign' June 23, 2020 | 
| Ben Peterson (MPP '16) | Social Control and Human Dignity June 23, 2020 | 
| Hattie Mitchell (MPP '12) | Pandemic Reveals the Perverse Incentives of 'Larger is Better' in K-12 Education June 12, 2020 | 
| Alma Keshavarz (MPP '13) | Iran's COVID-19 Response And U.S. Policy Thursday, June 4, 2020 | 
| Cliff Smith (MPP '07) | Republicans, Democrats and the Killing Of Soleimani: Is Appeasement Back in Style? January 8, 2020 | 
| Todd Royal (MPP '15) | California Makes Energy a Luxury Good November 7, 2019 | 
| Ben Peterson (MPP '16) | Number 39, Spring 2019 | 
| Jason Ross (MPP '01) | How the Electoral College Squelches Faction April 17, 2019 | 
| Cliff Smith (MPP '07) | Jamaat-e-Islami: A Danger in South Asia and the US March 9, 2019 | 
SPP alumni, we want to feature your op-ed! Please email your article link to Jaclyn Ramirez, manager of marketing and communication, at jaclyn.ramirez@pepperdine.edu.