Pepperdine gets $1 million for minority recruitment

Pepperdine University has received $1 million for its program to attract highly qualified students from under-represented racial and ethnic groups. The gift, from Santa Monica-based National

Medical Enterprises Inc., will be used as part of the Malibu school’s new Cultural Enrichment Initiative, which is designed to attract and retain students from under-represented groups and

develop non-Western curricula at the university. An initial group of 25 students will receive financial aid and other support as a result of the program. National Medical Enterprises is one

of the nations’s largest health-care services companies, operating hospitals and other health-care facilities throughout the world. MORE TO READ