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Spring 2002 Michael Novak to serve as the John M. Olin Distinguished Visiting Professor for 2002 Beginning this January, Michael Czechoslovakia, Germany, China, and Novak will serve as the John M. Olin Hungary. One reviewer called it “one of Distinguished Visiting Professor of those rare books that actually changed Public Policy for 2002. He will teach a the world.” He has written some twenty- course on “Religion and the Founding five influential books on the philosophy Fathers” based on his new book, On and theology of culture. Two Wings: Humble Faith and Common Novak gave a talk on his new book Sense at the American Founding. at a dinner preceding the School’s Theologian, author, and former U.S. annual Washington, D.C. board meeting. ambassador, Michael Novak currently He argued that contrary to conventional holds the George Frederick Jewett Chair histories, the American Republic took in religion and public policy at the flight on two wings: not only on the Novak spoke to board members and friends at American Enterprise Institute in Enlightenment, but also on faith in the dinner in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., where he is director of God of the ancient Hebrews, the God of social and political studies. Novak’s liberty. “In one key respect, the way the Novak argues that nothing could be writings have appeared in every major story of the United States has been told further from the truth. Western language, and in Bengali, for the past one hundred years is This extraordinary opportunity for Korean, and Japanese. His masterpiece, wrong,” noted Novak. “To read most School of Public Policy students has The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism, has philosophers and historians of the been made possible by a generous grant been reprinted often in Latin America, American polity today is to learn that from the John M. Olin Foundation in and was published underground in America is a historical embodiment of New York—the latest gift in a strong Poland in 1984, and recently in secular philosophy, the Enlightenment.” tradition of support for the program. Braun Center for Public Policy

In October, we announced that the The new graduate campus is the Carl F. Braun Family Trust made a $5 most ambitious construction effort the million commitment as an anchor gift for University has undertaken in 30 years. the Braun Center for Public Policy on When completed, the Drescher Campus Pepperdine’s Drescher Graduate Campus will occupy the highest buildable now under construction. elevation on the Malibu campus with Pepperdine Regent Virginia (Ginie) nearly every vantage point providing and Henry Braun have been long-time exceptional mountain or ocean vistas. Mrs. Ginie Braun; Board of Visitors Chairman Ed Feulner, and Dean James R. Wilburn friends of the University and have been Named for generous benefactor John F. celebrate the Braun family gift. especially helpful to the School of Public Drescher, the complex will include Policy. While the Braun gifts have been student, faculty and staff housing, and generous, traditionally their favorite graduate facilities for programs in the projects were those that did not display School of Public Policy, the Graduate their names prominently. They helped to School of Education and Psychology, the fund the Thornton Administrative Center, Graziadio School of Business and renovate Firestone Fieldhouse, expand Management, and the Collazo Library/ the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center, and Learning Center. In addition, the George enrich the University’s Center for the Graziadio Executive Conference Center, Arts. This most recent gift insures that with 35 bedrooms and accommodations School of Public Policy has world-class for small conferences, will provide facilities. It also gives us an opportunity to a venue for leaders from all over appropriately and prominently recognize the world. Artist’s rendering of the Braun Center. their leadership and generosity. 1 October Executive Meeting of the Board of Visitors,

Washington, D.C. John Machado Dean James R. Wilburn In October, the executive Machado argued, “In Now that we are through the first committee met to discuss the underdeveloped countries, and I month of the semester, I am pleased current progress of the School personally do not agree with the to report our progress to date and and assist the dean in strategic politically correct term of developing share some of our plans for the future. planning. This committee is chaired countries for it implies progress We continue to experience tremendous by Dr. Edwin J. Feulner, president without proof, there is such a growth as a program, and I am impressed of the Heritage Foundation. gap between the people and the with the outstanding accomplishments Also attending the meeting were government structure under which of our alumni. executive committee members Jim they live, and such a high level of With so much going on here at the Click, David Davenport, Jack Kemp, corruption, that no bailout package School of Public Policy, we have decided Michael Novak, Fred Ryan, and or well-meaning aid program can to move from the traditional dean’s Richard Rahn; Pepperdine Regents hope for a success. I found this to update memo to this new expanded Russel Ray and Ginie Braun; and be the case in most countries of format. I hope you enjoy the opportunity University friend Robert Woodson. the former Soviet Union and sub- to learn more about recent events, faculty The committee reviewed Saharan Africa as well. Still, our activities, and alumni notes. We plan to curriculum, development, and policymakers force through massive publish this update on a regular basis. student recruitment plans with programs with the intent of instilling I have been especially pleased with particular emphasis on the resources for the growth of the the strong working relationship the development of the international middle class and small business School has developed with its Board of policy specialization. enterprises. While not all of these Visitors. This Board, and especially its Also in attendance was alumnus attempts fail, the key to success Executive Committee, have been John Machado (SPP’00) who gave seems to be a proper understanding instrumental in assisting me with a talk on his experience as an of the societal links between the strategic planning and the development intelligence officer with the U.S. government and citizens and the of new initiatives. In particular, their Department of State. Machado ability to implement change. counsel has been a key part in the spoke of his work on Russian policy What I believe is needed are decision to amplify the international as well as how his experience at not more people who understand component of our graduate degree. Pepperdine prepared him for financial and business economics Rather than duplicate existing programs, his chosen career. but more that can understand and we are investigating the growing Machado noted that much measure the level and effectiveness importance of the private sector in of U.S. foreign policy, including of civil society, for instance, the role international affairs and ways to develop whether to fund particular that the church and other mitigating a new and innovative curriculum. financial programs, is based on institutions play in the everyday At Pepperdine we view public policy the assumption that there is the lives of citizens.” as more than an absorbing academic political will and institutional discipline. Rather, it confronts us with a infrastructure to implement challenge to accept a leadership role in democratic change. a changing world. I believe these recent accomplishments are evidence of our acceptance of this challenge. Steve Forbes Joins the Executive Committee as a Board Member Steve Forbes Dean Wilburn was pleased to annual conference on Faith and announce that long-time University Public Policy and has received an friend, Steve Forbes has agreed to honorary doctor of laws degree serve as a member of the Executive from the University. Committee. Forbes spoke at the first

2 Board Welcome Dinner Washington, D.C. – October 26, 2001

The night preceding the executive committee meeting, board member Jim Click and his wife Vicki hosted a dinner for the board, friends, and alumni at The Caucus Room in Washington, D.C. During dinner, Dean Wilburn introduced each of our alumni in attendance and offered a brief description of their work since graduation. This was an opportunity for the board and distinguished friends to get a first-hand look at the significant contribution Pepperdine has already made to the policy arena. Dinner was followed by a talk by John M. Olin Distinguished Visiting Professor Michael Novak.

Dean James R. Wilburn speaks with Don Willett of the White House Office of Faith-based and Community Initiatives and his wife Tiffany.

Jack Kemp, Salvatori Distinguished Visiting Fellow and Executive Committee Board member, visits with columnist Robert Novak and his wife Geraldine.

President of the National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise, Robert Woodson and his wife Ellen with Michael Novak.

3 Faculty Update

in the program included Maya Angelou, Douglas Kmiec James Q. Wilson James Q. Wilson, Alvin Toffler, David Senior Policy Fellow Ronald Reagan Professor of Public Policy Broder, James K. Galbraith, Lester Thurow, Edward Said, and Jean Bethke Columbus School of Law Dean James Q. Wilson continued his Elshtain. Lloyd’s course was entitled and former Pepperdine Law Professor annual seminar series on political “The Intellectual Foundations of Political Douglas Kmiec has agreed to keep his economy. This series affords students Economy—The Connection Between association with Pepperdine by serving a unique opportunity to study with one Politics and Economics.” He was also as a senior policy fellow at the School of of the leading policy scholars in the interviewed on the award winning public Public Policy. Kmiec will write on nation. Last year’s theme focused on television show, “The Power of Ideas,” contemporary legal and policy issues and the impact of European thinkers on which will air later this year on PBS. advise the administration on curriculum the American political experience issues. with lectures on Adam Smith, Alexis de Last year, Kmiec left the Caruso Tocqueville, and Karl Marx. This year's Stephen V. Monsma Family Chair in Constitutional Law at series will discuss crime and prevention. Professor and Chair, Social Science Pepperdine’s School of Law to become In November, Wilson also delivered the Division, Seaver College dean of the Columbus School of Law at third annual Pepperdine Reagan Lecture at Catholic University in Washington, D.C. the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Stephen Monsma teaches at both Kmiec also taught a core course on entitled, “Why is Marriage In Trouble?” Seaver College and the School of Public constitutional law in the School of Public Policy. His work on the groundbreaking Policy and was greatly appreciated by study, “Welfare to Work: Mapping the students. Terrain,” will be completed this spring. From 1985 to 1989, Kmiec served This study attempts to determine the in the Reagan and Bush administrations effectiveness of faith-based charitable and headed the Office of Legal Counsel in organizations in eight cities nationwide. the U.S. Department of Justice. The report will be published in His legal career also includes the coveted partnership with the Center for Research White House Fellowship, on Religion and Urban Civil Society at two Distinguished Service Awards, the University of Pennsylvania and the recognition as a fortieth anniversary Manhattan Institute. Funding for this Distinguished Fulbright Scholar for his historic research has come from the law teaching in Kuala Lumpur and Hong Professor Wilson answers questions from Smith Richardson Foundation and guests after his lecture at the Reagan Library. Kong, and the Attorney General's Edmund The John Randolph Haynes and Dora J. Randolph Award. Haynes Foundation. Ted McAllister Edward L. Gaylord Professor, Michael Shires Associate Professor of Public Policy Joel Kotkin Assistant Professor of Public Policy Senior Fellow This past year, Ted McAllister was Michael Shires was selected to serve invited to deliver a lecture on, “Reagan Last fall, Random House printed on the Facilities and Finance Working and the Conservative Movements” at the paperback edition of Kotkin’s best- Group for the California Legislature's Oxford University as a part of the selling book, The New Geography: Joint Committee to Develop a Master Plan Rothermere American Institute’s seminar How the Digital Revolution is Reshaping for Education–Kindergarten Through series on the “Reagan Revolution.” the American Landscape. Kotkin University. He was asked to present continues to be a major contributor to a paper for the committee entitled, policy discussions nationwide, speaking “Alternative Funding Models for Gordon Lloyd at venues such as the Milken Institute Postsecondary Education in California.” Professor of Public Policy State of the State Conference, U.S. Chambers of Commerce meeting in Gordon Lloyd was chosen as one of Aspen, CO, and National Public Radio’s the distinguished visiting scholars for the “Talk of the Nation” and “To the Point.” “Oklahoma Scholarship Leadership His writing also regularly appears in the Enrichment Program” (OSLEP) at the Wall Street Journal, LA Times, and University of Oklahoma. Former scholars The New York Times.

4 Student & Alumni Notes Nathaniel Goetz (’01) Nathaniel Goetz recently completed work as a visiting fellow at the Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford University. He School of Public Policy has now returned to the Milken Institute as a research analyst Student Jeff Jones in the Regional and Demographic Studies Group. Previously, Co-Authors Housing Goetz served as a research associate at the Center for Report for Think Tank Comparative Immigration Studies, University of California at San Diego. Jeff Jones a second year student at the School of Public Policy recently co-authored the Douglas Morrison (’99) report “Smart Growth in Action: Douglas Morrison has recently been named named vice- Housing Capacity and Development president of government relations for NetClerk, San Francisco. In this role, Morrison is responsible for all government relations in Ventura County,” with the Reason activities involved in the NetClerk-City-Network (NCN) of more Public Policy Institute. The report is than 1,500 cities. available at: http://www.rppi.org/ps288.html Geoff Segal (’00) SPP Student Geoff Segal has recently been named director of privatization and government reform policy at the Reason Papers Published by Public Policy Institute in Los Angeles. Recent articles have Economic Alliance of appeared in publications as diverse as Waste Age, Intellectual the San Fernando Valley Ammunition, and Investor’s Business Daily. Two student papers have been published on the Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley website. Hanna Skandera (’00) The San Fernando Valley: Hanna Skandera, public affairs fellow, Hoover Institution, The Festive Valley by Luci Stephens has recently co-authored a fact book on education entitled School Figures: A Look at the Details Behind the Debate, and has been published in School Reform News, the Hoover Digest, and The Role of Religious Leaders the Weekly Standard. Currently, Skandera is co-editing a primer by Reverend Karen Speicher on population policy.

The reports are available at: http://www.valleyofthestars.net Andrew Weathers (’00) Andrew Weathers was recently appointed to serve in the epidemiology program office at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. This office is a part of the CDC’s analysis team that has dealt recently with anthrax exposure throughout the nation.

5 2001 Special Events

The Murray S. Craig Digital Democracy Lab The School of Public Policy and one of Southern California’s leading technology innovators, eNeuralNet, announced in December the establishment of the Murray S. Craig Digital Democracy Lab. Utilizing revolutionary artificial intelligence designed by eNeuralNet, the lab is dedicated to radically increasing legislative transparency and aggressively promoting political accountability. The lab will be directed by Professor Michael Shires and will be utilized in his class on local and regional policy this semester. Additionally, IBM has provided cutting- Assistant Dean Jon Kemp and Dean edge software to help enable the lab James R. Wilburn presented a California Supreme to operate through their IBM Scholars Pepperdine sweatshirt to the Speaker Court Associate Justice, Program. Based in Irvine, CA, of the House, Dennis Hastert. Janice Rogers Brown eNeuralNet was the first graduate of In October, Justice Brown spoke the IBM Epoch Incubator program Speaker of the House, to faculty and students at an event and was named runner-up in IBM’s J. Dennis Hastert sponsored by the students, “Women in Solution Excellence competition among Speaker J. Dennis Hastert Public Policy Forum.” This event hundreds of companies worldwide. addressed a small group of University was a unique opportunity to examine friends and donors last year at an event the relationship between federal and School of Public Policy at the Regency Club in Los Angeles. In state law and the formation of public Course Study Presented a candid and insightful meeting, the policy. Justice Brown focused on at the Vision2020 Forum Speaker shared his views of the current education policy and the separation of The report, “The Changing Face challenges facing Congress and his church and state. of the San Fernando Valley,” developed experiences working with the Bush during the regional and local policy administration. class with Joel Kotkin in the Fall 2001 semester, was presented at the conference, “Vision2020: The San Reza Pahlavi Event Fernando Valley.” The Forum presented Reza Pahlavi, eldest son of the late a collaborative vision for the next 20 Shah of Iran, addressed an audience of years in the San Fernando Valley. nearly 500 people at the Loews Hotel in Santa Monica, co-hosted by the School of Public Policy and the Los Angeles World Affairs Council. Pahlavi has been Justice Brown visited with alumni and a vocal advocate of the principles of student members of the “Women and freedom, democracy, and human rights Public Policy Forum.” for the Iranian people. At the November 15 lecture, Pahlavi discussed the history of oppression in Iran and his suggestions for reform.

6 Upcoming Events

Fifth Annual Conference on Faith and Public Policy: “Islam and the West” March 14, 2002 Since 1998, the School of Public Policy has hosted lively and serious discussions featuring the nation’s leading thinkers, practitioners, and theologians. This annual event articulates the School’s distinctive mission to expand and enrich traditional academic concepts of public policy. Many organizations that are currently examining this issue deal mainly with contemporary policy Former Ambassador Frank Shakespeare spoke on “Faith, Freedom, questions and issues of national security. While these and the Collapse of Communism” at the fourth annual conference. topics are of great significance, Pepperdine seeks to make a different contribution. This year’s event will Distinguished Past Speakers focus on the theological and cultural implications of recent events. To understand these implications requires Eloise Anderson Clyde Oden, Jr. not only a deeper understanding of Islam as a culture John DiIulio Dennis Prager and religion, but of its perception of Western culture Jean Bethke Elshtain Jack Scott and the roots of conflict between the two. Patrick Fagan Frank Shakespeare This event will feature presentations by Michael Ed Feulner Fred Siegel Novak, John M. Olin Distinguished Visiting Professor, and Steve Forbes William Simon,Jr. Dr. William Martin, Harry and Hazel Chavanne Professor Doug Kmiec William Simon, Sr. of Religion and Public Policy in the Department of Joel Kotkin Charles Van Eaton Sociology and Senior Scholar in the James A. Baker III Steve Monsma James Q. Wilson Institute for Public Policy at Rice University. Michael Novak Alan Wolfe

The Latino Homebuyer: California’s Affordable Housing Challenge – THIS PROJECT IS SPONSORED BY: February 28, 2002 The Olson Company The Davenport Institute in partnership with The La Jolla Institute are in the process of examining the imbalance between population growth and housing production as it affects the Latino immigrant population in California. Study of the Wells Fargo various related issues will establish a common understanding of this new market and also lay out specific policy recommendations. Fannie Mae A preliminary report detailing these findings and recommendations will be presented in conjunction with the California Redevelopment Association’s annual The De Oro Group meeting in Anaheim. The research team is lead by Joel Kotkin, senior fellow at the Davenport Institute and author of the best-selling book, The New Geography: How the The James Irvine Foundation Digital Revolution is Reshaping the American Landscape, and Thomas Tseng, research fellow and director of marketing at the Cultural Access Group.

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