Malibu housing
Student residences under construction on the Malibu campus in 1972, with Darnell House and Eaton House in the foreground. Student residences under construction, 1972, 1972, p. (Pepperdine University Archives Photograph Collection)
Malibu real estate is famously pricy, so one of the first challenges of the new campus was finding housing for everyone. Building dorms is one thing, but the faculty needed somewhere to live, too.
Click through the timeline below for the details on housing in Malibu in 1972.
Feb
Many plan to move to Malibu
Feb 17, 1972housing
Mar
Faculty look for housing near Malibu
Mar 16, 1972facultyhousing
Apr
May
Jun
Hudson orders two more dorms built
Jun 2, 1972constructionhousing
Condos proposed in Topanga Meadows
Jun 15, 1972facultyhousing
Jul
First Malibu dorm due to be finished
Jul 31, 1972constructionhousing
Aug
Sep
Students move onto Malibu campus
Sep 6, 1972student life
Oct
Nov
Cable TV to be available in dorms soon
Nov 17, 1972constructionhousing
Dec
