University officials were following a well-established plan: Pepperdine’s policy of sheltering students in fire-resistant structures when wildfires threaten Malibu has been in effect since 1993.

A cross sitting atop a hiking trail overlooking Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, has survived the Franklin Fire, which burned near the school earlier this week.

When the Franklin Fire broke out in Malibu this week, students at Pepperdine University were told to stay put — even as those in neighboring communities fled for their lives. Here's why the ...

Pepperdine University continues to be impacted by the Franklin Fire in Los Angeles County, Calif., early Tuesday morning, and a shelter-in-place remains in effect "until at least daylight," the ...

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.

See all updates from Pepperdine University amid the Malibu fire, below. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Pepperdine Canceled Classes. On December 10, ...

Nestled between the Santa Monica Mountain foothills and the Pacific Ocean, Pepperdine University is known for its picturesque campus in Malibu. A Christian college where students are required to ...

Students evacuate from Pepperdine University as the Franklin Fire burns in Malibu, California, on December 10. The school lifted its shelter-in-place status on Wednesday.

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.

The Franklin fire in Malibu Canyon continues to grow, crossing Pacific Coast Highway and spreading to more than 1,800 acres Tuesday, burning in the hillsides near Pepperdine University.

As the Franklin fire raged across Malibu in the early hours on Tuesday morning, officials at Pepperdine University urged students and faculty to remain on campus, inside the university’s fire ...

When the Franklin Fire broke out in Malibu this week, students at Pepperdine University were told to stay put — even as those in neighboring communities fled for their lives. Here's why the ...