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.

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 ...

RELATED: 'Franklin Fire' breaks out in Malibu near Pepperdine; Evacuations in place, PCH closed FOX 11 spoke with Pepperdine University students sheltering inside one of the libraries.

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.

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

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.

University officials were following a well-established plan: Pepperdine's policy of sheltering students in fire-resistant ...