socaltech.com Pepperdine University is using 2U to power a new, online Master of Public Policy and Leadership (MPPL) degree, according to 2U and keypath Education. Financial details of the win for 2U were not announced. 2U said the move is its first partnership with the Pepperdine University in the Public Policy area. 2U has an office in Los Angeles, and got its start in Los Angeles before its IPO in 2014, having launched with an online degree at USC's Rossier School of Education.