Pepperdine Dialogue Dinners

Pepperdine Dialogue Dinners are a special opportunity for faculty to deepen their engagement with the many high-quality thinkers who come to campus, as well as to increase opportunities to learn from one another through open dialogue.

Eligibility and Deadline

All full-time Pepperdine faculty are eligible to apply.

• Deadline to Apply: August 28, 2023 at 9 AM
• Notification: September 5, 2023

Criteria for Selection

Space is limited and, should we receive more applications than we have room to accommodate, we will form groups according to the following criteria:

• Proportionate distribution by academic divisions 
• Reason(s) for participating
• Distribution by field, rank, and/or length of service at Pepperdine

Responsibilities

Please only apply if you are able to: 

• Attend or watch a recording of all three public lectures (9/29, 10/18, 2/7 or 8)
• Attend all three dialogue dinners for the entire period  (Track A - 9/29, 12/1, 3/8 OR Track B - 10/13, 12/8, 3/15)
• Do all of the assigned reading

Compensation

Full participation in these dialogues entitles the discussants to: 

• An $1350 stipend ($450/speaker)
• On-campus accommodation for the evening of each dialogue dinner for faculty who live off-campus, limited to availability
• All three assigned books

Schedule

Reading	Speaker	Event	Date | Time	Location
	Francis Su Benediktsson-Karwa Professor of Mathematics Harvey Mudd College	Faculty Conference  Dialogue Dinner Mathematics for Human Flourishing	Friday, September 29, 2023 9:30 AM  A - Friday, September 29, 2023 B - Friday, October 13, 2023 5:30 - 8:30 PM	Elkins Auditorium Brock House
	Richard Beck Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology Abilene Christian University	43rd annual William M. Green Distinguished Christian Scholar Lecture  Dialogue Dinner Stranger God: Meeting Jesus in Disguise	Wednesday, October 18, 2023 7:00 - 8:30 PM A - Friday, December 1, 2023 B - Friday, December 8, 2023 5:30 - 8:30 PM	Stauffer Chapel Mallman House
	Meghan Sullivan Wilsey Family College Professor of Philosophy Director of Notre Dame Institute of Advanced Study	Seaver College W. David Baird Lecture Series Dialogue Dinner Time Biases: A Theory of Rational Planning and Personal Persistence	February 7 or 8, 2023 5:00 - 6:30 PM A - Friday, March 08, 2024 B - Friday, March 15, 2024 5:30 - 8:30 PM	Elkins Auditorium Beach House

Questions about the initiative can be directed to dialogue.dinners@pepperdine.edu.