Pepperdine Dialogue Dinners
The Pepperdine Dialogue Dinners promote discernment through discussion. All full-time
faculty are invited to apply, though space is limited. Explore below to learn more
about this inaugural initiative.
The application cycle for the 2022-2023 Pepperdine Dialogue Dinners has now concluded.
Thank you for your interest. We will be accepting applications for the 2023-2024 application
cycle beginning in September of 2023.
Criteria for Selection
Space is limited. Should we receive more applications than we have room to accommodate, groups will be formed according to the following criteria:
- Proportionate distribution by each of the five Pepperdine schools
- Reason(s) for participating
- Distribution by field, rank, and/or length of service at Pepperdine
Responsibilities
Faculty who anticipate being able to manage the following responsibilities are encouraged to apply.
- Attend or watch a recording of all four public lectures
- Attend all four dialogue dinners for the entire period
- Complete all of the assigned reading
Compensation
Faculty who meet full participation requirements will be entitled to:
- An $1800 stipend
- On-campus accommodation for the evening of each dialogue dinner for faculty who live off-campus (limited to availability)
- Three assigned books
Schedule
Reading | Speaker | Event | Date | Time | Location |
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Jonathan Haidt NYU, Stern School of Business |
Dialogue Dinner |
Wednesday, September 21, 2022 Friday, September 23, 2022 |
Smothers Theatre Brock House |
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Matthew B. Crawford University of Virginia, Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture |
Office of the Provost Dialogue Dinner |
Friday, October 7, 2022 Friday, October 28, 2022 |
Four Seasons, Brock House |
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Robert P. George Pepperdine University and James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University |
School of Public Policy Dialogue Dinner |
Thursday, November 17, 2022 Friday, January 13, 2023 |
Ronald Reagan Brock House |
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Teresa Bejan Oriel College, Oxford |
Seaver College Dialogue Dinner |
Tuesday, February 7, 2023 Friday, February 24, 2023 |
Elkins Auditorium Brock House |
Questions about the initiative can be directed to dialogue.dinners@pepperdine.edu.