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 |
Friday, September 29, 2023 9:30 AM A - Friday, September 29, 2023 |
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 |
Wednesday, October 18, 2023 A - Friday, December 1, 2023 |
Stauffer Chapel Mallman House |
|
Meghan Sullivan Wilsey Family College Professor of Philosophy Director of Notre Dame Institute of Advanced Study |
Seaver College Dialogue Dinner |
February 7 or 8, 2023 A - Friday, March 08, 2024 |
Elkins Auditorium Beach House |
Questions about the initiative can be directed to dialogue.dinners@pepperdine.edu.