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: Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:00 PM
- Notification: Friday, September 13, 2024
Dates for the 2025 cycle are forthcoming.
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 the two public lectures (10/1 AND 2/19)
- Attend the play in person (4/9, 4/10, 4/11, OR 4/12)
- Attend all three dialogue dinners for the entire period (Track A - Tuesday 10/22, Tuesday 3/18, Saturday 4/12 OR Track B - Friday 11/1, Friday 3/14, Saturday 4/12)
- Do all of the assigned reading
Compensation
Full participation in these dialogues entitles the discussants to:
- An $1,350 stipend ($450/speaker)
- On-campus accommodation for the evening of each dialogue dinner for faculty or staff who live off-campus, limited to availability
- All three assigned books
Schedule
| Reading | Speaker | Event | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Dr. Anika Prather |
Seaver College W. David Baird Lecture Series Dialogue Dinner |
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 Track A –Tuesday, Track B –Friday, November 1, 2024 5:30 - 8:30 PM |
Elkins Auditorium Mallman House |
 |
Greg Lukianoff |
Augustus and Patricia Tagliaferri Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series/President’s Speaker Series Dialogue Dinner |
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Track B –Friday, March 14, 2025 Track A –Tuesday, March 18, 2025 |
Drescher The Six Chow House |
 |
Passage, the Play by Christopher Chen Directed by Cathy Thomas-Grant |
Dialogue Dinner |
Wednesday, April 9–Friday, April 11, 2025 7:30 PM Saturday, April 12, 2025 (any one of these showings) Tracks A and B | Saturday, April 12, 2025 5:00 PM Make-up dinner | Tuesday, April 15, 2025 5:30 PM |
Smothers Theatre Brock House |
Questions about the initiative can be directed to dialogue.dinners@pepperdine.edu.