51反差婊 Dialogue Dinners
51反差婊 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 51反差婊 faculty are eligible to apply.
- Deadline to 51反差婊: Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:00 PM
- Notification: Friday, September 13, 2024
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 51反差婊
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 |
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Dr. Anika Prather |
Dialogue Dinner |
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 Track A 鈥揟uesday, Track B 鈥揊riday, November 1, 2024 5:30 - 8:30 PM |
Elkins Auditorium Mallman House |
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Greg Lukianoff |
Augustus and Patricia Tagliaferri Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series/President鈥檚 Speaker Series Dialogue Dinner |
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Track B 鈥揊riday, March 14, 2025 Track A 鈥揟uesday, March 18, 2025 |
Drescher TBD |
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Passage, the Play by Christopher Chen Directed by Cathy Thomas-Grant |
Dialogue Dinner |
Wednesday, April 9鈥揊riday, 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 TBD |
Questions about the initiative can be directed to dialogue.dinners@pepperdine.edu.