W. David Baird Distinguished Lecture Archives
Explore Our Past Lectures
2022 - 2023
| Wednesday, November 2 2022: James Densley and Jillian Peterson "The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic" |
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Tuesday, February 7, 2023: Dr. Teresa Bejan |
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Thursday, March 16, 2023: Myrlie Evers, Jerry Mitchell |
2021-2022
| Tuesday, March 15, 2022: Roosevelt Montás "Rescuing Socrates: Why Liberal Education Liberates" |
2019-2020
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Tuesday, October 8, 2019: Astronaut Richard R. Arnold II |
| Wednesday, November 13, 2019: Rachael Denhollander "An Evening with Rachael Denhollander" |
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Tuesday, February 4, 2020: Alexis Bonnell |
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Wednesday, March 25, 2020: Dr. Larycia Hawkins and Linda Midgett |
2018-2019
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Tuesday, October 2, 2018: Dr. Jean Twenge |
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Wednesday, November 7, 2018: Dr. Lucy Jones |
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Tuesday, February 19, 2019: Dr. Eboo Patel |
| Wednesday, March 20, 2019: Jami Miscik ('80) "The Enduring Need for Public Service" |
2017-2018
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Tuesday, October 24, 2017: J.D. Vance |
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Tuesday, November 7, 2017: Dr. Lynn Pasquerella |
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Tuesday, February 6, 2018: Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum |
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Wednesday, March 21, 2018: Dr. Jeffrey J. Selingo |
2016-2017
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Thursday, October 6, 2016: David Brooks |
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Wednesday, October 26, 2016: Dr. Erika Franklin Fowler |
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Wednesday, February 8, 2017: Dr. Katharine Hayhoe |
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Tuesday, March 21, 2017: Matika Wilbur |
2015-2016
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Thursday, October 15, 2015: Dr. S. Georgia Nugent |
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015: Dr. James Stump |
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Thursday, February 11, 2016: Dr. Carolyn Becker |
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Wednesday, March 16, 2016: Bryan Stevenson |
2014-2015
| Tuesday, September 23, 2014 - Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky "The Science of Happiness" |
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014 - Dr. Peter Raven |
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Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - Connie Duckworth |
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Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - Michael Pollan |
2013-2014
| Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 5:00 p.m. - Dr. Randal Jelks "The Social Gospel in Black and White: Benjamin Elijah Mays and the Redemption of America from Its Racist Past" |
| Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 5:00 p.m. - Shaifali Puri "Mobilizing Science, Improving Lives" |
| Tuesday, February 4, 2014, 5:00 p.m. - Ellen Gustafson "A New Understanding of Hunger, Obesity, and the Food System" |
| Wednesday, February 12, 2014, 5:00 p.m. - Randall S. Kroszner "Lessons from the Financial Crisis for Economic Policy" |
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*Flora L. Thornton Distinguished Nutrition Speaker - T. Colin Campbell |
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Unfortunately, we have learned that - due to doctor's orders not to travel from her North Carolina home - featured speaker Maya Angelou is unable to be with us on May 9th. We wish Dr. Angelou renewed health and vitality on behalf of the Pepperdine community. *Special Student Engagement featuring Dr. Maya Angelou |
2012-2013
| Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 7:00 p.m. - Dr. Peter Harrison "Religious Origins of Modern Science" |
| Tuesday, October 30, 2012, 7:00 p.m. - Dr. Deborah Harkness "The All Souls Trilogy" |
| Thursday, January 31, 2013, 7:00 p.m. - Dr. Lamin Sanneh "Freedom of Religion and Citizenship: Perspectives on World Christianity" |
| Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 7:00 p.m. - Dr. Karla Holloway "How Private Bodies become Public Texts (and how the law makes this happen)" |
2011-2012
| Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 7:00 p.m. - Sheryl WuDunn "Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide" |
| Thursday, October 6, 2011, 7:00 p.m. - "Pepperdine at 75 Panel" Panel Discussion hosted by Dr. W. David Baird |
| Thursday, October 13, 2011, 7:00 p.m. - Dr. Earl Shorris "The Moral Life of Downtown: Bringing the Humanities to the Poor" |
| Thursday, November 3, 2011, 7:00 p.m. - Astronaut Tracy Caldwell "An Evening with Astronaut Tracy Caldwell" |
| Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 7:00 p.m. - Sonia Nazario "Enrique's Journey" |
| Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 7:00 p.m. - Dr. Ed Larson "Greater Glory: Science and the Race To The Pole 100 Years Later" |
2010-2011
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Thursday, September 23, 2010, 7:00 p.m. - Donzaleigh Abernathy |
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Thursday, November 4, 2010, 7:00 p.m. - Azar Nafisi |
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Thursday, January 27, 2011, 7:00 p.m. - Dr. Chris Field |
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Wednesday, February 9, 2011, 7:00 p.m. - Condoleezza Rice |
| Thursday, February 17, 2011, 7:00p.m. - Dr. Antonio Damasio "An Evening with Dr. Antonio Damasio" |
2009-2010
| Thursday, October 8, 2009, 7:00 p.m. - Dr. Cornel West "An Evening with Dr. Cornel West" |
| Tuesday, October 27, 2009, 7:00 p.m. - W.S. Merwin "An Evening of Poetry with Pulitzer Prize-winner W.S. Merwin" |
| Thursday, November 19, 2009, 7:00 p.m. - Ronald Numbers "Antievolutionism in America" |
| Thursday, February 11, 2010, 7:00 p.m. - John Paul Lederach "The Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Building Peace" |
| Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 7:00 p.m. - Lester Holt "The Democratization of Journalism" |
2008-2009
| Monday, September 15, 2008, 7:00 p.m. - Professor Jonathan Weiner "The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time" |
| Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 7:00 p.m. - Mr. James West "Spirituality and Religion: "A Cheyenne Family Story" |
| Thursday, January 29, 2009, 7:00 p.m. - Dr. Martha Nussbaum "Not for Profit: A Defense of Liberal Education" |
| Monday, March 23, 2009, 7:00 p.m. - Dr. Phillip Jenkins "The Lost History of Christianity" |
2007-2008
| Monday, September 17, 2007, 7:00 p.m. - Dr. Stephen G. Post "Why Good Things Happen to Good People" |
| Wednesday, November 14, 2007, TBD - Dr. Kenneth Miller "Darwin and Christian Faith" |
| Tuesday, November 27, 2007, 7:00 p.m. - Professor Tobias Wolff "The Lies of Memoir, the Truth of Fiction" |
| Tuesday, January 29, 2008, 7:00 p.m. - Dr. Marianne M. Jennings "What Makes Really Smart and Good People Do Really Dumb and Unethical Things" |
| Monday, March 24, 2008, 7 p.m. - Dr. Charlotte Canning "A Yankee Hamlet in the European Court: U.S. Theatre and Cold War Foreign Policy" |
| Friday, April 11, 2008, 11:00 a.m. - Dr. Mark Noll TBD - Reed Lecture sponsored by the Disciples of Christ Historical Society |
2006-2007
| Monday, September 18, 2006, 2:00 p.m. - U.S. Senator John Kerry (topic to be determined) |
| Tuesday, October 24, 2006, 7:00 p.m. - Dr. Leonard Shlain "The Alphabet Versus The Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Image" |
| Tuesday, January 23, 2007, 7:00 p.m. - Dr. Richard A. Muller "Military Secrets of the Oceans, Atmosphere, and UFOs" |
| Tuesday, March 27, 2007, 7:00 p.m. - Ms. Myrlie Evers-Williams & Mr. Jerry Mitchell "Stories of Justice and Redemption from Mississippi" |
2005-2006
| September 29, 2005 - Mr. Jack Hanna "Going Wild for Wildlife" |
| October 10, 2005 - Dr. Stephen Weathers "The (Other) Good Confession: 'I Was Wrong'" |
| October 27, 2005 - Dr. Elaine Richardson "Lil Kim, Hiphop Womanhood, and Speak in the Truth" |
| January 8 & 9, 2006 - Dr. J.G.D. Dunn "Jesus Remembered (The Making of Christianity)" |
| January 24, 2006 - Dr. Neal Lane "America's Future in Science and Technology - Some Storm Clouds on the Horizon" |
| March 21, 2006 - Dr. Os Guinness "Can Freedom Last Forever? - The Framers' Forgotten Question And How We Are Doing Today" |
2005
| January 9, 2005 - Dr. N.T. Wright "The Challenge of Following Jesus in the Twenty-first Century" |
| January 10, 2005 - Dr. N.T. Wright "The Challenge of Following Jesus in the Twenty-first Century" |
| January 11, 2005- Dr. N.T. Wright "The Challenge of Following Jesus in the Twenty-first Century" |
| January 24, 2005- Dr. David G. Myers "The Scientific Pursuit of Happiness" |
| February 14, 2005 - Mr. David Leeson "Finding Your Mission" |
| March 21, 2005 - Dr. Carrie Haslett "American Masters and their European Muses: 1870-1950" |
| April 11, 2005 - Dr. Nancey Murphy "Neuroscience and the Soul" |
2004
| January 11, 2004 - Dr. Luke Timothy Johnson "Learning the Human Jesus: History and/or Literature?" |
| January 12, 2004 - Dr. Luke Timothy Johnson "Learning the Living Jesus: Discipleship in the Church" |
| January 29, 2004 - Dr. William Cronon "Telling Tales on Canvas: Landscapes of Frontier Change" |
| February 16, 2004 - Dr. Kenneth G. Elzinga "Microsoft and the Chicago School of Economics: Is Antitrust Obsolete?" |
| March 8, 2004 - Kathleen Norris "Shaping the Life that Matters" |
| March 30, 2004 - Dr. Roland Fryer "What Price Diversity? The Economics and Ethics of Affirmative Action" |
| September 07, 2004 - D'Esta L. Love "Introducing the Pepperdine Voyage Project" |
| September 14, 2004 - Jerry Rushford "The History of Pepperdine" |
| September 27, 2004 - Dr. Rick Marrs and Dr. Ken Durham "The History of The Churches of Christ" |
| October 11, 2004 - Dr. Andrew K. Benton |
2003
| February 10, 2003 - Laura Skandera Trombley |
| March 6, 2003 - Robert Bellah |
| March 18, 2003 - Allen Fox, John Naber, Ryne Sandberg and Paul Westphal |
| March 25, 2003 - Professor Glenn McGee |
2002
| January 17, 2002 - Barbara Boxer |
| January 28, 2002 - George Azar |
| February 18, 2002 - Lero D. Baca, L.A. County Sheriff |
| March 18, 2002 - Luis Lugo |
| April 8, 2002 - Dr. Milefi Kete Asante |