25th Anniversary Events

The School of Public Policy is honored to host distinguished speakers, expert policy leaders, educators, noteworthy scholars, and many more from across the nation. We invite you to attend our upcoming events!

Upcoming Events

Hand holding a cardboard that says Free Speech

Free Speech 2022 Conference

Challenges and Opportunities through Institutions

Keynote: Dr. Robby George
Panelists include: Naomi Schaefer Riley (AEI), Bion Bartning (FAIR), Tunku Varadrajan (Wall Street Journal), Conor Friedersdorf (The Atlantic), and many more!

Monday, May 23, 2022
11:30 AM PT

Wilburn Auditorium/Executive Dining Center
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA

Pepperdine University campus overview

Metro Majority: Local America

Thursday, June 9, 2022
10 AM – 4:30 PM PT

Executive Dining Center
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA

Keynote: Edward Glaeser, Harvard University

Panelists Include:
Fmr. Mayor Kevin Faulconer, City of San Diego
Mayor Kevin Lincoln, City of Stockton
Mayor Eric Johnson, City of Dallas
Rick Cole, Congress for New Urbanism

World Day Against Child Labor

Inside the Business and Geo-Politics of Modern Slavery

Tuesday, June 21, 2022
6 PM PT

New Roads School
The Herb Alpert Educational Village

Pete Peterson, Dean, Pepperdine School of Public Policy
Siddharth Kara, author, researcher, screenwriter, and activist on modern slavery; British Academy Global Professor (2020-2024); Senior Fellow, Harvard School of Public Health

*To receive the $35.00 ticket, please enter #Pepperdine in the promo code box, then press Apply and complete the ticket purchase.

Past Events

Date	Event	Speaker(s)
May 11, 2022	Is This What Direct Democracy Looks Like? A Zócalo Event in Partnership with the Berggruen Institute, the Public Policy Institute of California, and the Pepperdine School of Public Policy	Shirley Weber, California Secretary Of State Mark Baldassare President, Public Policy Institute Of California John Matsusaka President, Initiative & Referendum Institute Nathan Gardels Editor-In-Chief, Noema Magazine
April 28, 2022	Is There Hope for the 'Dying Citizen'?	Victor Davis Hanson Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and Stanford University
March 31, 2022	Human Forever: The Digital Politics of Spiritual War	James Poulos Cofounder and executive editor, American Mind, Claremont Institute Cofounder and publisher, RETURN, New Founding
March 17, 2022	The Place of the Constitution in the Education of Citizens	Wilfred M. McClay Victor Davis Hanson Chair in Classical History and Western Civilization, Hillsdale College
February 9, 2022	Black History: An Affirmation of American Values	Robert L. Woodson Sr. Founder and president, The Woodson Center
February 7, 2022	POLICIES WITH IMPACT: A Conversation With Senator Henry Stern	Senator Henry Stern
January 26, 2022	Faith & Public Policy Series "No Way to Treat a Child"—Foster Care and Youth Services	Featured Speaker Naomi Schaefer Riley Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute Panelists Dominique Robinson Faith-based program manager, LA County Department of Children and Family Services Jessica Valdez Director of Adoption Promotion and Support Services, Olive Crest Moderator Dan Broyles Pastor, Valencia Hills Community Church