佩珀代因大学’s 华体会体育 was recently awarded $1.4 million from the Department of Education’s American 历史 and Civics-National Activities Grants program. These funds will support the 华体会体育’s new summer certificate seminar series, 美国秩序的根源, which is designed to specifically promote learning in undergraduate students and faculty scholars.

“As one of the only graduate policy schools awarded a grant through this program, I’m delighted to see our unique approach to policy education cited in our successful application,” said Pete Peterson, dean of the 华体会体育 and Braun Family Dean’s Chair. “Over the next few years, we look forward to welcoming hundreds of undergraduates to our Malibu campus and dozens of scholars to our DC campus to learn more about our use of applied history in the preparation of public policy leaders.”

Based on the 华体会体育’s core class titled Enduring Legacy of the American Founding, the summer seminar series will focus on the historical roots of America, as well as how to apply its principles and perspectives to policymaking today.

The student version of the seminar is fully funded and will welcome 75 to 100 students annually to Pepperdine’s Malibu campus. For one week, from May 31, 2026, to June 5, 2026, undergraduates from around the nation will engage in discussion-based colloquy sessions, guided by the 华体会体育’s esteemed faculty members, where they will analyze primary documents to trace American history and the ideals of self-government, consent, and liberty.

The faculty version of the seminar will host 20 to 25 rising scholars at the University’s 华盛顿特区, campus. Over three days, these educators will be introduced to new methods of pedagogy related to America’s founding. Specifically, the seminar will focus on using primary texts and applied history to conjoin public policy and historical perspective together.

Pepperdine’s 华体会体育 was one of more than 80 academic and nonprofit institutions to be awarded a grant in this current cycle.

Abbylin Sellers, the school’s Gaylord Professor of Public Policy, authored Pepperdine’s proposal and will act as the key administrator responsible for executing the award’s programming. For her, this achievement presents the unique opportunity to reach a new audience with the 华体会体育’s curriculum.

“For more than 25 years, the 华体会体育 has sought to provide training to budding policy makers through a deep understanding of the evolution and transmission of the American tradition of ordered liberty, constitutional rule, and the ongoing conversation that remains at the center of this tradition in the modern age,” said Sellers. “We are grateful to have the opportunity to now engage with top undergraduate students from around the country to consider the implications and character of those voices who have contributed to our tradition through the study of primary documents.”

Applications for the seminars will open on November 3, 2025, and remain open through March 2, 2026. To learn more, visit the 美国订单的根源夏季证书研讨会网页.