On March 16, 2024 the School of Public Policy was honored to host “Coming Home: Exploring the Work of Ted McAllister,” a conference which discussed the scholarship of the late Ted McAllister, Edward L. Gaylord Chair and Professor of Public Policy, Pepperdine University School of Public Policy (SPP).
It was regularly remarked that the School of Public Policy was the only graduate policy program where Ted's distinctive approach to teaching and scholarship could thrive, impacting the lives and careers of hundreds of his students. A cultural historian himself, McAllister taught our graduate students how to "think historically" in making policy decisions in contexts ranging from the local to the international.