Dunn Chair Inaugural Lecture and Symposium

Shifting Interpretations

Location: Wait Chapel
Time: 10am - 5pm

Alton B. Pollard III, distinguished scholar and academic leader, is the James and Marilyn Dunn Chair in Baptist Studies and University Professor of African American Studies. On November 13, 2025 he will deliver his inaugural lecture.

This full-day event will bring together a group of renowned scholars invited to address critical questions on religion, culture, politics, and the human condition. The event will also feature a public conversation on the recently published book Why Study Baptists?: A Festschrift to Bill J. Leonard.

Reception to follow at 5pm