Saint Mary’s College of California’s Collegiate Seminar Program released an informative conspectus called Perspectives on Seminar. The essays which come together to form the basis for a reflection on the order, process, or objective of a seminar is not only a seminal contribution to the art of dialogue but to the idea that a committee of people who come together to discuss an issue have the power to conclude. The power to conclude a discussed issue of concern to a committee of people carries significance for democratic centralism.