Andrew Davies, writer of the popular television miniseries “Pride and Prejudice,” discusses how he became involved with the series. Through anecdotes, he shares behind-the-scenes information about the show during a visit to Chapman University in Orange, CA. While he was in Southern California, Mr. Davies addressed the Jane Austen Society of North America’s Southwest Meeting.  Continue Reading »

Hi All This is a little premature, but I just wanted to send a thank you message before the summer overtakes and you get to turn your mind to other things. So my thanks to each of you for your invaluable contributions to the College and all it stands for. Thank you for your dedication  Continue Reading »

The Humanities and Social Sciences and the Department of English at Chapman University honored English Professor Alicia Kozameh, with presentations and discussions with Professor Kozameh’s friends, family, colleagues, and students on April 4, 2013. Alicia Kozameh, Argentine author and former political prisoner during the last military dictatorship in her country, is the author of the  Continue Reading »

School Literacies Partnership program includes a series of Young Writers Workshops with the John Folwes Center for Creative Writing. The culmination of the Young Writers Workshops 2013 is the student reading. Orange High School students who participated in the 2013 Creative Writing Workshop present their work in this video.

Chapman University’s English/Creative Writing Department’s MFA/MA candidates read their creative works. Chapman offers an MA, MFA and dual MA/MFA. The dual degree combines the M.F.A. in Creative Writing and the M.A. in English and combines the practice and study of creative writing with literary scholarship. It is designed for students who intend to pursue a  Continue Reading »

Many Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences students, faculty and staff attended the 2013 Chapman University Research Fair in the Sandhu Conference Center on Thursday, May 9. The morning poster session was represented by Arts, Education, Humanities and Social Sciences. This campus-wide event highlighter the breadth and depth of scholarly and creative activity conducted  Continue Reading »

Each year the top Wilkinson College students from the Social Sciences and the Humanities are given departmental honors at the end of the year ceremonies. These are invite only events for those students being honored for outstanding academic achievement while at Chapman University. Here is a list of the students awarded for the 2012-2013 year.  Continue Reading »

When the world’s Jane Austen experts gather this summer at England’s most prestigious conference celebrating all things Austen upon the 200th anniversary of her landmark novel Pride and Prejudice, among them will be Chapman University alumna Sarah Faulkner ’12. Faulkner, a master’s candidate at the University of Edinburgh, will present an essay she wrote in  Continue Reading »

Join us on Thursday, May 9, 2013 for Chapman University Student Research Day! This campus-wide event highlights the breadth and depth of scholarly and creative activity conducted by Chapman undergraduate and graduate students. This event includes  a morning poster session for Arts, Education, Humanities, and Social Sciences from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. in Sandhu  Continue Reading »

The Faculty Research and Development Council Presents the Spring 2013 Faculty Forum Professional Development Seminar, Increasing Your Productivity in Peer-Reviewed Publications, presented by Dr. Jennifer Bevan, Associate Professor of Communication Studies on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 11:30 a.m.-12:45 in Argyros Forum 201. This professional development talk by Dr. Bevan will focus on how professors across  Continue Reading »