Victoria Carty, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology Wilkinson Review 2013 In 2004 the President of the American Sociological Association, Michael Burawoy, challenged sociologists to break out of the ivory tower and return to the roots of sociology, one that takes a holistic and interdisciplinary approach to societal concerns. On March 16, 2012 the first public  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 »

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 »

Author: Christopher Bader, Professor of Sociology Wilkinson Review Spring 2013 In March of 2012 I was invited to attend a unique gathering of journalists held at the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center on the shores of Lake Como, Italy.   Sponsored by the International Center for Journalists, the purpose of this meeting was to launch a global  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 »

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 »

The Sociology Department, Women’s Studies, and Panther Nights is pleased to be hosting  The Guerrilla Girls on Friday, April 26, 2013 at 8 p.m.  in Argyros Forum. This event is for artists, culture-jammers, and theorists everywhere and will take place on the Student Union Stage. Who are The Guerrilla Girls? “We’re feminist masked avengers in  Continue Reading »

The Student Departmental Exhibition, which will be held from April 29 through May 3, 2013 at the Guggenheim Gallery, is CALLING FOR ENTRIES. SUBMISSION: You can submit in ANY medium – and we encourage experimentation (Video, performance, installation, graphic design, sculpture, photography, collaborative projects, drawing, painting). You can submit work from a class, or you  Continue Reading »

Leatherby Libraries and the Women’s Studies Minor Program of Wilkinson College continue the Bluestockings: Women’s studies Book Club series on Friday, April 26, 2013 at 1 p.m. in the Leatherby Libraries room 305. The discussion will be, Mona in the Promised Land by Gish Jen In this ebullient and inventive novel, Gish Jen restores multiculturalism  Continue Reading »