Graduate students and History faculty of the War, Diplomacy, and Society (WDS) MA program recently converged at the 2024 Society for Military History (SMH) Conference for robust conversations and panel discussions devoted to furthering the study of military history. Talisa Flores ‘24 presented “Las Otras Rosas: Latina War Workers and World War II” at the
In 2017, Dr. Aurora Matzke (English) and a few colleagues started having casual conversations about how systems and networks stymie efforts to create more inclusive programs and institutions. Everything from academic labor issues and workplace boundaries to inclusive assessment benchmarks and equitable service requirements. Soon thereafter, Dr. Matzke and these colleagues presented this topic on
Graduate students and History faculty of the War, Diplomacy, and Society (WDS) MA program recently converged at the 2024 Society for Military History (SMH) Conference for robust conversations and panel discussions devoted to furthering the study of military history. Talisa Flores ‘24 presented “Las Otras Rosas: Latina War Workers and World War II” at the
In 2017, Dr. Aurora Matzke (English) and a few colleagues started having casual conversations about how systems and networks stymie efforts to create more inclusive programs and institutions. Everything from academic labor issues and workplace boundaries to inclusive assessment benchmarks and equitable service requirements. Soon thereafter, Dr. Matzke and these colleagues presented this topic on
Each fall semester the Wilkinson Student Advisory and Leadership Council runs a contest for Wilkinson College students to create a design for new Wilkinson stickers to distribute at college events and a student-designed Wilkinson-themed canvas tote to distribute on Earth Day. This year we were flooded with amazing artwork. Thank you to everyone that participated!
Assistant Professor Hannah Ridge (Political Science) recently published her first book, Defining Democracy: Democratic Commitment in the Arab World. The book focuses on how Arabic-speakers in the Middle East use the word dimuqratiyya. The English translation – democracy – fails to capture the nuance of how the word is employed, according to Dr. Ridge. “When
November 8 was National First-Generation College Day, honoring the Higher Education Act of 1965 and Chapman University celebrated first-gen students with a week-long list of events, helping to support them through study sessions, letter writing, food, and teaching them about the Promising Futures Program (PFP) at Chapman. As part of the celebration, the Voice of
Mirabai: The Making of a Saint, the latest publication by Dr. Nancy Martin (Religious Studies), is about an extraordinary and (still) controversial woman—a sixteenth-century, royal devotee of Krishna who refused to live as a woman of her caste and class should. Instead, she sang and danced her impassioned love of God in public, interacting with
Do you know how to handle an emergency? Few do. Tunnel vision occurs at all levels—emergency managers, first responders, tourists, commuters, community leaders, and local residents. This is why Professor Claudine Jaenichen (Graphic Design) and a team of professionals from The Design Network for Emergency Management (DNEM) created Design for Emergency Management. The book combines
Every fall the Voice of Wilkinson reaches out to the newest members of our community and asks them a few questions to get to know them a little better. We want to find out why they chose Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, and what it means to be a part of the
Wilkinson College is partnering with Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences for the 2023-24 Engaging the World (ETW): Leading the Conversation on Health Equity. The series aims to promote informed, sustained, and enriching dialogues through an in-depth exploration of how historical, cultural, social, and economic disparities impact access to health and health care. The
Dr. Samantha Dressel (Department of English) and Matthew Carter (Clayton State University) recently published their co-edited book, Boundaries of Violence in Early Modern England (Routledge Press). The book explores the possibilities and limitations of violence in the Early Modern world through a collaboration of scholars who participated in the 2021 Shakespeare Association of America
Systems Shift: Creating and Navigating Change in Rhetoric and Composition Administration 
Mirabai: The Making of a Saint 
Design for Emergency Management 
Boundaries of Violence in Early Modern England