“I am Dani. I value diversity. I am a campus leader. I am a football player. I am a good friend. I am highly involved on campus, and I am an extrovert. I am also questioning my gender identity.” Dani is a representation of students who have multiple identities. Programs like Integrated Educational Studies (IES)
Most recently, my participation in the Emerging Scholars Conference has been on my mind. The topic of bullying has moved front-and-center with the news of a 14 year-old Santa Ana student who was shot by police officers a few days ago (9/28/12). It turns out they found a suicide note. One must wonder what was
As my first year in Chapman’s College of Educational Studies doctoral program comes to a close, my entire perspective of the world has changed. I now view our society from a different lens, understanding that there is much work to do in the field of education with regards to social justice, equity, and liberatory pedagogy.
My name is Denise Reid. I am ending my first year as a doctoral student in Education with a Disability Studies emphasis. My entire experience as a doctoral student at Chapman University, from the information session to completing course assignments, has been wonderful. I considered three other programs when I started my doctoral search. After
When it came time to transfer to a 4-year University form my community college, I had a lot of options. I had gotten into most of the schools I had applied to, but Chapman really spoke to me. It was not only the perfect Southern California weather, the beautiful campus, and the small class sizes,