In The Fate of Others: Stories (Knopf, May 2025), award-winning author Richard Bausch (English) shares a new collection of short stories that explore the layers of ordinary characters and the subtle complexities of betrayal, grief, and solitude that define the human experience. This is Bausch’s 10th book of short stories, but this is his first
Professor Steven Pfaff, one of the Sociology Department’s newest faculty members, considers himself an eclectic scholar who gets to study all the “interesting things” – politics, religions, conflict, and social change. In his most recent book, The Genesis of Rebellion: Governance, Grievance and Mutiny in the Age of Sail (Cambridge University Press) Pfaff and co-author
In The Fate of Others: Stories (Knopf, May 2025), award-winning author Richard Bausch (English) shares a new collection of short stories that explore the layers of ordinary characters and the subtle complexities of betrayal, grief, and solitude that define the human experience. This is Bausch’s 10th book of short stories, but this is his first
Professor Steven Pfaff, one of the Sociology Department’s newest faculty members, considers himself an eclectic scholar who gets to study all the “interesting things” – politics, religions, conflict, and social change. In his most recent book, The Genesis of Rebellion: Governance, Grievance and Mutiny in the Age of Sail (Cambridge University Press) Pfaff and co-author
Partnering a major with the right minor can enhance a student’s overall career, broadening skill sets, increasing employment opportunities, and most importantly, fulfilling a personal interest. Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences offers 11 Interdisciplinary minors allowing students to learn from multiple disciplines that will enhance educational goals. On Thursday, October 10 students
Assistant Professor Hannah Ridge’s (Political Science) latest book Contours of Israeli Politics: Jewish Ethnicity, Religious Nationalism, and Democracy looks at the socio-political effects of ethnic prejudices within the Jewish community in Israel. The Voice of Wilkinson sat down with Dr. Ridge to discuss her book and what she hopes readers will learn from her work.
Wilkinson College is committed to leading the conversation in our community on issues of humanity, unity, and justice through our annual Engaging the World (ETW) event series. Since 2020 this important series has focused on the topics such as the significance of race, environmental justice, Ethnic Studies and most recently, health equity. This year’s 2024-25
Summer is over and it’s that time of year where we welcome our newest faculty members and ask them a few questions to get to know them better. We asked why they chose Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, and what it means to be a part of the heart and soul of
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
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In Latinx Revolutionary Horizons: Form and Futurity in the Americas, Dr. Renee Hudson (English) offers a powerful look into what it means to be Latinx. Many scholars have discussed the incoherence of this label given that Latinxs have a wide range of identities and experiences -in addition to different races and different religions. So the
In his latest book of poems, Reparation Gate, Dr. Brian Glaser (English) offers a tribute to his father’s life and work as a theologian and teacher. Reparation Gate includes a series of poems on fatherhood, and many meditations on the concern for social justice shared by Dr. Glaser and his father, who was his hero
“Messengers of Memory: A 25-Year Retrospective of the Annual Chapman University Holocaust Art & Writing Contest” is currently on display at the newly expanded Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University through July 31, 2024. This special curated exhibition highlights 25 years of prize-winning entries in the Holocaust Art & Writing Contest. The contest,
