So you’re in an MFA program–now what? A guest post by MFA Candidate Candice Yacono
From Mid-Career to MFA (Part 1) By Candice Yacono For anyone mid-career who is planning to embark on an MFA in Creative Writing, questions of fitting in might be raised. Will I belong at Chapman University? Will fellow students be able to relate to my life experiences? Will the next two to three years involve
So you’re in an MFA program–now what? A guest post by MFA Candidate Alex Quintanilla
The MFA, Writing Habits, & Community by Alex Quintanilla Choosing to pursue an MFA in Creative Writing is an honorable and ambitious endeavor. It means that you are making a commitment to becoming a better storyteller. However, the path to bettering oneself is not without resistance. Rigorous writing workshops and literature courses will push your mental
New study will allow the Shipibo-Konibo people to officially register with traditional proper names
It has been estimated that up to 45% of Peru’s ca. 33 million people is Amerindian. Almost 50 different indigenous groups, speaking their own languages, inhabit the country’s Andean and Amazonian regions. Until recently it was almost impossible for Native parents to officially register their children using proper names in their own languages, either because
So you’re in an MFA program–now what? A guest post by MFA Candidate Ashley Teller
A Foot in the MFA Door: On Inspiration by Ashley Teller In my first semester in the MFA in Creative Writing program, I learned a great deal about the art and business of being a writer, especially in the Aspects of a Writer class that all the incoming students take together. It is not all that it
Graduation 2019 What you need to know!
Graduating Class of 2019! The Chapman Commencement weekend will be one you’ll remember for years to come. We’re excited to have all Chapman graduating students together on Wilson Field at Closing Convocation on Friday, May 17, 2019 at 7 pm. Closing Convocation will honor your achievements and celebrate the work you’ve done in your time
So you’re in an MFA program–now what? A guest post by MFA Candidate Karina Trejo Melendez
To Every New Writer: There will probably be a voice in your head that tells you that you do not belong here. Do not listen to it. You belong here just as much as everyone else who’s here. Being in an MFA program sometimes seems like an impossible task to me, and being in an
So you’re in an MFA program–now what? A guest post by MFA Candidate Elizabeth Chen
When someone tells me that they are a writer, I am never sure what that means without more context. Is it storytelling? Journalism? Blogging? Food and travel reviews? Screenwriting? Stage plays? Ghost writing? Poetry? Experimental? Literary criticism? The style, the voice, the expectations, and the ways one can achieve “success” are different across these professional
Bensussen Distinguished Lecture in Arts Maria Elena Buszek
The Bensussen Distinguished Lecture in Arts presents Maria Elena Buszek on Monday, March 25 at 7 p.m. in Argyros Forum 209 ABC. This is free and open to the public. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Maria Elena Buszek, Ph.D., is a scholar, critic, curator, and Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Colorado Denver, where
The Future of Transportation 5th Annual Public Policy Conference: March 27
You’re invited to the 5th Annual Public Policy Conference on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. in Beckman Hall, Room 404 – George Bush Conference Center – The Future of Transportation. Public transit is losing riders. There’s big backlash against California’s high speed rail system and the gas taxes that fund roads and other
Creativity and Culture: CCI in Conversation Series Cinema and Immortality
You’re invited to a film screening of Ghost Dance (a 1983 film) followed by a Q&A with the film’s director Ken McMullen, on Friday, March 1, 2019, 1-4 p.m. in the Folino Theatre, Marion Knott Studios, hosted by CCI (Creative and Cultural Industries) and Wilkinson College. The screening commences at 1 p.m., followed by a