In our survey we asked a random sample of Americans about fears of terrorism. First, we asked about their fears of a terrorist attack in general. And then we asked about being the victim of a terrorist attack: [Terrorist Attack] How afraid are you of the following events? 41% Afraid or Very Afraid [Terrorism] How
More than half of all Americans (63%) believe that “Natural disasters in my area are capable of doing serious harm to me or my property.” The vast majority (78%) believe an emergency supply kit, such as a 72 hour kit recommended by FEMA and the Red Cross would improve their chances of surviving a disaster.
The Chapman University Survey of American Fears Wave 3 (2016) includes a battery of items on paranormal beliefs ranging from belief in Bigfoot and psychic powers to the extraterrestrial visitation and haunted houses. Paranormal Beliefs Currently the most common paranormal belief in the United States is the belief that places can be haunted by spirits
The Department of Art is hosting the Visual Thinker Lecture Series with Pilar Tompkins Rivas on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 7 p.m. in Argyros Forum 209A. Tompkins Rivas specializes in US Latino and Latin American Contemporary Art and has been an arts professional since 2002. She has organized dozens of exhibitions throughout the
Author and professor Alicia Kozameh returned from her latest trip to Europe. In England, at the University of Reading, she gave a keynote speech entitled El rol de la representación, el poder de la necesidad, y los desconcertantes colores de la vida (The Role of Representation, the Power of Necessity, and the Disconcerting Colors of
Shoshana Feld-Sobol Strategic and Corporate Communication (’17) Chapman University is an educational institution whose mission is to provide academic instruction to each and every student in their particular line of study. As students, we learn the discipline of our major, the nuances involved in our minor or cluster, and we get to dabble in the
Here is the third blog post from our first Scholar-in-Residence — Ms. Štěpánka Jislová, a comic book author/illustrator from Prague. Ms. Jislová will be joining us next month as part of the prestigious “Getting to Know Europe” grant that Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences was awarded from the European Union. We are
By Rafael Luévano Associate Professor Department of Religious Studies Fulbright awards are offered to scholars, businesspersons, artists, and students to travel to foreign countries to establish cooperative working relationships and promote mutual understanding between peoples and nations. For the 2015–2016 academic year, I was awarded the Fulbright-García Robles Fellowship for my travel to,
WordTheatre’s fall series at Chapman University brings America’s finest short story writers to Orange for celebrity and student performances. On Monday, October 17, Hollywood actor -Jon Huertas (known for his work on Castle, Generation Kill, Sabrina The Teenage Witch) and student actors, Brandon James Somerville, Aurelio De Anda, and Danraj “Danny” Rajasansi— will bring to
You are invited to La Serata – an evening of Italian conversation on December 7, 2016, March 8, 2017, April 12, 2017 and May 10, 2017, 7 – 8 p.m. in Beckman Hall on the 4th Floor Patio. Join us and learn how to improve your language skills, learn about the Italian culture, speak with