Dr. Renee Hudson (English) recently completed a research trip to Houston, Texas, at the Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Project archives, a collection meant “to locate, preserve, and disseminate Hispanic culture of the United States in its written form” from colonial times until 1960. Dr. Hudson visited the archive to further her research on Young
February 7, 2026, marked Chapman University’s eleventh year hosting the SoCal Regional High School Ethics Bowl. This year, twenty teams from eighteen different schools gathered on Chapman campus to engage in thoughtful, collaborative conversations about real-world ethical issues. Harvard-Westlake School and Glendora High School progressed to the divisional competition. The National High School Ethics Bowl
When Amber Lee (’26 Dual MA in English/MFA in Creative Writing) and Samantha Wilson (’25 MFA Creative Writing) submitted their proposal, “Motion Picture Rhetorics,” to the Conference on College Composition & Communication (CCCC), they didn’t expect their paper to be accepted. It was still in the first draft, and according to Lee, “we had a
Dr. Corrado Confalonieri (Italian Studies) is a scholar of Renaissance Italian literature and literary theory. His latest book, Ariosto e la teoria. Intertestualità, ironia e realtà nel “Furioso” e nelle sue letture (Longo Editore) brings Ludovico Ariosto’s Orlando Furioso into dialogue with literary theory, focusing on intertextuality, irony, and reality, and tracing how the poem
Chapman English Professor Richard Bausch was awarded the first-ever Laguna Beach Literary Leader award by the Third Street Writers at the inaugural Laguna Beach Literary Festival in January. Bausch was selected for his writing, teaching, mentorship, and influence on the SoCal literary scene, including the distinguished Chapman Workshop that he holds every fall, a free
The Wilkinson Interterm Research Experience (WIRE) at Chapman University, located in Wilkinson College, supports undergraduate students in pursuing independent research projects under the guidance of faculty mentors from Wilkinson College. Funded through a competitive application process, WIRE empowers students to explore topics across the arts, humanities, and social sciences, and fosters academic growth, creativity, and
Chapman University alumna Nicole Saito (’22 Political Science, History, and Economics triple major with a minor in Mathematics) is currently a fourth-year PhD student at Northwestern University. Her primary fields are economic history and political economy, but more broadly, microeconomics with a focus on historical economic development. “I chose Northwestern University for my PhD
Peace, like grass, grows slowly and demands patience, care, and community. This vision, captured in Dr. Angela Lederach’s (Peace and Justice Studies) book Feel the Grass Grow: Ecologies of Slow Peace (Stanford University Press), is now being recognized globally. Dr. Lederach was recently the co-recipient of the 2025 International Science Prize for Peace and Ecology
In this month’s Career Corner, Ann Hoang (’27 Writing for Film & TV and Strategic & Corporate Communication) discusses how her work-study experience with Wilkinson College’s Career Manager Erin Berthon has guided her professional growth. When I started at Chapman University, I considered myself well-rounded, someone who loves to learn and explore new things. As
This edition of From Our Eyes features Sujung Cua (’28 Political Science; Women and Gender Studies minor). Cua recently traveled to Samarkand, Uzbekistan, to attend an international conference with Dr. Ronald Steiner (Political Science) as part of her role as the Assistant English Editor of Silkroadia, Silk-Road University Network’s web magazine. The Silk-Road University Network (SUN)