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National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education (NCITE) Studying how family members respond to loved ones identifying with white supremacist extremism

August 30, 2021 by Marisa Quezada | News

Law enforcement, policymakers, and the public widely regard domestic terrorism and white supremacist extremism (WSE), in particular, as a growing threat with global connections and substantial digital infrastructure. In 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded the University of Nebraska Omaha a 10-year, $36 million grant to launch the National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and

Mapping Environmental Injustice: Wilkinson Student Takes First Place

August 19, 2021 by Laura Silva | News

Recent graduate, Mallory Warhurst (’21) was awarded first place in the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) Spatial Thinking Student Competition in the communication category with her story map, A Hostile Long Beach. The Political Science and Environmental Science & Policy double-major came up with the idea for her project in Spring 2020, just as students

Personalized Education in Action: SURF Summer Research

August 19, 2021 by Laura Silva | English

By Talisa Flores and Samantha De La O British radio dramas, protest art in dance choreography, and the gender gap in computer science are just three of the diverse topics explored by the five Wilkinson College students selected to participate in the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program this year. “There is something wonderful about

From Our Eyes: Preparing for the “Real World” in English Class

July 22, 2021 by Amy Asmussen | English

During the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, I was a digital content creation intern for Sharing Hope Africa, a non-profit developing sustainable agriculture programs in Mozambique and Eswatini. One of my favorite classes in Wilkinson so far, Professor Candice Yacono’s ENG 375: Composing New Media course, gave me the skills that made my internship

Chapman Student Unites Art With Activism to Empower a Social Justice Community

June 4, 2021 by Natalia Ventura '21 | News

I was born and raised in the border city of Chula Vista, where every other person and restaurant is Mexican, and every other word switches from Spanish to English. I came to Chapman University to pursue a degree in peace studies, and in my first semester I went from speaking Spanish every day to maybe

Wilkinson Celebrates Faculty Honors & Award Recipients 2021-2022 Faculty Honors & Award Recipients (Awarded May 2021)

May 17, 2021 by Allison DeVries | News

Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences prides itself on providing a personalized education of distinction to our students by proudly championing the humanistic mission of Chapman University’s founders, which focused on diversity, global citizenship, and social justice. The outstanding faculty in our nine academic departments and interdisciplinary centers support innovative curriculum, research, and

2021 Wilkinson Student Excellence Award Winners

May 14, 2021 by Laura Silva | News

The past couple of weeks, high-achieving Wilkinson students were recognized with honors in a series of events that constituted this year’s annual Wilkinson College award ceremonies and campus leadership awards. Congratulations to all the winners! Kugelman Awards Dulcie and Lawrence Kugelman have been supporting the Annual Kugelman Arts and Humanities Awards Ceremony for well over

Wilkinson Shines at Undergraduate Student Symposium

May 14, 2021 by Laura Silva | News

Chapman University’s Center for Undergraduate Excellence (CUE) hosted an all-virtual Spring 2021 Undergraduate Student Scholar Symposium, May 5 – May 7. The symposium featured more than 200 poster and oral presentations from diverse academic and creative disciplines (56 of those from Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences) allowing student presenters to interact with

Global Conflict Awareness Conference

April 22, 2021 by Emily Lam and Sophia Morrissette | News

On Friday, April 9th, Peace Studies seniors Emily Lam ‘21 and Sophia Morrissette ‘21 co-ran the first ever student-led Global Conflict Awareness Conference. The conference featured a full-day virtual experience with over 20 student presenters, six contributing faculty members, and three international activists, representing the conflicts of over 50 countries. How do two seniors end

Tryphena Yeboah Wins 2021 James L. Doti Outstanding Graduate Student Award

March 31, 2021 by David Krausman | News

Tryphena Yeboah (MFA Creative Writing ‘21) has been awarded the highest honor for graduate students at Chapman University, The James L. Doti Outstanding Graduate Student Award. The award is conferred annually to the outstanding graduating master’s and doctoral students with distinguished records of academic accomplishment, scholarship, and/or service. The names of the award recipients are