On March 26, 2011, Andrew Mauzey (’11) presented his paper titled, “The Economics of Black Masculinity in For Colored Girls and Topdog/Underdog,” at the Claremont Graduate University Student Research Conference (pictured below). The conference theme was The Balancing Act: Theory and Practice and Mauzey was on a panel with Chapman alumns Jenny Lau (’09) and Danielle Medina (’11). Danielle Walters (’11), Andrew Mauzey (’11) and Jenny Lau (’09).
Journalism minor and history major Laura Hannam (‘11) has been accepted into the MA degree program at Bournemouth University in multimedia journalism, recognized as the only Centre for Excellence in Media Practice in the UK. Congratulations, Laura! Chapman Journalism Facebook
Ada “Bricktop” Smith made a cameo appearance in a Woody Allen movie, helped American jazz leap across the Atlantic to find a second home in 1920s Paris and was a legendary doyenne of French café society. But little has been written about Smith, an African American woman who defied the social, cultural and economic conventions
Hawaiian-born Chelsea Takahashi ’12 says growing up healthy and happy in one of the most beautiful places in the world made her think about others who don’t have such good fortune. So she chose a double major in environmental science policy and political science and started thinking about a career in agricultural development. Read more
Congratulations to Chapman University history majors Kirsten Moore (’11) and Chelsea Judy (’11), who took home the first and third place undergraduate paper awards, respectively, at the 2011 Phi Alpha Theta National History Honors Society Southern California Regional Conference. The Chapman University-hosted conference on April 9th drew over 100 students and faculty from throughout southern
Grad Student Tracey Swan (pictured left) is currently completing the dual MA/MFA Degree in Wilkinson College English Department here at Chapman University and was recently awarded a Fulbright Grant. Congratulations, Tracey! A little bit about her … Using the pseudonym Trace Sheridan, Tracey Swan’s prose, poetry, and photography have been published in the US and UK and
Liliana Leopardi and Eric Chimenti took their art students on a travel course to Italy called, Rethinking Renaissance Visual Culture. They studied in Florence, Sienna, Venice and Rome. Check out their blog for beautiful photos from all over Italy and read about what they and learned.
In early December, students of Dr. Pilar Valenzuela’s Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics class presented their work on the trilingual dictionary that Dr. Valenzuela is preparing as part of an NSF project to document a dying Amazonian language, Shiwilu. Students worked on Spanish and English versions and learned about linguistic diversity, differences in worldview and culture, and habitat. They also, improved their knowledge of
Three History majors have been each granted the maximum of $750 to do research abroad from the Office of Undergraduate Research: Chelsea Judy (’11), “Coastline in Trust: 19th-Century British Coastal Conservation” (England) Alissa Caton (’11), “Indian in Color, British in Taste: The Educational Debates in 19th-century India” (England) Priya Shah (’12), “A Preliminary Study of
Phi Alpha Theta president, Kirsten Moore (pictured left), has received the Tenaya Hills Outstanding Senior Thesis Project Award. Each year one outstanding member of PAT receives the Tenaya Hills award for their research efforts. Congrats Kirsten!