In late April of 1992, Los Angeles erupted in anger, rioting and chaos for six days following the jury acquittal of police officers involved in the beating of Rodney King. On America’s news, citizens watched as city-wide unrest devolved into fiery violence and widespread looting. Now, 23 years later, Chapman University alumnus and creative writing
The 2015 Wilkinson Commencement Ceremony will be on Sunday, May 24, 2015. All graduates must RSVP to participate in Commencement. RSVP your spot today! Below is a schedule of the events. 6:15 p.m. – Wilkinson College Student Procession Lineup (in cap & gown), Hutton Sports Center 7- 9 p.m. – Wilkinson College of Humanities and
By Professor Ian Barnard (English Department) Last month I attended the Conference on College Composition and Communication annual convention in Tampa, Florida, where I gave a presentation titled “‘I Can’t Relate’: The Risks of Identification Demands in Teaching and Learning.” My presentation took aim at the pressure put on teachers to make
Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (that’s our new name coming soon!) invites you to 2014-2015 Wrap Party, on Friday, May 1, 2015 at 3 p.m. in the Faculty Athenaeum. Together, let’s celebrate our new college name and this year’s faculty achievements! Refreshments will be served! Please RSVP today!
You’re invited to a week of French films starting on Monday, April 20, 2015. These special screenings will focus on three young French women directors plus a special evening with Oscar winner for Best Director and Best Film ( The Artist ) Michel Hazanavicius. Monday, April 20: Grand Central , directed by Rebeccas Zlotowski
“My home is what I carry around inside me,” said renowned journalist Pico Iyer. “Home is my wife, my favorite book, my favorite album, it’s what’s inside me.” On Thursday evening more than 20 students from the Orange High School Literacies Partnership , ranging from 14-17, learned just that and more about the esteemed travel
The John Fowles Center is pleased to be hosting author Ismet Prcic on Monday, March 2 at 7 p.m. in the Henley Reading Room on the second floor of the Leatherby Libraries, as part of the 2015 Literary Speaker Series. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Ismet Prcic (ISS-met PER-sick) was born in Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina, in 1977 and
Chapman University and Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences is pleased to be hosting four acclaimed Israeli poets on Tuesday, March 3, 2015. Please join us as we hear from Shimon Adaf , Tal Nitzan , Haviva Pedaya , and Anat Zecarya at 2:30 p.m. for a Poetry Talk in the J.E. and
The John Fowles Center is please to be hosting author Dacia Maraini on Thursday, February 19, 2015 at 7 p.m. in the Henley Reading Room on the second floor of the Leatherby Libraries, as part of the 2015 Literary Speaker Series. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dacia Mariani was born in Florence. Together with several other
The spring 2015 version of Chapman University’s John Fowles Literary Series , presented by the John Fowles Center for Creative Writing in Wilkinson College for the Humanities and Social Sciences , will focus on three noted authors from Bosnia and Herzegovina — Ajla Terzic and Kenan Trebincevic — as well as on internationally acclaimed writers