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Now wait just a minute — is it Godot or Godeau? Incredibly, it’s both

November 4, 2013 by | English

Chapman University Professor Mark Axelrod is not waiting for Godeau anymore. Professor Mark Axelrod with his latest book, “Waiting for Godeau,” a translation of a play by Balzac. Yes, that spelling – Godeau — is correct. He’s a character in the Honoré Balzac play Mercadet, the Good Businessman that Axelrod translated from French into English

Alumni Spotlight: Kevin Lara (’12)

October 31, 2013 by | News

Kevin  is  a full-time photojournalist for the Orange County Register, one of the nation’s largest dailies and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Photography. Kevin  graduated with a BA in English with a journalism concentration in May ’12, and is a former Panther photo editor and staff photographer. His senior thesis,  focusing on the lives

Faculty Forum Continues with Crystal Murphy and Tom Zoellner

October 28, 2013 by | News

The Faculty Research and Development Council is pleased to bring you the third lecture of the fall 2013 Faculty Forum Lecture Series with Dr. Crystal Murphy, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Dr. Tom Zoellner, Associate Professor of English, presenting a lecture on “Always Duck Behind the Engine Block: Conducting Research in Hostile Environments,” Tuesday,

Tabula Poetica Presents Nina Corwin

October 28, 2013 by | News

Tabula Poetica continues it’s Poetry Reading Series on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 with Nina Corwin, author of The Uncertainty of Maps. Corwin’s talk, will begin at 2:30 p.m. in the Wilkinson Chapel, Fish Interfaith Center, followed by a poetry reading at 7 p.m. in the Henley Reading Room. About the author: Nina Corwin is the

Celebrated Authors’ Short Stories Brought to Life by Film and Television Celebrities & Chapman Students – Nov. 4

October 23, 2013 by | News

WordTheatre’s fall series at Chapman University brings America’s finest short story writers to Orange for celebrity and student performances. On Monday, November 4 Danielle Panabaker (“Friday the 13th,” “Unnecessary Roughness”) and  Robert Wisdom (“Nashville,” “The Dark Knight Rises”) as well as Chapman University student Donathan Walters, will bring to life acclaimed short stores by

Fowles Center will present acclaimed author Isabel Allende on Oct. 25

October 12, 2013 by | News

Chilean writer, acclaimed novelist and memoirist Isabel Allende returns to Chapman University as part of the John Fowles Literary Series on Friday, Oct. 25, at 7:30 p.m. in Memorial Hall. The event is free and open to the public. Allende won worldwide acclaim when her best-selling first novel, The House of the Spirits, was published

Celebrated Authors’ Short Stories Brought to Life by Film and Television Celebrities & Chapman Students

October 2, 2013 by | News

WordTheatre’s fall series at Chapman University brings America’s finest short story writers to Orange for celebrity and student performances. On Monday, October 14, Xander Berkeley (“24,” “Nikita”), Sarah Clarke (“Twilight,” “24,” “Covert Affairs”) and Sterling Suleiman (“The Vampire Diaries,” “Pretty Little Liars”) as well as Chapman University students, will bring to life acclaimed short

Big Orange Book Festival, Oct. 11-13

October 1, 2013 by | News

  The magic of storytelling returns to Chapman University in the historical City of Orange. This three-day celebration for readers, writers, film buffs and families features renowned authors, including Alan Cheuse, Lara Spencer and Marcia Clark, Kim Stanley Robinson and Bill Rosemann, and dozens more. Admission is free. Join us October 11-13, 2013.

Tabula Poetica Presents, C.K. Williams – Oct. 15

September 30, 2013 by | News

Tabula Poetica continues it’s Poetry Reading Series on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 with C.K. Williams, author of Wait. Williams’ talk, “Autobiography with Translation” will begin at 2:30 p.m. in the Wilkinson Chapel, Fish Interfaith Center, followed by a poetry reading at 7 p.m. in the Henley Reading Room, where President Doti will be there to

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