Every year, KPCC education reporters look for interesting stories among the graduating high school and college classes. This year, we’re enlisting the public’s help. Nominate an inspiring, funny or accomplished graduate for a profile and we might include him or her in our online and on-air coverage this graduation season. Before you start filling out
Chapman MA/MFA candidate and a member of Sigma Tau Delta, Michelle Arch, has been chronicling her journey through Chapman’s program on her blog, Archetype. Recently, she posted an interview with recent MA/MFA graduate Ruben Guzman. Ruben just self-published his novel thesis and, in the interview, opens up about that decision, as well as the MFA
The Panther student newspaper has just learned that it has received two prestigious awards in state and national competitions. In statewide competition, the California Newspaper Publishers Association (CNPA) named The Panther one of the state’s top two university newspapers in the “General Excellence” category that includes finalists at universities with much larger enrollments, including UCLA,
Professor of Political Science, Dr. Lori Cox Han, has been asked to speak as the Spring 2012 Distinguished Guest Lecture for the Saddleback College Emeritus Institute in Laguna Woods on Friday, April 20. Dr. Han will be speaking about the presidential campaign and over 300 people are expected to attend. Alicia Kozameh, an instructor
Enhance your potential and earn your graduate degree! With a degree from Chapman, you’re going places! But why not broaden your options? A graduate degree could make all the difference in your career, in both job choices and salary range. Did you know that professionals holding graduate degrees earn, on average, 20 percent more than
You’re invited to the Wilkinson College Alumni Book Club on Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 6:30 p.m — discussing Oscar Wilde’s, ” The Picture of Dorian Gray” with English Professor Myron Yeager at the Elliott Alumni House, 204 North Olive Street, Orange. The Picture of Dorian Gray is one of the most brilliant and
Patrick Fuery, chair of the English department, confirmed that he has been selected as dean of Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences. He will assume the position in August. A faculty search committee, consisting of Marvin Meyer, professor of religious studies; Myron Yeager, professor of English; Marilyn Harran, Stern chair in
On April 4, one of our own professors was featured on “White Hot Politics with David Cohen” on Adrenaline Radio on the Internet. Topic of discussion, “Liberal Media Bias-Myth or Reality?” Chapman University’s Lori Cox Han, Professor of Political Science, went head-to-head with Ben Shapiro, editor-at-large of Breitbart.com while Cohen moderated the conversation. Each week
The John Fowles Center presents Sergio Chejfec, March 26, 2012 at 7 p.m. in the Henley Reading Room. Chejfec currently lives in NYC and teaches in the Creative Writing in Spanish program at NYU. He has written novels, essays and a poetry collection. Among his works, one can mention Lenta biografía, Los planetas, Boca de
Dr. Lisa Randall, Ph.D., professor of physics at Harvard University and one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World, will speak at Chapman University on Tuesday, March 27, about her newly-published book, Knocking on Heaven’s Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Are Illuminating the Universe and the Modern World. The talk will