Continuing its summer series – which in June drew visitors from Orange, Los Angeles and Riverside counties – Librería Martínez de Chapman University presents three more free author talks and book-signings this summer in the famed Santa Ana bookstore founded by Orange County cultural and literacy activist Ruebén Martínez. Librería Martínez de Chapman University is
Sometimes big statements are best made in small ways. That was the thinking behind a new Commencement tradition begun this year at Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences . Traditionally, the college gave graduates a medal to wear over their graduation robes as a reminder that they are forever part of the Wilkinson
The Jane Austen Society of North America is hosting the 2013 Spring Meeting at Chapman University on Friday, April 26-27, 2013 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the publication of Pride and Prejudice with an examination of this most “light, bright and sparkling” of Jane Austen’s novels on film. The program will begin on
The John Fowles Center for Creative Writing Literary Forum continues on Monday, April 22, 2013 with author David Matlin. This will be the last event of the series. The reading will begin at 7 p.m. in the Henley Reading Room in the Leatherby Libraries. Admission is free and this event is open to the
Free ticket reservations for April’s “Conversations with Elie Wiesel” events are available now. To reserve seating for any of the four conversations scheduled for Monday, April 15, through Thursday, April 18, visit the online ticketing website. Wiesel, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, bestselling author, Holocaust survivor and global leader in human rights advocacy –
The John Fowles Center for Creative Writing Literary Forum continues on Monday, April 15 , 2013 with author Karen Yamashita. The reading will begin at 7 p.m. in the Henley Reading Room in the Leatherby Libraries. Admission is free and this event is open to the public. About Karen Yamashita: Karen Tei Yamashita
Journalist Greg Dawson, author of the book Just Live!: My Mother’s Story, will be the featured speaker at An Evening of Holocaust Remembrance Tuesday, April 9, at 7 p.m. in Memorial Hall. Dawson’s book recounts how Zhanna Arshanskyaya Dawson used her brilliant piano skills to survive the horrors of World War II and the Nazi
On Wednesday, April 17, faculty and staff are invited to gather with colleagues, enjoy a sip of wine, and find out what Tabula Poetica (TAB ) is all about. The 2013 print issues will be distributed and presenters will show the TAB website and the archive of online issues, discuss approaches to design and
Attention Wilkinson Faculty and Staff! Each academic year Chapman University awards scholarships to university students in the name of Albert Schweitzer . These scholarships are offered through the generosity of the Marjorie Mosher Schmidt Foundation in honor of Valerie Scudder, former trustee of Chapman University. The scholarships are awarded to students who have demonstrated
Someday in the future the story of a rainy March day at Chapman University in 2013 will come back to life for high school sophomore Katie Mukai. That’s because after spending time meeting and chatting with several Holocaust survivors at the Fourteenth Annual Holocaust Art & Writing Contest , Katie has already pegged the