Chapman University’s Wilkinson College is excited to announce that the Mark Chapin Johnson Foundation has recently donated $100,000 to fund five $20,000 student scholarships for the MA Program in War and Society. The master of arts program falls under the newly created Center for the Study of War and Society at Chapman. Professor Jennifer Keene,
Little has changed since Stanley Kubrick made his legendary film “Dr. Strangelove” in the 1960s, and most people still accept – if not love–the bomb. Nukes are presented as security, as a deterrent. Yet accidents, miscalculations, and superpower escalations like the Cuba missile crisis have constantly reaffirmed the dangers of accidental, intentional, or unintended uses
The Department of Peace Studies invites you to hear author Carl Wilkens, I’m Not Leaving, a story about Rwanda through the eyes of the only American to remain in the country through the 1994 genocide. Join us on Monday, November 6 at 7 p.m. in Beckman Hall 404 to hear his incredible story.
You’re invited to an interfaith service of remembrance for Kristallnacht on Thursday, November 9 in the Fish Interfaith Center, which will include a conversation with Holocaust Survivor and witness to Kristallnacht, Engelina Billauer. The talk will be moderated by Dr. Marilyn Harran Director, Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education and Stern Chair, Wilkinson College of Arts,
Chapman University and the Space & Society Collective Program are hosting Dr. Alice Gorman in a lecture titled, The Space Traveler’s Guide to the Archaeology of the Solar System, on Thursday, October 12 at 7 p.m. in the Center for American War Letters, Leatherby Library B03. About the Speaker: Alice Gorman is an Australian archaeologist,
By Muhammad Karkoutli, ‘(20) Political Science Major A mosque and a synagogue standing side by side, commemorating the same prophet, yet divided in bitter conflict. One could not distinguish between the sincerity in the reverence for tradition in either holy site. The mannerisms, etiquette, and atmosphere were almost identical in the Cave of the Patriarchs
The Cypress Street Mural exhibit opened on September 13, 2017, and runs through January 5, 2018. The title of the project is: My Barrio: Emigdio Vasquez and Chicana/o Identity in Orange County. The opening night was a huge success with well over 100 people coming out to see the beautiful art and listen to the
Standing on the Red Carpet was fun, and very odd–I mean I’ve been photographed many times in public settings, but never by paparazzi. The cameras sounded like a lot of buzzing insects. The photographers were all shouting at once: “Look this way. Look up. Look down. Over here.” I leaned slightly toward Alice Isaaz, the
Chapman University is one of 70 institutions in Southern California that is participating in Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA—an initiative of the Getty in which arts institutions across Southern California will join together to explore the vast subject of Latin American and Latino Art in dialogue with Los Angeles this fall. Chapman is one of only
Chapman University and the Office of the Provost are pleased to support the formation of the Chapman LGBTQIA+ Staff and Faculty Forum. The goal of this group is to provide support for LGBTQIA+ student communities, mentoring, and community development opportunities to staff and faculty members who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, transgender, queer, questioning,