Interdisciplinary Minors - Interdisciplinary Minors Spring Fair 2025 Archive

Maximize Your Career Potential: Explore 12 Interdisciplinary Minors in Wilkinson College Interdisciplinary Minors Spring Fair 2025

March 4, 2025 by Laura Silva | News

Partnering a major with the right minor can enhance a student’s overall career, broaden skill sets, increase employment opportunities, and, most importantly, fulfill a personal interest. Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences currently offers 12 Interdisciplinary minors, allowing students to learn from multiple disciplines that will enhance their educational goals. On Thursday, March

From Our Eyes: Ed Roberts Day – Roxanne Varzi Leads Thoughtful Conversation on Disability Rights

January 30, 2025 by Akpa Arinzechukwu (‘25 MFA Creative Writing) | News

This edition of From Our Eyes features Akpa Arinzechukwu (‘25 MFA Creative Writing). Arinzechukwu attended the 6th Annual Ed Roberts Day at Chapman University, celebrating the late trailblazing advocate for disability rights, also known as the “Father of Independent Living”. Speaking at the event was Dr. Roxanne Varzi, author of Death in a Nutshell, a

Navigating Today’s Evolving Landscape of Gender Identity

December 16, 2024 by Laura Silva | News

This year’s Engaging the World: Leading the Conversation on Gender & Sexuality marked an incredible interdisciplinary and collaborative journey of exploring contemporary ideas of gender and sexuality, affirming that the arts, humanities, and social sciences are at the forefront of some of the most prominent conversations our nation and world are having today. Concluding this

Grants Support Film and Storytelling Efforts to Empower Indigenous Representation and Mental Health

December 2, 2024 by Paul Pe | News

Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Assistant Professor and Director of Ethnic Studies Justin de Leon is receiving support through multiple grants aimed at reshaping Indigenous representation in media. These initiatives on the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (CRST) Reservation focus on enhancing mental health and reinforcing cultural identity through storytelling and community filmmaking,

Unpacking Feminist Praxis: Historical and Cultural Approaches to Social and Political Transformation

November 20, 2024 by Laura Silva | News

As part of the Engaging the World: Leading the Conversation on Gender & Sexuality series, Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences and the Department of Peace and Justice Studies recently hosted a Global Feminisms panel featuring Wilkinson College professors with expertise in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Indigenous America. The panel included presentations

Gender, Race, and Masculinity Scholars Explore Intersectionality of Gender, Race, and Masculinity

November 20, 2024 by David Krausman | News

Drs. Quaylan Allen (Attallah College of Educational Studies), Rubin Espinoza (Interdisciplinary Programs), and Takeo Rivera (Boston University) offered rich and diverse perspectives for their panel discussion on Gender, Race, and Masculinity, as part of Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Science’s Engaging the World: Leading the Conversation on Gender & Sexuality series. The panel’s

CCI Teams Up with Bloomsbury Press to Explore the Future of Creative Industries

November 14, 2024 by Patrick Fuery | News

The Center for Creative and Cultural Industries (CCI), housed in Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, is proud to announce that it has just secured a major book series contract with Bloomsbury Press. Dr. Patrick Fuery (CCI) and Dr. Kelli Fuery (CCI) will be the series editors for a collection of books exploring

Faculty Books: Film Phenomenologies – Temporality, Embodiment, Transformation

November 6, 2024 by Laura Silva | Faculty Awards/Scholarships

Film in the 21st century has completely shifted its identity from the big screens in theatres to the small screens we carry with us every day. This means the study of entertainment, especially what we understand as ‘cinema’ to be, has been redefined, precisely because of how our use of entertainment has changed. This is

Wilkinson Community Remembers Loved Ones to Commemorate Day of the Dead

October 30, 2024 by Dani Espiritu | News

Faculty, staff, and students at Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences contributed more than thirty photographs and small offerings to build a community ofrenda for Día de Muertos, a Mexican holiday commemorating the return and living presence of passed loved ones each year at the end of October and the beginning of November.

From Our Eyes: Catherine Opie Explores the American Landscape Through the Lens of Photography at Engaging the World Lecture

October 21, 2024 by Ysabella Rodriguez | News

This edition of From Our Eyes features Ysabella Rodriguez (Art History). Rodriguez attended The Structure of Photography lecture by event, Photographer Catherine Opie. Rodriguez reflects on the event and what it meant to her. Earlier this month, photographer and educator Catherine Opie took the audience on a journey through her body of work beginning with