Who knew that during the early years of the Great Depression, culinary schools for Black women sprang up in numerous U.S. cities? For anthropology student and enthusiastic foodie Madisyn Montgomery ’22, the research revelation whet her appetite to learn more. Montgomery got hooked on the cooking school story while exploring a database of historically Black
Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences continues the commitment to leading the conversation on campus and in our community on issues of humanity, unity, and race with the Ethnic Studies Lecture Series launching March 1. The mini-series, sponsored by the Ethnic Studies Interdisciplinary Minor, will discuss the importance of ethnicity and indigeneity, focusing
A new Wilkinson College interdisciplinary minor will be available for all Chapman students in fall 2022 — Health Humanities, the result of a Wilkinson-led campus-wide faculty collaboration to design the new curriculum. “I really believe that what happens in this minor can benefit every one of us. It’s an especially good option for Wilkinson students
A National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant will establish a minor in Asian American Studies and support current ethnic studies courses and programming at Chapman University. The $150,000 award announced in January is the largest NEH grant in the university’s history and just one of 208 awarded to universities, museums and other organizations across
In December 2021, Dr. Renee Hudson, Assistant Professor of English in Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences hosted a book manuscript workshop for her first book project, Latinx Revolutionary Horizons: Form and Futurity in the Américas. The workshop highlighted the work of Dr. Hudson who was awarded an Institute for Citizens and Scholars
The Women’s and Gender Studies (WGST) interdisciplinary program in Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences recently hosted their first ever FEMFEST, a (soon-to-be annual) event when WGST students, instructors, and friends of the program gather to celebrate feminist scholarly work and to build a stronger feminist community on campus. Wilkinson College faculty, Angelica
It has been said that art exists all around us, and that is especially true on Chapman University’s campus. Yet, how often do you even notice the sculptures or paintings as you walk along rushing to your destination? Or perhaps it seems like it is not there for you, pieces sought out and arranged for
Dr. Chris Suprenant, Professor of Ethics, Strategy, and Public Policy at the University of New Orleans (UNO), recently presented as a guest speaker of Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. The event was organized by the director of the Law and Liberal Arts minor, Dr. Bas van der Vossen (Philosophy). Suprenant spoke on
As part of Wilkinson College’s Engaging the World: Leading the Conversation on Environmental Justice, Dr. Georgiana Bostean (Environmental Science, Health and Policy) moderated a faculty research panel with Dr. Matthew Ballew (Psychology), Dr. Jason Douglas (Health Science), and Dr. Richelle Tanner (Environmental Science) to learn more about their research in the areas of environmental health
Taylor Hein (‘21, English B.A.; Disability Studies and Holocaust History minor ‘21) recently received a law fellowship with The Coelho Center for Disability Law, Policy & Innovation at Loyola University The center strives to “strengthen the pathway into law school for students with disabilities” so that representation of the disability community is felt at every