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Chapman University President Endows Bernardino Telesio Professorship in Italian Studies The $1 million legacy gift will ensure a strong future for the study of Italian language and culture at Chapman.

August 16, 2021 by Staci Dumoski | News

Daniele C. Struppa, Ph.D., 13th president of Chapman University, has created a $1 million legacy gift for Chapman. He has designated the Italian Studies program of the Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at Chapman University as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy that, upon his passing, will endow the Bernardino Telesio

June: Honoring Equality and Freedom in the LGBTQIA+ Communities

June 4, 2021 by Laura Silva | News

In 1999 President Bill Clinton issued a proclamation designating June as Gay and Lesbian Pride Month. “I encourage all Americans to observe this month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities that celebrate our diversity, and to remember throughout the year the gay and lesbian Americans whose many and varied contributions have enriched our national life,”

Ethnic Studies Minor Added to Wilkinson Curriculum

May 18, 2021 by Laura Silva | News

In Fall 2021, Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences is adding Ethnic Studies to its growing list of Interdisciplinary Minors and Programs. “The minor is a general overview of ethnic studies, the history of why it developed, and how it reflects fundamental changes that occurred in the humanities and social sciences about issues

2021 Wilkinson Student Excellence Award Winners

May 14, 2021 by Laura Silva | News

The past couple of weeks, high-achieving Wilkinson students were recognized with honors in a series of events that constituted this year’s annual Wilkinson College award ceremonies and campus leadership awards. Congratulations to all the winners! Kugelman Awards Dulcie and Lawrence Kugelman have been supporting the Annual Kugelman Arts and Humanities Awards Ceremony for well over

The Chapman Spoonies: Advocating for Access, Inclusion, and Awareness

May 14, 2021 by Laura Silva | News

In 2018, senior Taylor Hein was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), an autoimmune disease that targets joints and internal organs. Later that year, she was also diagnosed with fibromyalgia, another autoimmune disease which causes muscular and nerve pain. “I felt alone on campus because none of my friends (who didn’t have a chronic illness)

From Our Eyes Sixtine Foucaut’s Internship Experience with Backyard Bees

April 29, 2021 by Sixtine Foucaut | Wilkinson College

My name is Sixtine Foucaut, and I’m a senior with a double major in Communication Studies and Spanish, and a minor in Environmental Studies. I’m also in Chapman’s Accelerated Graduate Program pursuing a Masters in International Studies. Since this is my last semester as an undergraduate student, I spent some time this summer looking for

Faculty Opportunity Fund Congrats to Wilkinson Faculty Recipients

April 29, 2021 by Allison DeVries | News

Congratulations to the six faculty opportunity award recipients from Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences! Chapman University’s Faculty Opportunity Fund is a competitive merit-based internal funding opportunity for faculty to apply for up to $15,000 to conduct research or creative activity. These projects are intended to support Chapman University faculty in the development

Career Corner: Students Find Internships Creative and Inspiring A glimpse into Creative and Cultural Industries Student Internships

April 28, 2021 by Erin Berthon | News

Creative and Cultural Industries (CCI) is not a straightforward minor, and what makes it exciting is that students can personalize the minor to fit their own creative needs with their specific major. As students connect the minor to their unique prism of research and practice, internship exploration can be exciting. Their internships cover a vast

On the importance of Women’s Studies: Celebrating Women’s History Month with Alum Addison Rose Vincent

March 25, 2021 by Samantha De La O | News

In the fall of 2012, Peace Studies and Women and Gender Studies Alum, Addison Rose Vincent (’15), who identifies as non-binary, decided they wanted to rush for a sorority, which garnered a lot of attention on and off campus, and would make them the first openly trans person to rush at Chapman. At the time,

New Interdisciplinary Minors Prepare Chapman Students for Career Success

March 12, 2021 by Dawn Bonker | News

This academic year Chapman added four minors to its roster of more than 60, further enhancing the university’s tradition of personalized education. Two of the additions come from Wilkinson College, Africana Studies and Law and the Liberal Arts. A hallmark of these minors is an interdisciplinary curriculum, especially with Africana Studies. That was by design,