Peace and Justice Studies and LGBTQ+ Studies recently hosted Dr. Sa’ed Atshan, Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies and Anthropology and Chair of the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies at Swarthmore College, as part of a series called Organizing Under Duress. As the author of Queer Palestine and the Empire of Critique (2020),
Peace, like grass, grows slowly and demands patience, care, and community. This vision, captured in Dr. Angela Lederach’s (Peace and Justice Studies) book Feel the Grass Grow: Ecologies of Slow Peace (Stanford University Press), is now being recognized globally. Dr. Lederach was recently the co-recipient of the 2025 International Science Prize for Peace and Ecology
Pairing the right minor with your major can strengthen your career prospects, expand your skill set, open up job opportunities, and satisfy personal interests. Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences offers 12 interdisciplinary minors that allow students to explore multiple fields and enrich their academic experience. On Thursday, October 29, join us at
In this edition of From Our Eyes Ella Bartsch (’26 Political Science, Peace and Justice Studies & Honors minor) takes us inside her current internship with The World Affairs Council of Orange County as a Programs Intern. This incredible experience has given her the opportunity to work closely with the company’s CEO and a team
As part of the Engaging the World: Leading the Conversation on the Environment and Building Resilient Futures series and the International Day of Peace, Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Schmid College of Science and Technology, Delp-Wilkinson Peace Lecture Series, and the Department of Peace and Justice Studies recently hosted Dr. Atalia Omer
Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences students were recently recognized with honors in a series of events that constituted this year’s annual Wilkinson award ceremonies and the 17th annual Campus Leadership Awards. Congratulations to all the winners! Fulbright ETA (English Teaching Assistant) Fellowship Roxanne Aguilera (’24 Political Science, Sociology, Economics minor, University Honors
Chapman University welcomed back Human Rights activist, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, and Presidential Fellow in Peace Studies at Chapman, Nadia Murad, for a talk titled, “Towards Justice: Reparations for Survivors of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV).” Joining her via Zoom was Esther Dingemans, executive director of Global Survivors Fund (GSF) and a leading expert on developing
This edition of From Our Eyes features Sam Thompson (‘25 Peace and Justice Studies). Thompson currently has an internship with Nobel Laureate and Presidential Fellow in Peace & Justice Studies Nadia Murad and has been offered a position with her following graduation. Murad will be speaking at Chapman on Tuesday, February 25 at 4 p.m.
Widlore Mérancourt, Editor-in-Chief of multilingual Haitian news organization AyiboPost, recently spoke at Chapman University as part of the War, Diplomacy, and Society Master’s Program and in recognition of Black History Month. His talk, “Haiti, Past and Present,” discussed the history of Haiti, its present situation, and its prospects for the future. Mérancourt was witty, spoke
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