Dean of Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences Patrick Fuery announced a first call for research support through a newly formed grant, CRASsH Funding Support for Projects with Humanitarian and/or Ethical Themes. Funding support is available in two categories: Individual projects (support up to $1000) Group projects (support up to $2,500) Funding can be
Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Science’s Dean Patrick Fuery would like to invite all Wilkinson College faculty and staff to the Town Hall on Friday, March 1, 2013 in Beckman Hall 104 at 2 p.m. Dean Fuery and the Associate Deans will discuss the future of the college and take questions and
The Fish Interfaith Center at Chapman University presents, The Experimental Metaphysics of Free Will, on Thursday, February 28, 2013 starting at 9 a.m. Throughout the day, top scholars will address challenges that the newest findings of Quantum Physics present for our understanding of free will. All sessions are free, open to everyone and will
Dr. Phyllis Herman and Rev. Nancy Brink lead a group of students to India for the January 2013 Interterm course entitled REL 335a – Hinduism and Religions of India. The 17-day trip took place on January 7-24, 2013 with three days of on-campus lectures before they went off to India. The course focused on the
“Silent Witness: Jewish Community Buildings after the Holocaust” will be the topic of the next talk in the Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education 2012-2013 lecture series, beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, in Beckman Hall, Room 404. In this illustrated lecture, Jeffrey Koerber, research associate with the Department of History and the
The Gospels of the Marginalized , the final book of the late Professor Marv Meyer, has been released by Cascade Books. Reviewers praise the book, which explores some of the major topics of Meyer’s renowned study and research of ancient Christian texts, for its fresh analysis of the Gospels of Thomas, Mary and Judas.
The Department of Philosophy presents a very special presentation with John Hawthorne, Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Ph ilosophy Magdalen College in a lecture titled, “Knowledge and False Belief” on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 4 p.m. in Beckman Hall – Room 401. This talk will explore the question as to whether knowledge can be based
On Tu esday, November 20 at 7 P.M. in Argyros Forum 119 A, the Korean Student Association will host Liberty in No rth Korea Foundation for a screening of their new documentary “The People’s Crisis”. The documentary film will be a various mix of interviews with escaped North Korean refugees and Political Science experts weighing
Wilkinson College is hosting Professor Roger Ames from the University of Hawaii. Professor Ames is an internationally recognized leader of the comparative philosophy movement and will speak on the topic of Confucian Role Ethics . It was great to meet Roger and discuss ways to develop our Asian Studies initiatives.
Chapman University and Wilkinson College is please to announce the 5th Annual Lectio Magistralis (The Chancellor’s Premier Lecture Series) “Why Literature Can Save Us,” with Professor of Creative Writing in English, Richard Bausch. Richard Bausch is the author of eleven novels and eight collections of stories, including In The Night Season, Hello To The