This year’s Wilkinson College Engaging the World program kicked off the series Leading the Conversation on The Environment & Building Resilient Futures with Rosanna Xia, a Los Angeles Times Reporter and environmental advocate. Xia is the author of California Against the Sea: Visions for Our Vanishing Coastline, a book about California’s 1,200-mile coastline, which investigates
When we think about the end of slavery in America, it’s easy to picture a moment of triumph: the Emancipation Proclamation signed, chains broken, and justice finally delivered. But as Wilkinson College English Professor and historian Tom Zoellner reminds us in his powerful new book, The Road Was Full of Thorns: Running Toward Freedom in
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept. It’s a tool that is shaping the way we learn, work, and grow professionally. For college students preparing to enter the job market, understanding how AI impacts careers is becoming just as important as having a strong resume or building a professional network. AI can be
This edition of Wilkinson College’s Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences From Our Eyes features Abigail Stephens (’26 History major, Journalism & Creative Cultural Industries minor). Stephens dives into the latest Rodgers Center of Holocaust Education event with Dr. Stefan Cristian Ionescu (Holocaust History), who discusses the Holocaust’s complex legacy and debates over issues of justice,
Dr. Richelle Tanner, Assistant Professor and Co-Director of the Environmental Science & Policy at Chapman University, leads a research lab that explores how climate change affects both ecological systems and human communities. Her work emphasizes equity and justice in natural resource governance and examines how environmental uncertainty drives changes in ecosystems. Recently, she wrote a
As summer concludes, we take this opportunity to welcome the newest members of our faculty to Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. We asked each to share their reasons for choosing Chapman University as well as their thoughts on what it means to be part of a college often regarded as the heart
The Escalette Collection of Art presents the third season of “The Artist is Present,” a mini podcast series hosted by Catalyst: A Creative Industries Podcast. This series, hosted and produced by Helene Volk (’26 Art History, Business Administration) during her 2025 Interterm Internship, features students interviewing Escalette Collection artists, asking questions about their artwork, career,
As an academic unit of Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, the Escalette Collection’s core mission is to enhance student learning, both within and outside of the classroom. Students are involved in nearly every aspect of the Escalette Collection’s operations, ranging from curation, social media, collections management, design, and outreach. Each of these
Wilkinson College is committed to leading the conversation in our community on issues of humanity, unity, and justice through our annual Engaging the World (ETW) event series. For the past five years, this important series has focused on topics such as the significance of race, environmental justice, ethnic studies, health equity, and, most recently, gender
Three Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences faculty members have participated in residencies over the summer. The faculty members are Renee Hudson, Jean Ho, and Anna Leahy, all of whom are from the Department of English. Renee Hudson was in residency at the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, Massachusetts, one of many archival