You Don’t Need to Be an Athlete to Work in Sports. How Arts, Humanities & Social Science Majors Break In
When students say they want to work in sports, the assumption is often immediate: Were you an athlete? Did you major in business or sport management? If you’re studying in the arts, humanities, or social sciences, it can feel like the sports industry is off-limits or hard to break into. But the truth is, sports
From Our Eyes: A Study of Ethics in Bog Body Research
This edition of From Our Eyes features Maddi Andrews (‘28 History, Political Science; Anthropology), one of the 10 student fellows who participated in the 2026 Wilkinson Interterm Research Experience (WIRE). This immersive program provided students with the skills and experiences necessary to excel in academic research. Andrews’s research project focused on how archaeologists and museum
From Our Eyes: Encountering the Lanzón - A Student’s Journey into Peru’s Sacred Past
This edition of From Our Eyes features Forest Delaney (’26 Art History and Business Administration). Delaney is currently completing a senior thesis in Art History, which explores the ancient site of Chavín de Huántar (900–200 BCE) and the 15-foot stone monolith known as the Lanzón, which resides there. Through the lens of phenomenology, the research
From Proposal to Podium: Chapman Writers Recognized at CCCC
When Amber Lee (’26 Dual MA in English/MFA in Creative Writing) and Samantha Wilson (’25 MFA Creative Writing) submitted their proposal, “Motion Picture Rhetorics,” to the Conference on College Composition & Communication (CCCC), they didn’t expect their paper to be accepted. It was still in the first draft, and according to Lee, “we had a
From Our Eyes: On Beauty, Theology, and Changing the World With Dr. Susan Ross
This edition of Wilkinson College’s Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences From Our Eyes is written by newsletter editor Selah Sanchez (’27, Creative Writing; CCI minor). Sanchez recently attended a lecture by Dr. Susan Ross, Griset Lecturer and author of For the Beauty of the Earth: Women, Sacramentality, and Justice, and reflects on how the talk
Showcasing Excellence: 2026 WIRE Scholars
The Wilkinson Interterm Research Experience (WIRE) 2026 marked a powerful milestone in the fellows’ academic growth, guiding emerging scholars toward becoming assured and capable researchers. Over the January Interterm, 10 students developed the expertise and practical insight essential to success in scholarly research. Over the four-week program, students participated in a series of professional development
Introducing Bloomberg Connects: A New Way to Experience the Escalette Collection
The Escalette Collection of Art in Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences is excited to join a global community of more than 1,300 institutions partnering with Bloomberg Connects to enhance visitor experiences in cultural spaces worldwide. Bloomberg Connects is a free app and website that offers digital guides to museums, gardens, public art,
From Data Points to Tip Jars: Technology and the Making of Modern Life
What do tip jars and data systems have in common? You may think not that much, right? Well, think again. Over Interterm, Professor LL Hodges (History) taught a History and Film class, with a specific focus on technology, and how it is woven into everyday life. To showcase different aspects of the prevalence of technology,
“Spring” Into Graduation – Next Steps for Graduating Seniors
The spring semester often brings a mix of excitement, pressure, and panic for graduating seniors. As graduation approaches, it can feel like everyone else has a post-grad plan figured out, while you’re still sorting through possibilities. The truth is, having a fully mapped-out 10-year plan is unrealistic, and that’s okay. Feeling uncertain doesn’t mean you’re
Faculty Books: Ariosto e la teoria
Dr. Corrado Confalonieri (Italian Studies) is a scholar of Renaissance Italian literature and literary theory. His latest book, Ariosto e la teoria. Intertestualità, ironia e realtà nel “Furioso” e nelle sue letture (Longo Editore) brings Ludovico Ariosto’s Orlando Furioso into dialogue with literary theory, focusing on intertextuality, irony, and reality, and tracing how the poem