MAIS Student wins Huntington Park City Council election
Karina Macias, a Master of Arts in International Studies (MAIS) student at Chapman University, ran for 2013 Huntington Park City Council and won! According to the March 5, 2013 unofficial election results , Macias received 1,052 votes out of 2,063 total votes. The General Municipal Elections of The City of Huntington Park conducts
English Professor Alicia Kozameh featured in OC Weekly
English Professor Alicia Kozameh is featured in the March 7, 2013 issue of OC Weekly in an article titled, Alicia Kozameh: The Hypnotic Novelist. In the article, Kozameh discusses her time as a political prisoner (three years) during the last military dictatorship in country, her published books and gets a little personal, discussing her family.
Laura Scudder Women's Studies Scholarship 2013
In honor of the inspirational memory and trailblazing contributions of Laura Scudder, the Laura Scudder Scholarship ($5,000) will be awarded to a student demonstrating an interest and commitment to women’s issues, scholarship, and leadership. In spite of the challenges of the Great Depression and institutionalized sexism against women in business, Laura Scudder (1881-1959) started
Visual Arts Thinkers Series Continues with Photo Historian Weston Naef, Mar. 6
The Department of Art is excited to be hosting Photo Historian Weston Naef on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 7 p.m. in Moulton Center, 213. Tthe Visual Arts Thinkers Series was designed as a series of bi-monthly lectures featuring distinguished artists, graphic designers and art historians. This unique series aims to intellectually stimulate undergraduate students
The John Fowles Center for Creative Writing presents author Zulfikar Ghose
The John Fowles Center for Creative Writing Literary Forum continues on Monday, March 11 , 2013 with author Zulfikar Ghose. Zulfikar A. Ghose is a novelist, poet and essayist. A native of Pakistan who has long lived in Texas, he writes in the surrealist mode of much Latin American fiction, blending fantasy and harsh
Learn more about the conflict in Nagorno Karabakh
The Center for Global Education and the Peace Studies Program of Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences present an academic conference highlighting the conflict in Nagorno Karabakh, Friday, March 8, 2013 at 8 a.m. in the Bush Conference Center, Beckman Hall 404 titled, Struggle Between the Seas . The Nagorno Karabakh War between
Empowering Muslim Women, March 5
Did you know Muslim women were empowered more than 1,400 years ago with rights to education, inheritance, and the freedom of marriage and divorce? Want to know more about Muslim women and their views? If so, then you are invited to an event where common misconceptions relating to women in Islam are unveiled by
Visual Arts Thinkers Series presents, iO Tillet Wright, March 3
Chapman University, the Department of Ar t and Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences present photographer iO Tillet Wright on Monday, March 3, 2013 in Argyros Forum 209C at 6 p.m. as part of the Visual Arts Thinkers Series. iO Tillet Wright was a child actor who turned her shoes around in the
Professor Chimenti selected to contribute to new Graphic Design book
Department of Art Professor and Associate Dean of Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Eric Chimenti , reviewed and gave feedback for the new Graphic Design text by Scott Santoro that strives to guide students toward developing strong ideas. He was selected among other design professionals and educators to review and contribute to
Parenthood in the Art World with Micol Hebron
Art Professor Micol Hebron will present a panel discussion with LA Times writer Holly Myers titled, Parenthood in the Art World at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles , on Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 3:30 p.m. This panel brings together several leading Los Angeles artists to discuss the impact and effects of