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Dr. Marilyn Harran to speak at "Our Survivors: Their Lives and Legacies" on May 1
Sixty years ago this month, Israel’s Knesset established Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, to be the 27th of Nissan. And while commemorations around the world honor the survivors of one of the largest genocides in world history every year, this year, as the number of survivors dwindles, it is more important than ever to
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Italian students meet famous Italian writer Erri DeLuca
Italian students pose with famous Italian writer, Erri DeLuca Italian students were very excited to have the opportunity to attend a special Q&A; session with Italy’s most famous contemporary writer, Erri DeLuca on Tuesday, April 5, 2011. While visiting with students, Mr. DeLuca read a passage from one of his best known novels, God’s Mountain.
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John Fowles Series, Giuseppe Conte, April 25
The John Fowles Center for Creative Writing promotes and advances the discipline of creative writing in all its aspects: fiction, poetry, drama, creative nonfiction and screenwriting. For fourteen years the center has invited international writers to Chapman as: Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, Salman Rushdie, Maxine Hong Kingston among others. This year’s 2011 literary series is devoted to
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Giuseppe Conte at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Apr. 26
The Istituto Italiano Di Cultura in Los Angeles presents Giuseppe Conte, in a conversation with Chapman Professor Robert Buranello, on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. Giuseppe Conte contributes to several Italian newspapers and magazines and lectures at universities around the world. One of the best regarded Italian poets since the Seventies, Conte’s collections of poetry include
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An afternoon of Italian Poetry, May 1
The Orange County Italian Cultural Association (http://www.ocica.org/) invites you to the VICOLO DEI POETI, an afternoon of Italian Poetry on Sunday, May 1, 2011 at 4 p.m. in the Francoli Gourmet Restaurant in the city of Orange. Eight students from Chapman Associate Professor Dr. Robert Buranello’s ITAL343 course have submitted their poetry and will find
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Wilkinson College Facebook
So many exciting things are happening within Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Be sure to check out the Wilkinson College Facebook to find out more and “like” us! We just added some photos from the 2011 PAT Regional Conference!
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Congratulations to history majors Kirsten Moore (’11) and Chelsea Judy (’11), who took home awards at PAT National History Honors Society SOCAL Regional Conf.
Congratulations to Chapman University history majors Kirsten Moore (’11) and Chelsea Judy (’11), who took home the first and third place undergraduate paper awards, respectively, at the 2011 Phi Alpha Theta National History Honors Society Southern California Regional Conference. The Chapman University-hosted conference on April 9th drew over 100 students and faculty from throughout southern
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Global Mobilization and Sustainable Solutions, May 2
The M.A. in International Studies at Chapman University presents, Global Mobilization and Sustainable Solutions, Monday, May 2, 2011 in Sandhu Conference Center D, at 6:30 p.m. A panel discussion will address contemporary social movements in Latin America, mobilization for democracy in the Middle East, struggles for ethnic equality in Africa and the creation of politically feasible
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Chapman speech and debate team competed at the Pi Kappa Delta national forensics tournament
This past week, March 22-27, 2011, the Chapman speech and debate team competed at the Pi Kappa Delta national forensics tournament, held in Portland, OR. This marked the first time that the university was represented at this national tournament, and Chapman University was officially inducted as a Chapter of Pi Kappa Delta – an honorary
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Screening of "Dalai Lama Renaissance" May 2, 2011
A screening of “Dalai Lama Renaissance” and live concert with the film’s musicians, including sitar virtuoso Roop Verma, as well as Michel Tyabji and Tashi Sharzur, will take place on Monday, May 2 at 6:30 p.m. in the Wallace All Faiths Chapel, Fish Interfaith Center. “Dalai Lama Renaissance” follows the journey of some of the world’s