The Art and Craft of Graphic Design
Alice Premeau ’22, the winner of Chapman’s annual State of the University poster contest, shares her creative process, love of purple, and how the past informs the future. Each year, Chapman University President Daniele Struppa announces a poster contest to the students in the Advanced Graphic Design Course, in Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and
Mitchell Rosenberg ’19 Serves on White House Advance Team
After graduating from Chapman with degrees in Television Writing & Production and Political Science, Mitchell Rosenberg ’19 moved to Sacramento, to work as an Assistant Legislative Deputy in Governor Gavin Newsom’s office. But, thanks to a referral from a fellow Chapman alumnus, he’s making the leap from state government to federal, in his new position
Wilkinson Student Can’t Be Stopped, Even by a Hurricane
“Hurricane Maria left my home in shambles. Most of my family’s member’s homes were also affected by this natural disaster,” says Arianna Benitez ’22. “For about four and a half months, I lived with no electricity; I had little food and water but that didn’t deter me from my goal: applying to Chapman.” Benitez remembers
2022-2023 Faculty Honors & Award Recipients
Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences prides itself on providing a personalized education of distinction to our students by proudly championing the humanistic mission of Chapman University’s founders, which focused on diversity, global citizenship, and social justice. The outstanding faculty in our nine academic departments and interdisciplinary centers support innovative curriculum, research,
Wilkinson College 2022 Commencement Speaker
Congratulations to Nicole Saito! Nicole is a senior Political Science, History, and Economics triple major with a minor in Mathematics. She was selected by the Wilkinson College Student Advisory and Leadership Council through the Commencement Speaker Contest. Watch her video submission that won her the contest!
Wilkinson College Dean's Statement
“Who are you and what will you fight for? The world is big, and beautiful, and troubled. It needs you.” These were the words spoken by Nadia Murad, 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Chapman University Presidential Fellow, during her commencement address on May 21, 2022. Nadia fights to preserve the memory of the attack
From Genocide to Justice: A Conversation with Nobel Peace Prize Winner & Human Rights Activist Nadia Murad
Nadia Murad was born in the village of Kocho in the Sinjar District of Iraq. On August 3, 2014, Islamic State militants attacked her village and murdered hundreds, including her mother and six of her brothers. Murad was captured and taken into sexual slavery along with more than 6,500 Yazidi women and children. Murad chronicled
How to Use Informational Interviews to Land your Dream Job
The Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences graduating class of 2022 is currently entering a world where it might seem hard to get the job they want and deserve. Some may say that expecting to walk immediately into the right job is just setting yourself up for defeat. There is some truth
The Extraordinary Life of Foreign Language Learners
Wilkinson College’s Federico Pacchioni (Sebastian P. and Marybelle Musco Endowed Chair and Director of Italian Studies) recently had his seventh book published, “The extraordinary life of foreign language learners. Harnessing the rewards of the multilingual experience.” Co-written with author Gian Marco Faresea, the book investigates the foreign language learning experience, its deeper rewards, and implications
From Our Eyes
Coming into Wilkinson College at Chapman University this past fall as a first-year graphic design major, I would have never thought to consider how one class could change the trajectory of the beginning of my college experience. When I first saw the (First Year Foundations) FFC course, Exploring the Escalette Collection over the summer, I