2025 Summer Podcast Series
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,
Escalette Alumni: Where Are They Now?
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’s 2025-2026 ETW Series: Building Resilient Futures through Dialogue on the Environment
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
Wilkinson College English Faculty Participate in Prestigious Summer Residencies
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
From Our Eyes: Exploring Sustainable Design in London Through GD 308
This edition of From Our Eyes features Ava Brandt (‘27 Creative Writing, Documentary Film and LGBTQ Studies minor), one of the 20 students who participated in the annual summer graphic design course GD 308: Sustainable Design. Through this program, led by Professors Eric Chimenti and Kathleen Kaiser, students partner with a client in London to
Faculty Books: Contemporary Facets of Injustice
Dr. Gordon Babst (Political Science) recently published an edited volume called Contemporary Facets of Injustice, Volume 13 in the series of books, AMINTAPHIL: The Philosophical Foundations of Law and Justice. We sat down with Dr. Babst to discuss the volume, which examines issues of justice and injustice and problematizes understandings of generative AI, capital punishment,
Dr. Kyle Longley Receives Inaugural LaFeber-Wood Prize for Distinguished Teaching in American Diplomacy
At this year’s Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations Conference (SHAFR), Dr. Kyle Longley (History and MA in War, Diplomacy, and Society) was honored with the inaugural LaFeber-Wood Prize for Distinguished Teaching. The prize honors excellence in teaching and mentoring in the field of American diplomacy, and is named after Molly Wood of Wittenberg
From Our Eyes: Welcome to Wilkinson
This edition of Wilkinson College’s Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences From Our Eyes is written by Wilkinson College Newsletter Editor Selah Sanchez (’27 Creative Writing, CCI minor). Sanchez has embraced Chapman University and Wilkinson College since the moment she stepped on campus. By attending events, managing the Wilkinson College newsletters, writing stories for various publications,
Faculty Promotions, Honors & Awards Announced
The outstanding faculty in Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences’ eight academic departments and numerous interdisciplinary programs support innovative curriculum, cutting-edge research, and public programming to ensure that the arts, humanities, and social sciences remain a distinguishing component in every student’s education. This spring, the Wilkinson College faculty listed below were recognized with
Wilkinson College Students Win Top Honors in 2025 Kevin and Tam Ross Undergraduate Research Contest
Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences would like to congratulate Cintya Felix (‘26 Political Science and Spanish) for winning second place for her paper, “Aquí y Ahora: The Role of US Spanish-Language TV News in Financial Vulnerability.” and Cassandra Chan (‘25 Art History) for placing third for her paper, “Clement Hurd and the