Doug Sweet, Direct or of Undergraduate Writing, has just published a chapter in WPA Outcomes Statement–A Decade Later. This text features a number of nationally-known scholars discussing how the WPA Outcomes Statement has affected the teaching of writing and writing program administration. A Description of the Collection: “The WPA Outcomes Statement—A Decade Later addresses
English Professor Alicia Kozameh will participate in this year’s Las Americas Letters Series in Literature and the Arts, a yearly event sponsored by St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 11-13, 2012. Professor Gwendolyn Díaz, creator and director of the Series, describes it this way: “Las Americas Letters is a celebration of the literature and
The John Fowles Center for Creative Writing and Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences is excited to be hosting Claudio Magris on Monday, October 15, 2012 as part of the John Fowles Literary Forum at 7 p.m. in the Henley Reading Room, Leatherby Libraries. Magris graduated from the University of Turin, where he
Tabula Poetica continues it’s Fall Poetry Reading Series on Tuesday, Oct. 2 with poet Mark Jarman. Jarman will be giving a poetry talk at 2:30 p.m. in the Wilkinson Room of the All Faiths Chapel and then a reading at 7 p.m. in the Henley Reading Room of Leatherby Libraries. The reading and
Chapman University and Wilkinson College is please to announce the 5th Annual Lectio Magistralis (The Chancellor’s Premier Lecture Series) “Why Literature Can Save Us,” with Professor of Creative Writing in English, Richard Bausch. Richard Bausch is the author of eleven novels and eight collections of stories, including In The Night Season, Hello To The
Chap man University and Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to announce that the Director of Undergraduate Writing, Doug Sweet’s, Contexts & Choices: A Guide to Practical Writing, was just published by Kendall-Hunt. Congratulations!
Patrick Fuery, chair of the English department, confirmed that he has been selected as dean of Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences. He will assume the position in August. A faculty search committee, consisting of Marvin Meyer, professor of religious studies; Myron Yeager, professor of English; Marilyn Harran, Stern chair in
Chapman University’s Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences professor in the Department of English, Tom Zoellner, gets a very positive review of his new book, A Safeway in Arizonza, in the Boston Globe as follows: “ASafeway in Arizona is a masterly work of reporting, historical analysis,and sly cultural criticism. Arizona celebrates its 100th birthday next
The Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences 2011-2012 Series presents, “A Night with…Dante” on Wednesday, February 29th at 7:00 PM in the Wallace All Faiths Chapel. Italian poet, literary theorist, moral philosopher, and political thinker, Dante Alighieri is probably best known for his most famous work, the Divine Comedy, but he was also a
Chapman University, Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Department of English would like to invite you to the 2011 Tabula Poetica series final event which is an MFA Poetry Reading featuring Chapman University graduate students reading from their original poems. The poetry talks will begin at 1 p.m. in the Wilkinson Chapel