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Cultivating an Ethical Future: Chapman University Hosts the 2026 SoCal Regional High School Ethics Bowl

March 9, 2026 by Sujung Cua ('28 Political Science; Women and Gender Studies Minor) | News

February 7, 2026, marked Chapman University’s eleventh year hosting the SoCal Regional High School Ethics Bowl. This year, twenty teams from eighteen different schools gathered on Chapman campus to engage in thoughtful, collaborative conversations about real-world ethical issues. Harvard-Westlake School and Glendora High School progressed to the divisional competition. The National High School Ethics Bowl

From Our Eyes: A Study of Ethics in Bog Body Research

February 19, 2026 by Maddi Andrews (‘28 History, Political Science; Anthropology) | News

This edition of From Our Eyes features Maddi Andrews (‘28 History, Political Science; Anthropology), one of the 10 student fellows who participated in the 2026 Wilkinson Interterm Research Experience (WIRE). This immersive program provided students with the skills and experiences necessary to excel in academic research. Andrews’s research project focused on how archaeologists and museum

From Data Points to Tip Jars: Technology and the Making of Modern Life

January 27, 2026 by Sweet Lou Mader Dauk | News

What do tip jars and data systems have in common? You may think not that much, right? Well, think again. Over Interterm, Professor LL Hodges (History) taught a History and Film class, with a specific focus on technology, and how it is woven into everyday life. To showcase different aspects of the prevalence of technology,

Chapman Graduate Works Alongside Nobel Economics Winner Joel Mokyr

November 11, 2025 by Laura Silva | History

Chapman University alumna Nicole Saito (’22 Political Science, History, and Economics triple major with a minor in Mathematics) is currently a fourth-year PhD student at Northwestern University. Her primary fields are economic history and political economy, but more broadly, microeconomics with a focus on historical economic development. “I chose Northwestern University for my PhD

Dr. Kyle Longley Receives Inaugural LaFeber-Wood Prize for Distinguished Teaching in American Diplomacy

July 9, 2025 by Selah Sanchez (’27 Creative Writing, CCI minor) | History

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

National High School Ethics Bowl Fosters Critical Thinking and Collaboration Among Students

February 24, 2025 by Aliyah Ramirez (‘25 Political Science) | News

February 8, 2025, marked Chapman University’s tenth year hosting the Southern California Regional High Schools Ethics Bowl competition. Twenty teams from nineteen different schools competed. Glendora High School and Canyon Crest High School advanced to the divisional competition where they will face two northern California teams. The National High School Ethics Bowl Organization (NHSEB) provides

Faculty Books – Justice and Restitution in Post-Nazi Romania: Rebuilding Jewish Lives and Communities, 1944-1950

February 12, 2025 by Emma Niro (‘25 MFA Creative Writing) | News

Dr. Stefan Cristian Ionescu, Associate Professor (History) and Associate Director of Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education, is the author of Justice and Restitution in Post-Nazi Romania: Rebuilding Jewish Lives and Communities, 1944-1950 (Cambridge University Press, 2024). Ionescu’s work examines the relationship between Jews and gentiles and investigates “what happened with the confiscated Jewish assets, the

At War with Ourselves: Former National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster Visits Campus

September 27, 2024 by David Krausman | News

Former National Security Advisor and retired Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster visited campus as a part of his ongoing speaking and book tour for his new book: At War with Ourselves: My Tour of Duty in the Trump White House, arriving on shelves later this month. In his talk, McMaster discussed what it means to be

Faculty Book: The Sandinista Revolution, A Global Latin American History

March 21, 2024 by Laura Silva | News

Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences congratulates Dr. Mateo Jarquín (History) on his first published book, The Sandinista Revolution, A Global Latin American History (The University of North Carolina Press). “In my discipline (History), monographs are the name of the game; books are the main way that students and scholars consume research. So,

Career Corner: How Wilkinson College Helped Political Science Major Become a Hit Screenwriter

November 17, 2023 by Erin Berthon | Wilkinson College

When Nolan Dunbar (2010) graduated with a BA in Political Science with an emphasis in International Relations and a minor in History, he never expected to become a successful film writer. I had the opportunity to sit down with Nolan to talk about his career path and how Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social