Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences is dedicated to fostering community conversations around humanity, unity, and justice through its annual Engaging the World (ETW) series. ETW is designed to inspire thoughtful dialogue and reflection, promoting social awareness, respect, peace, and kindness throughout the campus. As part of the 2025–2026 Engaging the World:
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
Chapman University welcomed back Human Rights activist, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, and Presidential Fellow in Peace Studies at Chapman, Nadia Murad, for a talk titled, “Towards Justice: Reparations for Survivors of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV).” Joining her via Zoom was Esther Dingemans, executive director of Global Survivors Fund (GSF) and a leading expert on developing
This edition of From Our Eyes features Sam Thompson (‘25 Peace and Justice Studies). Thompson currently has an internship with Nobel Laureate and Presidential Fellow in Peace & Justice Studies Nadia Murad and has been offered a position with her following graduation. Murad will be speaking at Chapman on Tuesday, February 25 at 4 p.m.
This edition of From Our Eyes features Ruthie Weeks (‘25 Broadcast Journalism and Documentary major; Peace Studies minor). Weeks worked with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Nadia Murad for her Unsung Stories and Expressions course, documenting Murad for Nadia’s Initiative, a non-profit dedicated to rebuilding communities in crisis and advocating globally for survivors of sexual violence.
As a broadcast journalism student and documentary filmmaker, Tess Martinelli ’24 knows her way around an on-camera interview. Still, it’s not every day that she gets to sit down with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Nadia Murad. “Initially, the idea of interviewing her was a bit overwhelming,” Martinelli acknowledged. “But after meeting her, my nerves immediately
Chapman University and Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences recently welcomed Nobel Peace Prize winner and human rights activist Nadia Murad, a Presidential Fellow in Peace Studies, to campus for a week of classroom visits, receptions, and a public event held in the Musco Center of the Arts. On March 13, Murad sat
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