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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.
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\"bausch\"<\/a>Richard Bausch is the author of eleven novels and eight collections of stories, including In The Night Season, Hello To The Cannibals, Thanksgiving Night<\/span><\/em>, and Peace<\/span><\/em>; and the story collections, Someone To Watch Over Me, The Stories of Richard Bausch, Wives & Lovers<\/span><\/em>, and Something Is Out There.<\/span><\/em><\/span>
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\nMr. Bausch participated as a workshop leader in Operation Homecoming, a joint project between The National Endowment for the Arts and the Department of Defense to help returning military personnel and their families write about their experiences.
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\nJoin us on Monday, Sept. 24 for the exclusive lecture in Chapman Auditorium, Memorial Hall at 7 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.
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