Students and faculty walk out in protest over changes to DEI
Students walked out to protest against the decision to place the vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion and the provost on leave with no explanation.
Student petition aims to change Title IX process to help survivors
A group of students started a petition at Chapman with the aim of changing the Title IX process by asking for the presence of advocates to be mandatory.
First Gen Week: reconnecting and reaching out
Chapman celebrates First Gen Week by bringing together a community of students, faculty and supporters with multiple events throughout a week.
Chapman’s Annual Safety Report depicts drug law violations, vehicle theft and sexual assault cases
Chapman’s annual Fire & Safety report sees a rise, in motor vehicle theft and sexual assault as compared to COVID-19-impacted years, but a decline in drug law violations.
Election Day is here: Voting at Chapman
Chapman facilitates voting by hosting an OC Vote Center in the Argyros Forum.
Active Bystander Award returns to Chapman after years-long pause
The new Active Bystander Award returns to Chapman, as a reimagination of the previous Men of Integrity, Woman of Strength Courage Action, which hasn’t been hosted since the pandemic.
Making history in a corner: Chapman celebrates LGBTQ+ History Month
Chapman celebrated LGBTQ+ History Month in many ways with events all over campus, but many students weren’t even aware this was happening.
Analysis | 2024 California propositions: minimum wage, healthcare, rent, more
With the 2024 elections coming up, it’s not only the presidential race that voters should keep an eye on. California has 10 propositions on the ballot for voters to decide on.
The DCI Lab: home of stickers, arcade games, singing parrots
The Design/Create/Innovate Lab is a space where Chapman students can learn how to use various equipment to create and design their own projects.
Master class on foreign policy: Ukraine, Gaza, Taiwan, the elections
Chapman’s students got to pick the brain of veteran, historian and former assistant for National Security Affairs on current foreign issues.
Doctors serving Gaza talk to Chapman students
Two doctors came to Memorial Hall to talk to students about their experiences treating patients in Gaza during the Rafah invasion.
Analysis | US Supreme Court positioned to reverse abortion precedent, embolden states with trigger laws
An initial draft majority opinion on the ongoing Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case was leaked to Politico two weeks ago, signaling the likelihood that the U.S. Supreme Court intends to authorize restrictions on women’s right to an abortion.
Director of Latinx Achievement talks future of Chapman’s Hispanic community
As Chapman’s director of Latinx achievement, Gabriela Castaneda aims to help the university become recognized as a Hispanic-Serving Institution through the U.S. Department of Education.
Cinco de Mayo celebrations misrepresented in American culture
The Cinco de Mayo celebration is often confused with the celebration of the Independence of Mexico, when in reality the day commemorates the Battle of Puebla.
Leaked draft from Supreme Court could signal end for Roe v. Wade precedent
Politico leaked a draft May 5 by the Supreme Court that shows a majority vote to overturn Roe v. Wade, which would result in multiple states banning or extremely limiting abortion rights. The news of the draft has already caused multiple protests from pro-choice movements and their supporters.
Sixth annual Education and Ethnic Studies Summit sees in-person return
On April 29, 2022 the sixth annual Education and Ethnics Studies Summit took place in Beckman Hall with the theme “Embodied Resistance.” The summit brought keynote speaker Gustavo Arellano and invited multiple organizations to talk about the importance of ethnic studies.
Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day commemorates 107th anniversary
Over a hundred years ago, Armenians were persecuted, deported and killed in what is now known as the first genocide of the 20th century. Yesterday, Armenians all over the world continued to fight to get this atrocity on the annual April 24 Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day.
Chapman University significantly reduces COVID-19 policies
The low-risk category of Orange County means a new and updated wave of COVID-19 policies for Chapman University, including no more clearance officers, little information available on the COVID-19 task force and no more updates on the testing that is being performed on the Chapman community.
Mexico sees third year of femicide protests
Thousands of women gathered March 8 in the center of Mexico City to protest gender violence in the country, which has one of the highest rates of femicides in Latin America with 10 women being killed daily.
HERSTORIES: meeting the forgotten she-roes of history
Madison Gill, presents the story of her sheroe, Tara Burke, who is regarded as the founder of the #MeToo movement. Gill was one of nine students to present her sheroe in the HERSTORIES Chapman University event held March 11 in celebration of Women’s History Month.
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