Author - Dennis Arp

Quaylan Allen sits on steps of Chapman's Memorial Hall holding a camera
Pictures and Stories: Elevating Black Students’ Stories of Trial and Resilience Aided by participant photography, Quaylan Allen gets young Black men talking about their struggles and successes, illuminating pathways to culturally relevant practices.
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Sowers of Peace All over the globe, changemakers are embracing Whitney McIntyre Miller’s  peace leadership model, feeding a global movement for systemic change.
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The Ways of Water: Interdisciplinary Research Examines Water Systems in the American Southwest Hydrologist Tom Piechota leads interdisciplinary research that informs strategies for managing the West’s most precious natural resource.
University on the Rise
What Drives a University on the Rise?
Kerry Ehrin Yvonne Orji Megan Mullally Tiffany Haddish Molly Shannon Janice Min
Women in Focus Conference Trains Its Creative Lens on Comedy Some of Hollywood's funniest women visited Chapman University to talk about about the history and the future of the entertainment industry.
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Student-Run Trailblazers Program Puts First-Gen Students First A School of Communication program born in Sara LaBelle’s classroom lifts up first-generation students and inspires ongoing research, fortifying a culture of pride and persistence.
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Alumnus Stephen Nelson ’10 is New Voice for Dodgers and MLB
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Justin Simien ’05 Enjoys the Ride
Austin Butler standing in front of audience at Folino Theatre
Dodge College Master Classes Connect Students to the Film Industry
Chapman focused on research in its Thematic Pathway for Reaffirmation of accreditation. Here, Beckman Scholar Ishaan Shah ’23 works on advances in photochemistry.
Chapman Excels Throughout Accreditation Process That Includes a Focus on Research During recent site visits to the Orange and Rinker campuses, members of the WSCUC review team call Chapman’s evaluation “as good as it gets.” 
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New Chapman Program Provides a Path to Internship and Research Experiences for STEM Students
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Having a Ball – With Physics? Renowned scholar John Howell welcomes newcomers to his discipline by pumping up the student support and deflating what makes physics daunting.