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Why Education Matters: Understanding Islamophobia In The United States, Cintya Felix
Why Education Matters: Understanding Islamophobia In The United States, Cintya Felix
Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters
Since 9/11, there has been a significant increase in anti-Muslim racism which can be linked to misinformation, misconception, and stereotypes reinforced by a lack of an educational upbringing. In this paper, I examine the extent to which an individual's education level in the United States contributes to Islamophobia. Using an original data set of responses to the questions in the Chapman University Survey of American Fears (CSAF), I find a moderately strong relationship between the highest level of school an individual has completed or the highest degree they have received, and the degree to which they are afraid of Muslims. …
1st Place Contest Entry: Understanding The Filipino/A/X American Experience In Higher Education, Myra Dayrit
1st Place Contest Entry: Understanding The Filipino/A/X American Experience In Higher Education, Myra Dayrit
Kevin and Tam Ross Undergraduate Research Prize
This is Myra Dayrit's submission for the 2023 Kevin and Tam Ross Undergraduate Research Prize, which won first place. It contains their essay on using library resources, their bibliography, and a summary of their research project on the Filipino/a/x American experience in higher education.
Myra is a second-year student at Chapman University, majoring in Integrated Educational Studies. Their faculty mentor is Dr. Stephany Cuevas.
Trigger Warnings And A Pedagogy Of Trust, Morgan Read-Davidson
Trigger Warnings And A Pedagogy Of Trust, Morgan Read-Davidson
English Faculty Articles and Research
"As the director of both the creative writing and rhetoric and composition programs at Chapman University, a mid-sized private university serving 150+ majors as well as 1000+ general education students, it has now become a common and expected occurrence to have both students and contingent faculty come to my office expressing anxiety over course content. While the larger conversation about difficult content and trigger warnings is not new, the sudden need for urgently scheduled meetings with me did not begin until the COVID-19 Pandemic and our move to remote instruction. This seems to coincide with the increase of online and …