Chapman University v. Press
Multiple lawsuits involving both former and current Chapman faculty are unraveled in The Panther’s April 3 special issue, along with other ongoing legal concerns being faced by the university. As a result, the university has frequented national headlines in recent weeks and garnered unfavorable attention.
Former adjunct professor sues university over wage dispute
The hearing to potentially approve a $1.15 million settlement approaches after a former Chapman professor took legal action against the university for allegedly failing to pay some employees sufficiently.
Opinion | For Chapman, John Eastman is a canary in the coal mine
As further evidence comes to fruition of former Chapman law professor John Eastman’s involvement in the U.S. Capitol riots simultaneous to his university employment, Chapman has an opportunity for leadership.
John Eastman’s attempt to block Chapman subpoena fails
Former Chapman law professor John Eastman’s temporary restraining order on the release of his emails has been overturned as the university must now release 101 emails requested by the House of Representatives’ Jan. 6 investigatory committee.
Chapman has highest cost of university attendance in US, claims CTAS report
While the report includes Chapman in its report on expensive colleges, university administrators argue that the metric ignores important nuances like financial aid.
Opinion | Devil’s advocate: educational or detrimental?
At what point is playing the devil’s advocate in the classroom opening the forum for insensitive and outdated arguments to flourish?
Course Hero hands over student identities to Chapman professor following lawsuit
Chapman business law professor David Berkovitz obtained the identities of students who posted exam questions from spring 2021 after issuing a subpoena to Course Hero, a pay-to-use study resource site.
Chapman professor’s legal battle with Course Hero raises debate of ethics behind pay-to-use learning platforms
A Chapman business professor recently issued a subpoena to Course Hero to get the names of students who uploaded testing materials from spring 2021 to the site, calling to question the ethics of online learning platforms.
Opinion | Cheating is no solo act
A student member of the Academic Integrity Committee has a message for the student body: cancel your Chegg subscription.
University community, local residents discuss conflicts as student enrollment grows
As Chapman looks to increase student enrollment to 10,500 on the Orange campus, residents and university representatives discuss how Chapman’s relationship with the community has shifted and addressed issues such as lacking housing, parking and noise complaints.
Henrik Cronqvist appointed new business school dean amid controversies
The Argyros School of Business and Economics announces the appointment of a new dean as complaints of neglected mask protocol and cheating allegations shroud the university.
Jury convicts 22-year-old man of on-campus sexual assault
After nine days of trial and testimony, a jury convicted Dalante Jerome Bell — a 22-year-old Garden Grove resident accused of sexually assaulting a Chapman University freshman in September 2021 — of two felony charges: assault with intent to commit sexual offense and sexual penetration with a foreign object.
John Eastman email exchange reveals acknowledgement of illegality
Emails between former Chapman law professor John Eastman and Greg Jacobs, the legal counsel for then-Vice President Mike Pence, reveals Eastman’s culpability in the U.S. Capitol insurrection.