Category: Chapman University

California Consumers Upbeat on Business Conditions, Job Prospects

California consumers are now more bullish about their own families’ prospects than at any other time over the last three years. Every quarter since the beginning of 2018, Chapman University and Claremont McKenna College have asked 2,000 California consumers their views of various issues facing the nation and impacting their families’ finances. Respondents during the…


California Purchasing Managers Expect Manufacturing Sector to Boom in Third Quarter

Commentary Manufacturing executives in California are more excited about their growth prospects than they’ve been in nearly 20 years. That’s the takeaway from a recent Chapman University polling of purchasing managers at manufacturing companies. Professors at the university’s A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research surveyed buyers from throughout the Golden State about their expectations…


Orange County House Prices Could Drop 15 Percent by 2023

Commentary Chapman University is predicting a 10-to-15 percent drop in the median price of detached singled family homes in Orange County, Calif., by mid-2023. Faculty from Chapman University’s A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research presented on June 16 the institution’s economic forecasts for the nation, state, and Orange County. It expects rates on new…


California Factories Likely to Reach Pre-Pandemic Levels by July, says Chapman Survey

Commentary The manufacturing sector in California is expected to be fully healed by the end of June, according to a recently-released survey of California Purchasing Managers. The survey was performed by Chapman University in Orange, Calif. “The recovery of the manufacturing sector in California from the devastation of COVID-19 will be complete in the second…


Orange Puts a Temporary Halt to Neighborhood Dorm Construction

City officials have put a halt to the dormitory-style construction projects plaguing neighborhoods in Orange, California. The Orange City Council unanimously passed an urgency ordinance prohibiting the addition of three or more bedrooms or bathrooms to qualifying residences. “[This] is the first of multiple fronts the city is opening to ensure the long-term stability of…


Trump Lawyer Ousted as Law School Professor

A lawyer who represented the Trump campaign in a legal challenge to the Pennsylvania election results was forced out of his post last week as a law professor at Chapman University in California for representing President Donald Trump as a client. But what especially earned the ire of left-wing activists at the famous conservative legal…


Chapman Faculty Call On University to Fire Law Professor Who Spoke at DC Rally

Faculty members at Orange County’s Chapman University are asking the administration to fire law professor John Eastman after he spoke at the Jan. 6 rally in Washington, D.C., that resulted in protesters entering the U.S. Capitol. Eastman spoke at the event while standing next to Rudy Giuliani, a member of President Donald Trump’s legal team….


Chapman University Resists Calls to Fire Law Professor Who Spoke at DC Trump Rally

Chapman University has refused to fire a law professor who spoke at a rally for President Donald Trump near the White House last week, citing the university’s rules for dismissing a faculty member. The California-based private university is under pressure to fire John Eastman, a conservative legal scholar at Chapman’s Fowler School of Law. On…


Experts Bullish on Orange County’s Economy at Chapman Annual Forecast

Southern California’s economic future—and particularly Orange County’s—is looking bright, experts said during Chapman University’s 43rd annual economic forecast. “I’m personally confident in the future of Orange County,” Mike Mussallem, CEO of Irvine-based medical technology company Edwards Lifesciences, said during the forecast roundtable held virtually on Dec. 17. “[My positive assessment is] due to the passionate…