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Her ‘Health and Thus Her Life’
Perspectives (American Historical Association)
January 2025

Published: An article by Alicia Gutierrez-Romine, associate professor of history, about bans on abortion, and legal exceptions around such bans, in the years before the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 landmark decision, Roe v. Wade, and what may lay ahead since the high court reversed that decision in 2022 through Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. The article (download to read) appears in the American Historical Association's current edition of its flagship magazine.

Gutierrez-Romine wrote, in part, “If fact, in the wake of Dobbs, antiabortion conservatives have bristled commentary on abortion 'bans' and have pointed to exceptions written into the law to indicate that abortions are still legal in the event of life-threatening emergencies. However, history shows that, in practice, the line between protecting a pregnant person’s life and protecting a pregnant person’s health has not always been clear.”

Local kinesiology course creates intergenerational connection
Desert Health
January-February 2025

CSUSB kinesiology faculty members Sarah Dunn and Nicole Dabbs (department chair) wrote an article about two courses that “allow students to interact and connect with adult community members in the Coachella Valley over a three-week experience titled, ‘Well-Seasoned: Understanding and Managing Your Maturing Health.’”

This spring, students enrolled in kinesiology courses at the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus will again have the opportunity to interact with older adults.

Coachella Valley Journalism Foundation names 4 to hall of fame
Desert Sun
Jan. 14, 2025

Laurilie Jackson, veteran journalism educator, a guest lecturer at Cal State San Bernardino and an anchor/reporter at KESQ News Channel 3, was one of four people inducted into the Coachella Valley Journalism Foundation’s Hall of Fame on Jan. 14. Jackson, who also teaches at the College of the Desert, was praised for her dedication to training the next generation of media professionals through education and practical, hands-on experience.

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