President Joe Biden appointed Murillo, professor of education and executive director and founder of Latino Education & Advocacy Days (LEAD), to the President’s Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics.
Jessica Block Nerren (communication studies) led a team that included CSUSB faculty whose new book on autism-inclusion, education reform and communication, was recently published, Kate Liszka (history) served as a consultant on a new Disney movie, and Michael Stull (entrepreneurship) discussed the Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship’s first-ever State of Entrepreneurship Minority Report.
The LEAD Summit at Cal State San Bernardino brings together educators, researchers, artists, students, parents, activists and others who share a common interest and commitment to education issues that impact Latinos. This year’s summit takes place Sept. 30.
Enrique Murillo Jr. (education) discussed the upcoming LEAD Summit XI at CSUSB on Sept. 30, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about the extremist group the Oath Keepers.
Rosalio Muñoz’s talk is part of this year’s theme for the LEAD Summit revisiting and commemorating social movements from the last 50 years, including the birth of Chicano-ethnic studies, the school walkouts/blowouts, bilingual education and the Chicano Moratorium.
Misealle “Ellie” Tolliver has been selected for the 2022-23 California State University Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement, the CSU’s highest recognition of success.
The exhibit INTO LIGHT, which opened Sept. 9 at the CSUSB Anthropology Museum, seeks to broaden discussions about addiction across the nation through the stories of those who have lost loved ones to Substance Use Disorder (SUD).
Enrique Murillo Jr. (education) wrote on the passing of civil rights activist and Cal State Northridge history professor Julian Nava, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was quoted in articles about California’s Stop the Hate initiative.
Registration for LEAD XI, “Movimiento y Compromiso: 50 Years of Challenges, Possibilities, and the Quest for Educational Equity,” set for Sept. 30 at CSUSB’s Santos Manuel Student Union North, can now be done online. The summit is open to the public and registration is free.