
Cal State San Bernardino will celebrate its 17th December commencement with three graduation ceremonies at the university’s 3,500-seat Coussoulis Arena on Saturday, Dec. 9.

Haakon T. Brown (marketing) is interviewed about finding good deals and staying within your budget this holiday season, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) discusses an upcoming federal trial for a police officer accused of helping terrorists.

CSUSB held its 17th fall commencement on Dec. 9, with about 1,100 students participating in the three graduation ceremonies held at the Coussoulis Arena.

Alemayehu Mariam writes on the Trump administration's influence on the release of Ethopian political prisoners; Wil Greer to speak at a community MLK Jr. event; Barbara Sirotnik reports on the region’s economy.

The students, participants in the Ontario-Montclair Promise Scholars Initiative, came from Vernon Middle School in Montclair and Oaks Middle School in Ontario.

Sarah Schneewind, an associate professor of history at UC San Diego and an expert on the Ming Dynasty, will present her talk on Friday, Feb. 2, at the John M. Pfau Library, PL-4005

The first session is set for Tuesday, Feb. 20, starting at 7:30 a.m., at CSUSB’s Santos Manuel Student Union Fourplex. The series is open to the public. Seating is limited, advance registration is recommended.

“Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan: Barbarian Conquerors or Agents of Global Interactions,” will be presented by Morris Rossabi at noon on Feb. 16 at the John M. Pfau Library, PL-4005.

The three-day conference will be led by current COMPA president Marc Fudge, an associate professor of public administration at the Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration at CSUSB.