![CGI building, Faculty in the News](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/Faculty-in-the-News-CGI_2.jpg.webp?itok=8yXZO04j)
Mihaela Popescu (communication studies) and Fadi Muheidat (computer science) will discuss AI at a Redlands American Association of University Women program, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed for articles about the recent protests on college campuses stemming from the continuing Israel-Hamas war.
![CSUSB’s Model United Nations team brought home an Outstanding Delegation Award.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/NewsSlide_NationalModelUN_illustration_2024.jpg.webp?itok=8_hp-62J)
The team, representing the nation of Burundi, was honored with the Outstanding Delegation Award, the highest award given by the National Model United Nations Conference in New York City, arguably the most prestigious conference of its kind.
![Pfau Library, Faculty in the News](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/Faculty-in-the-News-Library.jpg.webp?itok=ZTgfVaIp)
Meredith Conroy (political science), a contributor to 538, was one of the experts participating in a liveblog following the April 23 Pennsylvania primary election, and Angela Louque (education) was a panelist for a program at Association of California School Administrators Equity Institute conference earlier this month.
![James R. Watson and Judy Rodriguez Watson College of Education, Faculty in the News](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/Faculty-in-the-News-COE.jpg.webp?itok=q02jQ1tZ)
Karen Escalante (education) was interviewed for an article about new standards to teach reading that were adopted by the state Commission on Teacher Credentialing, Zachary Powell (criminal justice) coauthored a study on the impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on law enforcement officers, and Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies) was interviewed by an Arab-language television news program.
![Netflix publicity photo for the docu-drama film, “Rustin.” Background was expanded via AI.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/NewsSlide_rustin-netflix-movie-AI_background_22Apr2024.jpg.webp?itok=HSqYnWj4)
“Rustin” tells the story of Baynard Rustin, the late civil rights leader who organized the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech.
![The top performers at the CSUSB Student Research Competition have advanced to the statewide competition at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/24_7188%20OSR_CSUSB%20Delegates%20for%20State-Wide%20Competition%20-%20A32I1067%20%28BANNER%29.jpg.webp?itok=_WyBsmeZ)
The 14 winners from the 38th annual CSU Student Research Competition will represent Cal State San Bernardino at the California State University Research Competition on April 26-27.
![Center for Global Innovation bldg, Faculty in the News](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/Faculty-in-the-News-CGI_1.jpg.webp?itok=VWBCEDaH)
Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was quoted in an article about six Massachusetts middle school students facing hate speech charges, and Codi Lazar (geological sciences) will moderate a program on academic freedom presented by San Francisco State Academic Freedom Committee on April 25.
![Laurena Bolden, CSUSB Class of 2011, will receive the 2024 Community Champion Award from the Time for Change Foundation.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/NewsSlide_LaurenaBolden_TimeforChangeAward_.jpg.webp?itok=7fCbwXIJ)
Alumna Laurena “Lala” Bolden ’11, psychology and criminal justice, was recognized by the Time for Change Foundation with its 2024 Community Champion Award.
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Montgomery Van Wart (public administration), Cary Barber (history) and Miranda McIntyre (psychology) collaborated on a study that examined the likelihood of another U.S. civil war; Jim Estes (finance) offered tips on how to select the least expensive auto liability insurance; Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed by news media about incidents of antisemitism, racism and bias against the LGBTQ community; and Barbara Flores (education, emeritus) commented on a state Assembly bill that would mandate that reading instruction be aligned with the “science of reading.”