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James R. Watson and Judy Rodriguez Watson College of Education, Faculty in the News
April 23, 2024

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.

The top performers at the CSUSB Student Research Competition have advanced to the statewide competition at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
April 19, 2024

The 14 winners from the 38th annual CSUSB Student Research Competition will represent Cal State San Bernardino at the California State University Research Competition on April 26-27.

CSUSB Opera Theatre flyer for “The Next Whisky Bar.”
April 19, 2024

Tickets are now on sale online for the U.S. premier of “The Next Whisky Bar,” which will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, April 24-25, at the university’s Performing Arts Recital Hall.

Maylei Blackwell of the César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies at UCLA will be the keynote speaker at the annual Latin American Studies Conference at CSUSB on April 25.
April 16, 2024

Maylei Blackwell of the César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies at UCLA will be the keynote speaker at this year’s conference, which will take place in person beginning at 9 a.m. in the John M. Pfau Library, room PL-5005, and also offered virtually, with a livestream available for the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus in the Rancho Mirage Student Center.

University Hall, Faculty in the News
April 12, 2024

Jess Block Nerren (communication studies) was interviewed about The Cognitive Collective on campus, Mahmood Nikbakhtzadeh (health science and human ecology) will be a guest speaker at a meeting of the ACS San Gorgonio chapter, and Mark Agars (psychology) coauthored a study about supporting workers with chronic illnesses.

Mahbuba Hammad, full-time lecturer in the Department of World Languages and Literatures, presented at the opening ceremony.
April 10, 2024

The opening ceremony, which took place on April 9, featured a self-guided tour of the Ancient Egyptian Exhibit at RAFFMA and a presentation about prominent Arab Americans and their contributions.

Jeffery Marino, a graduate of CSUSB, speaks at joint NASA/state event in 2023.
April 10, 2024

First-generation college student Jeffery Marino followed a post-CSUSB career path that led him to leadership in California state government. His message: California needs more public servants. And there are ways to combine your passion with your service.

Beth Lew-Williams, professor of history at Princeton University and an Organization of American Historians Distinguished Lecturer.
April 10, 2024

Beth Lew-Williams, professor of history at Princeton University and an Organization of American Historians Distinguished Lecturer, will present “John Doe Chinaman: Race and Law in the American West,” a talk that is part of CSUSB’s Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month programming.

Pippin, the musical
April 3, 2024

“Pippin” tells the story of a young prince who dreams of taking the throne from his father, King Charlamagne the Great. The musical will be on stage on April 26-28 and May 2-5 at CSUSB's Ronald E. Barnes Theatre.