Lissa D. Ramirez-Stapleton, who is an associate professor of education at Cal State Fullerton, will present “Black Deaf Education and Praxis: The Intersections of Culture, Community, and Hope.”
The grant will fund the creation of a new certificate program designed to help students become proficient in Spanish while gaining valuable business and administration skills.
Debora Perez Torres, a communication and media studies professor, believes different lived experiences and environments are an asset to student education. By creating a safe environment for expression, Torres’ students feel empowered to celebrate who they are as individuals.
Diane Vines (nursing, Palm Desert Campus) is the recipient of the 2024 American Psychiatric Nurses Association Award for Innovation – Individual, Tamara Cedré (art and design) discussed her work on a project documenting how the logistics industry changed the Inland Empire, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed for a segment about a man suspected of bringing weapons to a Trump political rally.
Cyrée Jarelle Johnson, the 2024 Ford Foundation Disability Futures Fellow, is the featured speaker when the Disability Studies Lecture Series hosts its first event for the 2024-25 academic year. The free talk will take place at 1 p.m. Tuesday on Zoom.
Thomas (T.C.) Corrigan (media studies) wrote about the Inland Empire “news mirage,” and Stuart Sumida (biology) was part of a team that presented research on the benefits of using non-traditional field trip locations.
Lacey Kendall (communication studies lecturer) will serve as host of Growing Inland Achievement’s summit today and Wednesday in Riverside, Treasure Ortiz (public administration lecturer) is on the Nov. 5 ballot for the San Bernardino City Council’s Ward 7, and Alex Lara (education lecturer) also is on the ballot, running for re-election for the Redlands Unified School District’s Board of Trustees’ Area 4.
On Sept. 28 at the Alumni Center, Cal State San Bernardino hosted the New & Newly Promoted and/or Tenured Faculty Brunch, bringing together faculty and administrators to celebrate newly hired, tenured and promoted faculty members.
Five Cal State San Bernardino students, led by Bibiana Díaz, professor of World Languages and Literatures, visited 10 Puerto Rican colleges, attended Hispanic Educational Technology Services presentations and workshops, toured cultural landmarks, and dined with Puerto Rico Secretary of State Licenciado Omar Marrero.