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CSUSB’s 2024-25 Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholars are (from left) Benjamin Roath, Evy Zermeno, Gary Williams and Erick Herrera.
July 29, 2024

The program, which is awarded to juniors, seniors and graduate students, provides financial assistance for those interested in exploring and preparing for a doctoral program.

Coyote Commons, Faculty in the News
July 22, 2024

Marc Robinson (history) was interviewed about his latest book, “Washington State Rising: Black Power on Campus in the Pacific Northwest;” Stuart Sumida (biology) was a panelist at San Diego Comic-Con; Katherine Gray (art) discussed the science of glassmaking; Andrea Giuffre (criminal justice) co-authored two papers that were recently published; and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was a panelist at a recent forum on hate crimes in the Inland Empire.

The cast of “Knight of the Burning Pestle,” staged by the theatre company Ophelia’s Jump at the Sontag Greek Theatre.
July 17, 2024

Performed by Ophelia’s Jump and directed by CSUSB alumna Caitlin Lopez ’22, “Knight of the Burning Pestle,” by Frances Beaumont, continues its run Friday, July 19, and Sunday, July 21, as part of the Midsummer Shakespeare Festival in the Sontag Greek Theatre at Pomona College in Claremont.

LEAD Summit XIII graphic, “El Plan de San Bernardino: Transnationalism, Academic Mobility, and the Reframing of Education.”
July 15, 2024

The theme of the 2024 LEAD Summit is “El Plan de San Bernardino: Transnationalism, Academic Mobility, and the Reframing of Education,” which will examine the binational relationship from the prism of education. Register now for the Sept. 27 summit at Cal State San Bernardino.

Kristi Papailler (far right), assistant professor in CSUSB’s Department of Theatre Arts, will play Sebastian in “La Tempestad,” alongside Cal State San Bernardino theater alumni.
July 11, 2024

Kristi Papailler, assistant professor in CSUSB’s Department of Theatre Arts, joins with four CSUSB theatre alumni in this year’s Midsummer Shakespeare Festival in the Sontag Greek Theatre at Pomona College. They are all involved with Ophelia’s Jump Productions, which has two shows in the festival this July: “La Tempestad” and “The Knight of the Burning Pestle.

CSUSB alumnus Jay Gerren (behind the camera), shoots a scene for one of his films.
May 21, 2024

CSUSB alumnus Jay Gerren had his most recent film, “Bar Daddy,” screened at the Pan African Film + Arts Festival in LA in February. The event is among the largest African American film festivals in the nation.

CSUSB President Tomás D. Morales congratulates a member of the Class of 2024 at the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Commencement ceremony on May 17.
May 20, 2024

“Your impact, as new degree holders, is creating a marked and structural difference right here in the Inland Empire,” CSUSB President Tomás D. Morales told the university’s Class of 2024.

From left, Luisa Rosa Notarangelo Lange, Ramtin Ranjpour, Sarah Garcia and Sarah LaGioia
May 19, 2024

Sarah Garcia, Sarah LaGioia, Ramtin Ranjpour and Luisa Rosa Notarangelo Lange were named the College of Arts and Letters’ outstanding students. This year, four students, two graduate and two undergraduate, were honored at the college’s Spring Commencement ceremony on May 18 at the Toyota Arena in Ontario.

Students celebrate at the 2023 College of Natural Sciences Commencement ceremony at the Toyota Arena.
May 17, 2024

The university will celebrate the Spring Commencement exercises May 17-18 at Toyota Arena in Ontario.