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A dual major in history and Arabic language literature and culture, Zakher was awarded the prestigious Provost Fellowship for Ph.D. studies in Comparative Literature at UC Davis.
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During the temporary closure of the CSUSB art museum due to the COVID-19 pandemic, RAFFMA staff is working to create meaningful cultural experiences for those at home.
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For alumnus and adjunct professor Andre Adame, video games have led him on a rewarding academic journey, and he has been accepted to the highly competitive doctoral program at UC Irvine’s School of Informatics.
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The magazine rankings listed CSUSB’s Master of Fine Arts, 178 of 272; Public Affairs, 117 of 274; and part-time MBA graduate programs, 158 of 272.
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The grant from the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research will use online, personalized learning technologies to decrease the achievement gap for approximately 8,000 students per year.
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Michael Stull (entrepreneurship), Scot Zenter (political science), Brian Levin (criminal justice) and Carol Damgen (theatre arts) were included in recent news coverage.
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Students and staff from the Cal State San Bernardino Coyote Radio & Advertising and Office of Strategic Communication teams were honored with a total of 13 “Addy” awards at the local American Advertising Federation gala on March 13.
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The LEAD Summit XI and its related events have been postponed to September and will become part of the CSUSB Hispanic Heritage Month series of events.
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Julio Reyes, a communication studies alumnus, is a production coordinator and the student station manager at Coyote Radio, who received two awards this month for his work in audio production.