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The contract’s funding of more than $1.6 million will allow CBA to significantly increase its programming inside California state prisons, expanding its partnerships with other CSU campuses and growing jobs in the region.
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The new radio course at the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus, the region's economy and extremist violence are topics tackled by faculty in the news.
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Cal State San Bernardino welcomed 24 education administrators from 20 universities in China on Monday, Nov. 13, where they met with CSUSB leaders, faculty and students for a professional development day.
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Ancient Egypt is more than a history subject for CSUSB assistant professor Kate Liszka. It’s also a great means of learning about where the world has come from, said Liszka, who is the Pamela and Benson Harer Fellow specializing in Egyptology.
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Curtain times are 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16; Friday, Nov. 17; and Saturday, Nov. 18; with matinee performances at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, and Sunday, Nov. 19.
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The CSUSB Coyote Advertising team and a CSUSB student each won an award at the Public Relations Society of America Inland Empire Chapter’s annual Polaris Awards held Nov. 9 at Center Stage in Fontana.
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A Frenchman’s View of Chinese Opera, Circa 1900,” will be presented by Andrea S. Goldman on Tuesday, Nov. 28, in University Hall at CSUSB. The event is free and open to the public.
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Dr. W. Benson Harer, a longtime supporter of Cal State San Bernardino and the university’s Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA), has pledged $900,000 to establish the W. Benson Harer Egyptology Scholar in Residence.
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Kathryn Ervin, a professor in the Cal State San Bernardino’s Department of Theatre Arts, will be one of only 10 people inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Theatre in April 2018 in Washington, D.C.