
Marc Robinson (history) was interviewed about the Black History Month programs at CSUSB, Fabian Borges (political science) published a paper on social affinities and attitudes on the redistribution of wealth, Sant Khalsa (art, emerita) is presenting an exhibit on the Joshua trees, and an interview with Stuart Sumida (biology) about the Avatar franchise was cited.

Michael Karp (history) is the coordinator of the annual Academic WorldQuest competition at the Palm Desert Campus, and Riguad Joseph (social work) co-wrote a paper that “explored whether license-holding mental health professionals exhibit comfort/discomfort in addressing religion and spirituality (RS) in practice.”

Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed the increase in reported hate crimes in San Antonio, Texas, and Cary Barber (history) published a paper, “Politics in the Roman Republic: Perspectives from Niebuhr to Gelzer.”

Jeremy Murray and Tiffany Jones (history) Brian Levin (criminal justice), Sina Bastami (lecturer, geography and environmental studies), and Mike Stull (entrepreneurship) were mentioned in recent news coverage.

The journal was awarded second prize in the 2022 Gerald D. Nash History Journal Competition – Graduate Print Division, the Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society has announced.

“Policing’s Small Toolbox: Race and the Rise of Surveillance Policing,” presented by Matthew Guariglia, will take place at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, on Zoom. The program is free and open to the public.

“Struggling Against Police Terror: The Community Alert Patrol and Its Initiation of Strategies to Police the Police” will take place at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, on Zoom. The program is free and open to the public.

The Advanced Certificate in Egyptology is designed for advanced, independent education in an effort to produce scholars and academics who want to do Egyptology.

M. Chris Fabricant, author of “Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System,” will discuss his book at the next Conversations on Race and Policing, set for 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, on Zoom.