
For the third time in four years, the History Club/Alpha Delta Nu Chapter at Cal State San Bernardino has been named the best chapter in the nation by the Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society.

Ahlam Muhtaseb, a Cal State San Bernardino communication studies professor, and her film partner, Andy Trimlett, will present their documentary “1948: Creation & Catastrophe” at a number of prestigious events across the country.

“A National Conversation about U.S.-China Policy,” with Susan E. Rice and Richard Madsen, will be held in the John M. Pfau Library, room PL-5005, beginning at 3:45 p.m. The public is welcome to attend; online pre-registration is requested.

Psychology professors Laura Kamptner and Faith McClure, sociology assistant professor Annika Anderson, education professor Carolyn Eggleston, and communication studies professor Ahlam Muhtaseb are highlighted by news media.

“The Cultural Revolution and ‘Diasporic Trauma’ in Hong Kong,” by Angelina Chin, associate professor of history at Pomona College, will take place at 12:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30, at the John M. Pfau Library, PL-5005.

“Confederate Memorials and the Lingering Legacy of Racism in America’s South,” by Ryan Keating, CSUSB associate professor of history, will be presented on Wednesday, Nov. 1, from noon-1:30 p.m. at the John M. Pfau Library, PL-5005R.

David Yaghoubian (history) was interviewed about the Iranian nuclear agreement, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed the latest FBI hate crime statistics.

The 2017-18 academic year marks history professor Robert “Bob” Blackey’s 50th and final year of teaching at CSUSB, the first faculty member at the university to reach this milestone.

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.