![Paulette Brown-Hinds, ’90, BA, English.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/CSUniverse_Hinds_.jpg.webp?itok=u85G4NI7)
CSUSB alumna Paulette Brown-Hinds, as well as faculty, staff and programs from the university are featured in the fall 2020 edition of CSUniverse, a digest of highlights from the CSU’s 23 campuses.
![“The Social Dilemma: Social media, the Netflix hit, and prospects for a just and humane digital society”](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/Email_SocialDilemma_09Nov2020.jpg.webp?itok=lLEtiKpT)
On Oct. 29, communication studies faculty and graduate students discussed the docudrama “The Social Dilemma,” which highlights the dark side of social media and the issues it raises. More than 150 people tuned in for the panel.
![Faculty in the news landing page image](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_FacultyInTheNews_Sept2020%20%282%29_0.jpg.webp?itok=kdkS3cor)
Francisca Beer (finance), Mary Texiera (sociology), Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) were included in recent news coverage.
![CSUSB Faculty in the News](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/FacultyintheNews_slideshow_14.jpg.webp?itok=hxJ9Luhj)
Ahlam Muhtaseb (media studies) writes an op-ed, Lacey Kendall (communication studies) helps local churches, and Claudia Davis (nursing) receives cancer researcher award.
![CSUSB Faculty in the News](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/FacultyintheNews_slideshow_11.jpg.webp?itok=9KZRoYqE)
Jess Nerren (communication studies), Mike Stull (entrepreneurship), Meredith Conroy (political science) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) were featured in recent news coverage.
![Carly Luna](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_WSOC_CarlyLuna_AsheNominee_HHM_06Oct2020.jpg.webp?itok=DzXJORgb)
Luna, sophomore goalkeeper on the women’s soccer team and a CCAA All-Academic, was one of 10 women in the running to be named the 2020 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar of the Year.
![Ariana Cano, CSUSB alumna and communication studies adjunct professor, was accepted into four prestigious doctoral programs, all fully funded.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_02_Ariana%20%20Cano_HHM_16Sept2020.jpg.webp?itok=IebIj_kt)
After being accepted into four prestigious doctoral programs, Ariana Cano, CSUSB alumna and communication studies adjunct professor, decided to attend the Institute of Communications Research in the College of Media at the University of Illinois.
![Andre Adame](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_AndreAdame_HHM_18Sept2020.jpg.webp?itok=NYypC5i_)
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.
!["A Beautiful Blueprint" is the second memoir of Mary Fong's "A Magnificent Mess!" trilogy.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_MaryFong_ABeautifulBlueprint_11Sept2020.jpg.webp?itok=D_Hcg1EM)
In her second memoir, “A Beautiful Blueprint,” Mary Fong explores big life questions such as, “What is the purpose of life?” “What happens after we die?” and “What is the name of the game of life?”