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Rafik Mohamed

February 26, 2021

An accounting major in his first two years of college, Mohamed could have gone into corporate or tax law. What he saw on the streets of Washington, D.C., and learned in a Constitutional law class on civil liberties changed that. 

From left, Zachary Powell, Marc Robinson and Rafik Mohamed  on the set at NBC Palm Springs. Photo by NBC Palm Springs
February 10, 2021

As part of our celebration of Black History Month, take a look back when Zachary Powell (criminal justice), Marc Robinson (history) and Rafik Mohamed (dean, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences) were interviewed for the three-part series on the history of policing Black communities. 

January 26, 2021

CSUSB’s online master's degree criminal justice and MBA programs are among the nation’s top programs in U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 rankings.

David Riefer
January 14, 2021

The Dr. David Riefer Endowed Student Award Fund was established with a $52,000 gift from the retired professor. A four-time Golden Apple award recipient and the 2000 Outstanding Professor of the Year, he taught at CSUSB for 34 years.

December 3, 2020

Ambassador Ronald E. Neumann, president of the American Academy of Diplomacy, will be the guest speaker at a Dec. 10 program hosted on Zoom by the World Affairs Council of Inland Southern California. CSUSB is a primary sponsor of the council.

CSUSB Faculty in the News
October 15, 2020

Brian Levin (criminal justice) will speak at a webinar on Tuesday about the OC's annual hate crimes report and A. Rafik Mohamed (dean, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences) will speak at an "Athletes as Advocates" webinar in November. 

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July 7, 2020

Brittany Bloodhart (psychology) and Meredith Conroy (political science) each had papers they co-authored published, and Brian Levin and Zachary Powell (criminal justice) and Marc Robinson (history), along with Rafik Mohamed (dean, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences) were included in recent news coverage.

June 29, 2020

Zachary Powell (criminal justice), Marc Robinson (history) and Rafik Mohamed (dean, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences) were interviewed for a three-part series on the history of policing Black communities. Links to each segment are below.

Faculty in the News
June 26, 2020

NBC Palm Springs' second part of its series on policing in Black communities featured CSBS Dean Rafik Mohamed, Marc Robinson (history) and Zachary Powell (criminal justice) discussing political influence on law enforcement. Enrique Murillo Jr. (education) will be one of the panelists at a forum that will focus on the policies and strategies that university officials should consider to make remote learning more equitable.