![The spirit letters outside Santos Manuel Student Union North.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/NewsSlide_SpiritLetters_SMSUNorth_.jpg.webp?itok=ckUFH0dH)
For the first time, the university was ranked No. 86 among the nation’s Best Education Schools on U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools ranking. The MBA program also was recognized internationally by CEO Magazine and nationally by U.S. News.
![CSUSB alumna Chioma Nwagbala, MPA ’16](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_BHM_Cybersecurity_ChiomaNwgbala_20Feb2023.png.webp?itok=M2KdjMkc)
Chioma Nwagbala recounts her efforts as a graduate student that led to an MPA degree with a cybersecurity concentration as her second chance to excel academically.
![Two-time Alumnus Sedrick Spencer](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/Sedrick-Spencer-CSUSB-Homepage-Slide.jpg.webp?itok=y2XASWE-)
Sedrick Spencer, two-time CSUSB alumnus, has been named the Alumni Council representative to the standing work group for the CSU Biennial Symposium Recognizing African American History and Achievement.
![Faculty in the News](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_FacultyInTheNews_Apr2021_10.jpg.webp?itok=aSi2doCR)
David Yaghoubian (history) was interviewed about the latest developments regarding the multi-national nuclear agreement with Iran, Scott Catlett (adjunct, public administration) was featured by a community new site, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) continued to be a resource for news media on the rise anti-Asian hate crimes as well as news on extremist groups.
![CSUSB was ranked at 117 and tied with 13 other colleges and universities out of 275 graduate public affairs/public administration programs listed.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_JHBCStudents_19Nov2020.jpg.webp?itok=268Co4Dg)
CSUSB has been listed among the Best Public Affairs Programs in colleges and universities in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report.
![Clockwise from top: Jackline Cacho, host of the JC Jackline Cacho Show; Enrique G. Murillo Jr., CSUSB professor of education and executive director of Latino Education and Advocacy Days (LEAD); Adonis Galarza-Toledo, CSUSB Associated Students Inc. president; and Robert J. Nava, CSUSB vice president of University Advancement.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_LEAD_JCFBLive_HHM_xxSept2020.jpg.webp?itok=Tb7IKLUK)
The importance of education for Latinos during the COVID-19 pandemic was the topic of discussion with representatives from Cal State San Bernardino.
![Latinos’ education in a post-pandemic world topic of Facebook Live program (in Spanish)](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_LEAD_JCFBLive_21May2020.jpg.webp?itok=026UNP2u)
The importance of education for Latinos during the COVID-19 pandemic was the topic of discussion with representatives from Cal State San Bernardino.
![From left: Robert Nava, CSUSB vice president of Advancement; Enrique Murillo Jr., director of LEAD; and Adonis Galarza-Toledo, ASI president, will discuss Latinos in education and in the workforce in a post-pandemic world with host Jackeline Cacho.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/Email_COE_LEADTV_3x3_15May2020.jpg.webp?itok=vrY4_YcT)
Robert Nava, CSUSB vice president of Advancement; Enrique Murillo Jr., director of LEAD; and Adonis Galarza-Toledo, ASI president, will discuss Latinos in education and in the workforce in a post-pandemic world with host Jackeline Cacho.
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The magazine rankings listed CSUSB’s Master of Fine Arts, 178 of 272; Public Affairs, 117 of 274; and part-time MBA graduate programs, 158 of 272.