The night basketball leagues of the 1980s and ’90s, aimed at social intervention, risk reduction and crime prevention, will be the topic of the next Conversations on Race and Policing. Open and free to the public, the program will be presented at noon, Wednesday, March 2, on Zoom.
Thomas Corrigan (communication studies) was interviewed about former NBA player Kwame Brown’s sharp criticism of former players-turned-sports-media-pundits, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was sought out by media on topics related to extremism.
Shawn Chin-Farrell, CSUSB’s director of athletics, will appear live on The Bruce Cook Conversation, AM 830 KLAA, home of the Anaheim Angels, Ducks and Raiders, on Sunday, Dec. 20, at 6:30 p.m. PT.
Athletes bringing awareness to social issues will be the focus of a talk by Rafik Mohamed, dean of CSUSB’s College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and sportswriter Tim Brown. The program will be presented on Zoom at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18.
Thomas Pierce (economics, emeritus), James Fenelon (sociology), Barbara Sirotnik (information and decision sciences), Brian Levin (criminal justice), David Yaghoubian (history) and Anthony Silard (public administration) were included in recent news coverage on a variety of topics.
The tournament on June 4, which benefits CSUSB student-athletes, featured Dave Stockton, a San Bernardino native who is recognized worldwide as one of the game’s top short-game teachers after an illustrious professional career.