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Dr. Appannagari “Dev” GnanaDev (Distinguished Alumni Award), Mirna Orihuela (Emerging Leader Award) and Roderick M. “Rod” Hendry (Coyote Spirit Award) are among the eight who will be honored at the annual Alumni Hall of Fame event in the spring.
December 4, 2024

Three university-wide awards — Distinguished Alumnus, Emerging Leader and Coyote Spirit — will be presented, as well as the Paw Print Awards, which honor esteemed alumni from each of the university’s five colleges.

Pfau Library, Faculty in the News
November 21, 2024

Jennifer Alford (geography and environmental studies) was one of the participants at a Nov. 13 meeting to discuss the proposed Mountain Lab Project, and Marc Arsell Robinson (history) and José Muñoz (sociology) announced a call for proposals for the Inland Empire People’s History Conference, set for May.

“Annette Overstreet & Myrna Overstreet Spear, 2024,” From the report, "Remembering the Valley Truck Farms," photo by Tamara Cedré, courtesy of A People's History of the I.E. The organizing committee is currently seeking proposals for the second annual Inland Empire (IE) People’s History Conference, which will take place in May.
November 21, 2024

The IE People’s History Conference, set for May 3, seeks to bridge university research, creative activities, and community activism to explore the art, culture, and histories of Inland Southern California, known as the Inland Empire or IE.

Michael German
November 15, 2024

Michael German, Brennan Center for Justice Fellow, former FBI special agent and a member of the conversation series organizing group will discuss his forthcoming book, “Policing White Supremacy: The Enemy Within.”

Daanika Gordon
November 8, 2024

The talk, “Policing the Racial Divide: Urban Grown Politics and the Remaking of Segregation,” will be presented by Daanika Gordon, author of the book of the same title, on Wednesday, Nov. 13, on Zoom. The program is free and open to the public.

Lydia Pelot-Hobbs
November 1, 2024

Lydia Pelot-Hobbs, a University of Kentucky assistant professor of geography, will present "We Deserve Better: Contesting Racialized Sexual and Gender Policing,” at the next Conversations on Race and Policing, Nov. 6, on Zoom. The program is free and open to the public.

Neal Kelley
October 29, 2024

Neal Kelley, the retired Orange County registrar of voters, will be the guest speaker at the Wednesday, Oct. 30, Conversations on Race and Policing, a free and public program that will take place beginning at 1 p.m. on Zoom.

José Muñoz
October 18, 2024

The network consists of eight CSU campuses: San Bernardino, Channel Islands, East Bay, Humboldt, Monterey Bay, Sacramento, San Marcos and Northridge. It aims to foster cross-campus collaborations to serve Latino students better in the CSU system.

Jessica Pishko and the cover of her latest book.
October 18, 2024

Pishko’s latest book, “The Highest Law in the Land: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy,” will be the focus of the program, which takes place beginning at 1 p.m. on Zoom. The program is free and open to the public.