
Associate Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies Jennifer Alford was named the winner of Cal State San Bernardino’s 2024-25 Golden Apple Award for her exceptional and vast teaching record. This is the second year in a row that a professor in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences has achieved this prestigious honor.

CSUSB Palm Desert Campus alumna Rhian Reyes was born and raised in the Coachella Valley and works as a campaign organizer at Audubon California in Palm Desert, where her work focuses on community outreach, organizing and education.

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.