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Rialto Unified elementary schools host Chinese Educators in cross-cultural exchange led by CSUSB
IE Community News
Oct. 7, 2025
Three Rialto Unified School District elementary campuses opened their doors to international visitors this week, welcoming a delegation of educators from China for a day of cross-cultural exchange and classroom collaboration. The delegation, visiting in partnership with Cal State San Bernardino’s Department of Teacher Education and Foundations, toured Simpson, Morris, and Kelley Elementary Schools on Oct. 6.
The daylong visit, organized with support from Cal State San Bernardino professors Valencia Jones and Lasisi Ajayi, emphasized the value of shared learning between educators across nations. The Rialto USD Board of Education supported the visit, with board President Stephanie Lewis and board member Evelyn Dominguez joining to welcome the delegation at Simpson Elementary School.
The importance of paleontology, Earth history, and science
Open Access Government
Experts from the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, including its president, Stuart Sumida, CSUSB professor of biology, discuss the significance of paleontology, Earth history, and science in this informative opinion piece.
Latino artists and educators spotlighted at 14th annual LEAD Summit: ‘Telling Our Stories — Our Way, Our Voice’
IE Community News
Oct. 7, 2025
Performing a corrido written specifically for the conference, Fontana-based group Chaparrón Norteño — comprised of alumni and current Cal State San Bernardino students — welcomed attendees to the 14th annual Latino Education and Advocacy Days (LEAD) Summit on Oct. 3 at Cal State San Bernardino.
In his opening remarks, Enrique Murillo Jr., founder and executive director of the LEAD Summit, professor of education and director of the Doctorate in Educational Leadership program, encouraged students and educators to help shift perceptions by sharing their unique voices.
“Honor the power of Latino narratives in arts, media and education while also expanding that invitation to all communities whose histories have been marginalized or erased,” Murillo said. “Reclaiming our histories does not erase the stories of others—it expands the truth.”
CSUSB students protest U.S. Supreme Court ruling, call for campus sanctuary policies
Inland Valley News
Oct. 8, 2025
Students, faculty and community members gathered at Cal State University San Bernardino (CSUSB) on Oct. 2 to denounce a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows immigration officers to use race, language and occupation as grounds for stops, and to demand stronger protections for undocumented students. The demonstration was organized by Students for Quality Education (SQE), the California Faculty Association–San Bernardino Chapter and other student groups.
Tiffany Jones, president of the CFA chapter at CSUSB, addressed the crowd, expressing solidarity with students and criticizing both federal policies and CSU administrative responses.
Hate crimes surge in California: Over 1,200 reported to state hotline
Philippine News
Oct. 9, 2025
Brian Levin, chair of the California Commission on the State of Hate and founding director of the CSUSB Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, was quoted in an article about the state’s California vs. Hate hotline, which has received reports of over 1,200 hate crimes in 2024, affirming a surge as more people are aware and are reporting the crimes.
Plant evolution and environmental variation create a geographic mosaic of predator-prey interactions and natural selection
Evolutionary Ecology
Dave Solance Smith (biology) led a team of researchers who examined predator-prey interactions and natural selection. “In the common garden with respect to predator-prey interactions, we found similar patterns to the wild, providing evidence that evolved variation in the tree influenced attack rates by predators,” the abstract reads. “In terms of natural selection, we found mixed evidence for the hypothesis that plant evolution would shape patterns of predator-caused natural selection on galls. Our findings broaden our understanding of geographic mosaics of community interactions and their resultant patterns of natural selection.”
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