
He’s a sought-after animation film consultant with a specialty in anatomy who worked on Pixar’s “Soul,” the winner of both the 2021 Academy Award and the 2021 Golden Globe for Best Animated Film.

The JHBC Office of Academic Equity and the WLC will present a virtual talk on a woman’s perspective on higher education leadership on Zoom at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 28.

CSUSB completed its annual six-week Faculty-Staff Giving Campaign to help students by raising $110,688, besting its planned goal by more than $10,000.

“Hollywood in China and China in Hollywood: Will It Be Back to Business-as-Usual Post-Pandemic, or Have the Relationships Changed?” presented by USC professor Stanley Rosen, will take place at noon Thursday, April 29, on Zoom. The program is free and open to the public.

“Interrogating Authoritarianism in the Era of Post-Truth and Populist Leaders: Lessons from Turkey,” a free, online public event co-sponsored by an Intellectual Life Grant and Academics for Peace North America network, is set for 9 a.m. Friday, May 7, on Zoom.

Anthony Silard (public administration), in The Art of Living free blog, “Is Life a Solo Journey?” and Brian Levin (criminal justice) participated in an Institute for Local Government panel that focused on hate crimes.

The CSUSB Symphonic Band has been named a semi-finalist for the Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music (College/University Division) for two March 2020 performances. The award is administered by the American Prize National Competition for the Performing Arts and is unique in its own right.

“Raced to Death in 1920s Hawai‘i: Injustice and Revenge in the Fukunaga Case,” will examine how racism played into an infamous murder case in 1920s Hawai’i when the next Conversations on Race and Policing takes place at 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 28, on Zoom.

Kelly Campbell (psychology) was quoted about toxic relationships in an article about simplifying one’s life, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about the reinstatement of a state education official who had been tied to promoting conspiracy theories about the Holocaust and the 9/11 terrorist attack.

In a letter to CSUSB President Tomás Morales recommending Kelly Campbell for the university’s highest award for teaching excellence, two 2020-21 University Awards Committee co-chairs pointed out that her contribution to teaching and learning extend well beyond the classroom.

In this video, Star Wildes, CSUSB alumna and staff member, and Brian Willes, fellow CSUSB staff member, share the importance of celebrating Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month with the campus community.

Stuart Sumida (biology) was interviewed about his work as an animation consultant on some of Hollywood’s blockbuster films, including Academy Award-nominated “Soul,” and Bomi Hwang (Korean Language and Culture) was honored as the university’s Outstanding Lecturer.