“The Power of Communication in the Community” aims to display the practical aspects of public speaking in careers with NBC4’s Beverly White as the keynote speaker. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 16, from noon to 2 p.m.
Brian Levin (criminal justice), Tony Coulson (information decision sciences), Mike Stull (entrepreneurship) and David Yaghoubian (history), and Matthew Des Lauriers (anthropology) were included in recent news coverage in areas of their expertise.
James Fenelon (sociology) discussed the Riverside teacher who mocked Native Americans during her math lesson, saying it “is connected to systemic racism,” and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was quoted about the rise of hate crimes against Catholic churches, and in another article, about how people with weak attachment to extremist views can still turn violent.
Anthropology associate professor Matthew Des Lauriers takes a holistic approach to research that involves experimental, field and qualitative research.
CSUSB and its Palm Desert Campus will be closed Thursday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans Day. The university will reopen on Friday, Nov. 12.
Mary Fong, CSUSB professor of communication studies, has re-released her book “A Beautiful Blueprint,” the second memoir in her “A Magnificent Mess!” trilogy, with new chapters on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Anthony Silard (public administration) wrote in his Psychology Today blog about how the pursuit of convenience could increase loneliness and Rafik Mohammed (College of Social and Behavioral Sciences) was quoted in an article about Black people missing in America.
As a Native American faculty member, Daisy Ocampo (Caz’Ahmo Indigenous Nation of Zacatecas) has made it a priority to have conversations and engage with California Indian people to produce projects oriented toward the needs here.
The interdisciplinary group of faculty and student scholars is conducting qualitative interviews with local residents to uncover prominent cultural narratives concerning the Salton Sea and its impact.
Sally McGill (geology) commented on the risk of earthquakes in the Coachella Valley and Rachel Beech (AVP for enrollment management) was quoted in a report about Associate Degree for Transfers.
Silvia Chiave, Consul General of Italy in Los Angeles, visited the Palm Desert Campus to discuss her life and career, her current role as Consul General, and provide perspectives about tourism in Italy and her time as a former sommelier.
“Kalief’s Legacy, Presented by Akeem Browder,” will examine the circumstances surrounding the three-year pretrial incarceration of Kalief Brown for a crime he didn’t commit – and for which he never appeared in court to argue his innocence. This next program in CSUSB’s ongoing series, Conversations on Race and Policing, is set for 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9, on Zoom.