
Remote business operations at Cal State San Bernardino and its Palm Desert Campus will be closed Wednesday, March 31, in observance of the state holiday commemorating the birthday of the late labor leader César Chávez.

Luna is a CCAA All-Academic and one of 10 women who were semifinalists for the prestigious Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar of the Year in 2020, the first-ever Cal State San Bernardino student to be so named.

Brian Levin (criminal justice) and the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at CSUSB continues to be a resource for the news media in its continuing coverage of the increase in anti-Asian American hate crimes.

Best Value Schools recognizes CSUSB “as one of the finest criminal justice colleges in California offering online degrees.”

Stuart Sumida (biology) was interviewed about his paleontology work and consulting for award-winning animated films, Sally McGill (geological sciences) discussed the latest research on the San Andreas fault, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) commented on proposed legislation to screen out extremists from entering law enforcement and interviewed on the increase in anti-Asian American hate crimes.

The yearly campaign is now underway, and current and retired university faculty and staff are encouraged to participate by making a gift to the Basic Needs Program or to any college, department or program of their choosing. The campaign runs through April 23.

RAFFMA presents a new monthly event called “Cocktails with the Collection,” where attendees are taken into the vault (virtually) to discuss objects that are not currently on display. The first event will explore the Egyptian collection, beginning at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 25.

Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about the mass shootings in Colorado on March 22 and in Georgia on March 16, along with continuing coverage of hate crimes targeting Asian Americans.

Learn about Project Impact, CSUSB College of Education’s initiative to significantly increase K-12 teacher diversity in the Inland Empire. An online information session is set for 4 p.m. Friday, April 2.

As part of our celebration of Womxn’s History Month, take a look back when Marmar Zakher, history major and Arabic language literature and culture major, was awarded the prestigious Provost Fellowship for Ph.D. studies in Comparative Literature at UC Davis.

Anthony Silard (public administration) wrote on the individual’s responsibility to end racism, Barbara Sirotnik (information and decision science) will be a panelist at the Inland Empire Economic Partnership’s State of the Region event, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) commented on the latest QAnon myth targeting China and Jewish people.

Shane Burrell got into his dream Ph.D. program for this coming fall: the gaming studies program at the University of Oregon.