Through his writings and his work with the Native American community, James Fenelon, CSUSB professor of sociology and director of the university’s Center for Indigenous Peoples Studies, is an advocate for social justice around the world.
The university’s ongoing dialogue about race and law enforcement will resume at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, with the program “South Asia at a Crossroads with BLM: Caste, Color, and Intersections of Identity.” The program will take place on Zoom.
The Street Medicine program is a collaborative partnership between the CSUSB Department of Nursing at the Palm Desert Campus; the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine; Desert Regional Medical Center; Well in the Desert; and the Coachella Valley Volunteers in Medicine.
The news media tapped the expertise of CSUSB’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, interviewing director Brian Levin (criminal justice) about extremists moving to small social media platforms, and associate director Kevin Grisham (geography and environmental studies) on changes the QAnon conspiracy movement is experiencing after the 2020 election.
CSUSB student and Hopland Band of Pomo Indians member, Daisia Williams, has found her passion in studying tribal law and relations.
The Crankstart Foundation gifted CSUSB $120,000 in support of the Crankstart Re-entry Scholarship Program, which provides scholarships to low-income, underserved students who are pursuing a bachelor’s degree after a cumulative gap in their education of five or more years.
Brian Levin, the director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, and Kevin Grisham, the center’s associate director, spoke at the Orange County Human Relations Council program, “Advancing Human Relations in a Time of Division & Extremism,” presenting their latest findings and analysis.
The CSUSB Center for Global Management offers new supports for Global Business Matchmaking, Education and Opportunities. One of the programs offered, part of the 2020-21 Virtual Business Matchmaking & Education Series, is set for Thursday, Nov. 19, 5:30-7 p.m. and will focus on agriculture and food product/service sectors.
A paper on civil gang injunctions by Gisela Bichler and Alexis Norris (criminal justice) was published Nov. 11, Kimberley Cousins (chemistry and biochemistry) discussed career options for graduates, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about Donald Trumps allegations of election fraud from a legal perspective.
In addition to focusing on research and education, the annual Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Symposium, to be held virtually Nov. 19-20, also serves as a platform for fostering intercampus relationships and promotes networking and collaboration.
CSUSB Veterans Day Message 2020
CSUSB presents the Next Generation Conference, a program exclusively for prospective African American high school students, on Friday, Nov. 13, from 8 a.m. to noon via Zoom.