Shane Burrell got into his dream Ph.D. program for this coming fall: the gaming studies program at the University of Oregon.
Meredith Conroy (political science) wrote about “cancel culture” and young Republicans, David Yaghoubian (history) was interviewed about the latest developments regarding the agreement regulating Iran’s nuclear program, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) talked about the late civil rights leader Alvin Sykes and was interviewed about hate crimes targeting Asian Americans.
A distinguished glass artist, art professor Katherine Gray was selected as a Fellow of the American Craft Council and serves as a resident evaluator on the Netflix show “Blown Away.”
“A Sensational Encounter with High Socialist China, Book Talk,” with Paul G. Pickowicz is set for Tuesday, March 23, and “What the World Owes the Comfort Women,” with Carol Gluck, will take place at noon Thursday, March 25. Both talks will be on Zoom.
The film, which is about the 1985 incident in which the Philadelphia Police Department dropped a military-grade explosive on a row house during a standoff, leading to the deaths of 11 people (five of them children) and destroying 61 homes, will be shown at the next Conversations on Race and Policing, 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 24, on Zoom.
Avi Rodriguez, Oscar Fonseca and Jazmin Vera created the University Alumni of the Coachella Valley to connect Palm Desert Campus students with those who have graduated from both a high school in the Coachella Valley and an accredited university.
Meet Jacklyn Chanocua, a Latinx student lead and a dual president of her sorority, Kappa Delta Chi, and the Greek Council.
David Yaghoubian (history) was interviewed for an article about the history of Iran’s national holiday, Esfand 29 (Oil Nationalization Day), and Brian Levin (criminal justice) continues to be called upon by news media regarding hate crimes targeting Asian Americans.
After graduating in spring 2020 with a B.A. in communication studies, Elena Johnson joined several other CSUSB alumnae at NASA, where she works for the storied NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base as a public affairs specialist.
“Speak for Social Justice” is the theme of the event that will take place on April 16 at 11 a.m.
The latest book by Vipin Gupta (business) was reviewed, and Brian Levin (criminal justice), and the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, continued to be a resource in the news media’s coverage of the increase in hate crimes targeting Asian Americans in the aftermath of the March 16 mass shooting in Georgia.
The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly presented numerous challenges for the CSUSB music department, but that hasn’t stopped them from picking up their instruments.