Brian Levin (criminal justice) was part of a panel of experts interviewed about the increase in hate incidents targeting Asian Americans, and Michael Karp (history) coordinated and hosted the 16th annual Academic WorldQuest competition held virtually on March 4.
The Office of Graduate Studies will host the Faculty and Staff Book Launch via Zoom on Monday, April 12, to honor faculty and staff who have published academic text in the last two years. Submissions are due Friday, March 12.
The competition is usually hosted by Cal State San Bernardino’s Palm Desert Campus in the Indian Wells Theater, but arrangements were made to hold WorldQuest virtually this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As part of our celebration of Womxn’s History Month, take a look back at our feature profile of Paloma Villegas, assistant professor of sociology, who encourages her students to think about a radical hope.
Anthony Silard (public administration) reflected on the year since the COVID-19 pandemic forced people to shelter at home and keep their distance from those outside their household, and David Yaghoubian (history) was interviewed about the latest tensions between Iran and Israel.
The session on Wednesday, March 10, will be presented by Women in Computer Science & Engineering, and feature EPA officials discussing available internships and job opportunities in the federal government. The session will be at 1 p.m. on Zoom.
Marc Robinson, assistant professor of history, will be part of a program, “Inside the Lines: Voices of the Civil Rights Movement Panel,” presented by the San Bernardino County Museum at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 11, on Zoom.
Robert B. Marks, professor emeritus at Whittier College, will talk on March 9 about China’s environmental challenges brought on by its rapid economic growth, and Perry Link, Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature and Chinese at UC Riverside, will discuss on March 11 why many Chinese dissidents back former President Donald Trump.
The presentation by retired Seattle Police Chief Norman Harvey Stamper, “Breaking Rank: A Top Cop’s Exposé of the Dark Side of American Policing,” will be livestreamed on Zoom beginning at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 10.
“Baltimore” is a timely look at racism on a college campus in modern society. Tickets, at $5 each, are on sale online only at theatre.csusb.edu.
Barbara Sirotnik (information and decision sciences) discussed the region’s growing economy during the pandemic, Marc Robinson (history) was interviewed about the upcoming “Route 66 Women” program, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) continued to be a resource for the news media regarding the increase in hate crimes against Asian Americans.
Katherine Gray (art) was interviewed about the show, “Blown Away,” on which she is the resident glass evaluator, and Anthony Silard (public administration) reflects on the death of George Floyd.