Rosalio Muñoz’s talk is part of this year’s theme for the LEAD Summit revisiting and commemorating social movements from the last 50 years, including the birth of Chicano-ethnic studies, the school walkouts/blowouts, bilingual education and the Chicano Moratorium.
Enrique Murillo Jr. (education) wrote on the passing of civil rights activist and Cal State Northridge history professor Julian Nava, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was quoted in articles about California’s Stop the Hate initiative.
Registration for LEAD XI, “Movimiento y Compromiso: 50 Years of Challenges, Possibilities, and the Quest for Educational Equity,” set for Sept. 30 at CSUSB’s Santos Manuel Student Union North, can now be done online. The summit is open to the public and registration is free.
Enrique Murillo Jr. (education) was interviewed about the significance of the Raza Database Project’s findings that indicates the number of Latinos killed by police is severely undercounted, Diane Vines (nursing) spoke about access to a mobile medical clinic for the Palm Desert Campus’ Street Medicine program, and David Yaghoubian (history) discussed the latest news regarding the talks to revive the 2015 multi-national Iran nuclear agreement.
The Latino Education and Advocacy Days (LEAD) project at CSUSB launches a digital platform this summer with original programming off its LEAD summits and affiliate programming.
Nicole C. Dabbs (kinesiology) discusses public policy that encourages active lifestyles, Nancy Acevedo (education) wrote about the college choice process of Latinx students and Enrique Murillo Jr. (education) honored with the Campus Compact’s Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged Faculty Award.
Enrique Murillo Jr. (education), Kaitlyn Creasy (philosophy), Tony Coulson (cybersecurity), Brian Levin (criminal justice) and Anthony Silard (public administration) were included in news coverage over the winter break.
CSUSB Professor Enrique Murillo Jr., founder and executive director of LEAD, is the winner of the Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged Faculty Award.
The importance of education for Latinos during the COVID-19 pandemic was the topic of discussion with representatives from Cal State San Bernardino.