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CSUSB School of Social Work tablecloth
April 22, 2025

This inaugural group of highly trained professionals is ready to serve and make a lasting impact in communities throughout the region.

Jennifer Alford, associate professor of geography and environmental studies, was overcome with emotion when she received the Golden Apple Award on April 21 for her dedication to teaching and mentorship of CSUSB students.
April 21, 2025

Associate Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies Jennifer Alford was named the winner of Cal State San Bernardino’s 2024-25 Golden Apple Award for her exceptional and vast teaching record. This is the second year in a row that a professor in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences has achieved this prestigious honor.

Simon Balto
April 18, 2025

Simon Balto, a University of Wisconsin-Madison associate professor of history, is the author of “Occupied Territory: Policing Black Chicago from Red Summer to Black Power.” His talk, free and open to the public, will begin at noon Wednesday on Zoom.

The CSU Student Research Competition, held on April 25-26, will showcase the research, scholarship and creative works by undergraduate and graduate students, as well as recent alumni.
April 17, 2025

Fourteen students will represent Cal State San Bernardino at the California State University (CSU) Research Competition, held on April 25-26 at Cal Poly Humboldt. The statewide competition brings together top scholars from the 23 CSU campuses in this prestigious academic showcase.

Yolonda Youngs
April 16, 2025

Yolonda Youngs, professor of geography and recipient the prestigious John Brinkerhoff Jackson Prize awarded by the Association of American Geographers, will present “Framing Nature: The Creation of an American Icon at the Grand Canyon.” This free event, open to the public, will take place at noon Tuesday, April 22, at the Faculty Center for Excellence.

JHBC, Faculty in the News
April 11, 2025

Mike Stull (entrepreneurship), Ahlam Muhtaseb (media studies) and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) were mentioned in recent news media coverage.

Thaddeus Johnson
April 11, 2025

“Reducing Community Violence to Close the Racial Gap in U.S. Imprisonment” will be presented by Thaddeus Johnson, assistant professor of criminal justice and criminology at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, beginning at noon Wednesday, April 16, on Zoom.

The Hong Kong skyline at night. Two Modern China Lectures will take place this week.
April 10, 2025

"Beyond Vietnamese and Chinese: Ethnic Identities Among the 'Boat People' Who Resettled in the United States," presented by Lisa Tran, will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, April 14, in person and on Zoom. “A Conversation with Guardian Senior China Correspondent Amy Hawkins and UC Irvine Professor of History Jeffrey Wasserstrom” will take place at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, on Zoom.

Cal State San Bernardino Campus
April 10, 2025

The U.S. News & World Report 2025 edition of Best Graduate Schools has nationally ranked CSUSB’s Watson College of Education at No. 144 and the public administration program at No. 129.