Alumna Laurena “Lala” Bolden ’11, psychology and criminal justice, is being recognized by the Time for Change Foundation with its 2024 Community Champion Award.
Montgomery Van Wart (public administration), Cary Barber (history) and Miranda McIntyre (psychology) collaborated on a study that examined the likelihood of another U.S. civil war; Jim Estes (finance) offered tips on how to select the least expensive auto liability insurance; Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed by news media about incidents of antisemitism, racism and bias against the LGBTQ community; and Barbara Flores (education, emeritus) commented on a state Assembly bill that would mandate that reading instruction be aligned with the “science of reading.”
Maylei Blackwell of the César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies at UCLA will be the keynote speaker at this year’s conference, which will take place in person beginning at 9 a.m. in the John M. Pfau Library, room PL-5005, and also offered virtually, with a livestream available for the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus in the Rancho Mirage Student Center.
The talk by Sarah Dauncey is a presentation of the Disability Studies Lecture Series and the Modern China Lecture Series, and will be shared on Zoom beginning at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 19. Register in advance.
Jess Block Nerren (communication studies) was interviewed about The Cognitive Collective on campus, Mahmood Nikbakhtzadeh (health science and human ecology) will be a guest speaker at a meeting of the ACS San Gorgonio chapter, and Mark Agars (psychology) coauthored a study about supporting workers with chronic illnesses.
Anthony Ortega, a Cal State San Bernardino alumnus who is the hospital’s historian and a licensed clinical social worker, shared his presentation as a precursor to a CSUSB museum tour that will take place in late April, just before mental health awareness month in May.
The San Bernardino Valley Regional Water Fellowship aims to equip participants with the necessary skills and knowledge to pursue careers in the water industry.
Guy Hepp (anthropology) wrote a guest column about a table-top role-playing game he developed to teach a graduate-level class, “The Archaeology of the Senses,” and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) discussed the increase in hate crimes against the Jewish community.
On Feb. 25, Abi Carter made an unforgettable impression during her "American Idol" season 22 audition, earning her a rare Platinum ticket from the judges. Alongside her journey on the show, she unveiled her debut single, “It’s All Love,” on March 29. Carter will next appear on "American Idol" for the episodes on April 7 and 8.