
The talk is free and open to the public, and will take place beginning at noon in the university’s John M. Pfau Library, room PL-5005.

Mihaela Popescu (communication studies) discussed the new CSUSB-Annenberg Pipeline Program with the Annenberg School for Communication, Mike Stull (entrepreneurship) introduced the new Entrepreneurial Resource Center, a partnership with the city of San Bernardino, Andrea Giuffren (criminal justice) coauthored a study on the long-term impact of juvenile crime, and Donna Garcia (psychology) coauthored research on claims of bias by “high-status” groups.

Through surveys, open-ended responses and interviews, Amy van Schagen, associate professor in the CSUSB child development department, and her team of student research assistants gathered information about perceived experiences with racism within early childhood education.

The free screening of Shalini Kantayya’s 2020 documentary and the faculty panel that follows will be held from noon to 2:15 p.m. at the university’s Santos Manuel Student Union Theater (SMSU South, Room 107). Attendees can also join via Zoom.

Amy van Schagen (psychology) was awarded a grant to explore the potential of racial inequity and experiences in racism with the region’s early childhood workforce, and Eric Mulz (theatre arts) talked about student Isabel Peña, who he nominated for a Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival fellowship.

A grant of nearly $168,000 was awarded to the Institute for Child Development and Family Relations at CSUSB to explore potential race inequity and experiences in racism with the early childhood workforce in San Bernardino County.

Meredith Conroy (political science) participated in a liveblog tracking the primary elections that took place on June 14, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about hate crimes and extremism.

The night basketball leagues of the 1980s and ’90s, aimed at social intervention, risk reduction and crime prevention, will be the topic of the next Conversations on Race and Policing. Open and free to the public, the program will be presented at noon, Wednesday, March 2, on Zoom.

Kelly Campbell (psychology) was interviewed for two articles about relationships, Khalil Dajani (computer science), discusses his effort to build bridges that help students launch careers, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was quoted in an article about the rise in hate crimes.