Marc Robinson, assistant professor of history, was one of the more than 30 participants at a national professional development retreat in Atlanta for Black male educators, organized and led by Black Male Educators Talk (BMEsTalk).
Marc Robinson (history) was interviewed about his latest book, “Washington State Rising: Black Power on Campus in the Pacific Northwest;” Stuart Sumida (biology) was a panelist at San Diego Comic-Con; Katherine Gray (art) discussed the science of glassmaking; Andrea Giuffre (criminal justice) co-authored two papers that were recently published; and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was a panelist at a recent forum on hate crimes in the Inland Empire.
Marc Robinson (history) was interviewed for an article about Juneteenth and the civil rights movement in the Pacific Northwest, Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) discussed the Islamophobic rhetoric of Donald Trump, and Meredith Conroy (political science) joined the 538 liveblog during the June 25 primary elections in Colorado, New York, Utah and parts of South Carolina.
Ryan Keating (history) was interviewed on the Addressing Gettysburg podcast and delivered the Gabor Borrit Address at the 2024 Civil War Institute Summer Conference at Gettysburg College, Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus), discussed the increase in hate crimes against the Muslim community, and Lorraine Hedtke (special education rehabilitation and counseling) will lead a workshop at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University Aug. 31-Sept. 1.
Although business offices will be closed and no classes will be in session, CSUSB will be the venue for the second annual Love4Us Juneteenth Freedom Celebration, an all-day event.
Kate Liszka, the Benson and Pamela Harer Fellow in Egyptology and professor of history, is the recipient of the RSM Archaeological Field Research Grant from the American Research Center in Egypt with USAID funding.
Set for June 13-14, the Juneteenth Symposium is designed to elevate the celebration and recognition of African American history and achievements while promoting and sustaining the anti-racism work underway across the CSU’s 23 campuses.
Geoffrey Demke, who lives in Indio, received a bachelor of arts degree in history at this year’s CSUSB College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Commencement ceremony, which took place on May 17 at the Toyota Arena in Ontario.
The authors, Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins and Ann Hazard, will participate in a conversation about their book, which aims to answer children’s questions about traumatic events “and to help children identify and counter racial injustice in their own lives.”