On March 11, Cal State San Bernardino will host a discussion about the trailblazing legacy of Claudia H. Hampton, the first Black woman trustee in the California State University system and a fierce advocate for educational access. The event will feature author Donna Nicol as she discusses her new book, “Black Woman on Board: Claudia Hampton, the California State University, and the Fight to Save Affirmative Action.”
Cal State San Bernardino celebrates Women’s History Month with a series of events and activities throughout March, including discussions on Indigenous and Black women’s history, social justice activism, storytelling and leadership. These programs, open to the public, aim to educate, empower and inspire the campus community.
Van Tu is an assistant professor in the department of philosophy, a field in which womxn comprise a little more than 20 percent of college professors nationally.
Essia Hamouda, associate professor of information and decision sciences, is the director of the Master of Science in Business Data Analytics program and the founder of the Women in Cybersecurity Club.
The Opening Ceremony for Womxn’s History Month, attended by more than 75 faculty, staff and students, took place on Monday, March 4, at the Santos Manuel Student Union North and featured an engaging and thought-provoking panel discussion based on this month’s theme, Sisterhood & Solidarity.
When it comes to addressing and providing solutions for transportation issues facing Southern California, Kimberly Collins, professor of public administration and executive director of the Leonard Transportation Center, asks, “How does the public work with the private sector to create solutions?"
Thomas McWeeney (public administration) discussed an upcoming program on school shooter prevention, Brian Levin (criminal justice) commented on an NFL team owner’s campaign against antisemitism, Jess Nerren (communication studies) was interviewed about her research into disability inclusion, and Mark Agars (psychology) was part of a team that published a study on flexible work schedules for shift workers.
Through her research, Jess Nerren, full-time lecturer of communication studies, hopes to develop inclusive research practices and work with individuals with autism in developing new critical theories and research methodologies.
Kim Carter, founder and ambassador of Time for Change Foundation, is a community activist who has received more than 200 accolades and whose personal story was told in the 2022 film, “Tell It Like a Woman,” played by Jennifer Hudson.