Enrique Murillo Jr. (education) was appointed to the President’s Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics, and Arianna Huhn (anthropology) was interviewed for an article about the Afro Latino community.
David Yaghoubian (history) commented on the latest sanctions imposed by the U.S. on Iran, Miranda Canseco (RAFFMA) talked about Día De Los Muertos, Brian Levin (criminal justice) was quoted about the rise of church vandalism, and Mike Stull (entrepreneurship) was quoted about the Spirit of the Entrepreneur Awards.
CSUSB’s Association of Latino Faculty, Staff and Students will host the annual Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) event on Saturday, Nov. 6, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art. Registration required.
RAFFMA presents Festival de Calaveras, a virtual art exhibit with calaveras, or skulls, decorated by CSUSB community members. Calaveras are now showcased on the RAFFMA website and will be auctioned in-person Nov. 6. RSVP required to attend auction.
The Association of Latino Faculty, Staff and Students will celebrate the Class of 2020 when it hosts the Fall Latinx Graduate Recognition Ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. The ceremony will be livestreamed on YouTube.
RAFFMA's Festival de Calaveras was featured on Spectrum News 1, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed the 'red flags' in the comments made by a California 50th District Congressional Candidate about the group Defend East County.
Visit RAFFMA’s website and @RAFFMAcsusb social media pages to view the virtual Festival de Calaveras exhibition. All calaveras will be auctioned Oct. 30 and Oct. 31 to raise money for student scholarships.
Day of the Dead, or Dia de los Muertos, a holiday in Mexican and pre-Hispanic indigenous cultures to honor the lives of loved ones, will be held at CSUSB on Nov. 2.
Family, friends and supporters joined the graduates at Coussoulis Arena on June 8 for the 20th annual Latino Recognition Ceremony.