
The event is to be held in-person at the Watson College of Education, room CE-105, as well as streamed live on YouTube. Reservations for seats at the free in-person event may be done online at the “State of the Watson College of Education.”

CSUSB three-time alumna Michelle Smith will assume the role of superintendent of Hesperia Unified School District on July 1.

The sold-out event on March 29 featured the Inaugural Hispanic Coalition of Small Business Lifetime Achievement Award, which was given to Pepe Serna, one of the longest working actors in Hollywood.

Business offices at Cal State San Bernardino and its Palm Desert Campus will be closed Monday, March 31, in observance of the state holiday commemorating the birthday of the late labor leader, César Chávez. CSUSB is also the site of the 2025 César E. Chávez Memorial Breakfast on Saturday, March 29. The event is sold out.

Thomas Corrigan (communication and media), Enrique Murillo (education) and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) were included in recent news coverage.

The symposium, “Equity in Technology,” will take place at CSUSB’s James R. Watson and Judy Rodriguez Watson College of Education beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 8. It aims to bring together educators, leaders and advocates passionate about advancing dual language immersion programs and equitable access to technology in education.

The IBAP grant (2023-25) provided $302,919, while the ExMILE grant (2024-25) contributed $391,564, with more years with the same funds directly supporting bilingual teacher candidates. Close to 60 bilingual teacher candidates benefited from these funds.

The lecture series launches its spring semester talks with a presentation by Debora Perez Torres, assistant professor of communication studies, on Feb. 12. Also scheduled are presentations by Michelle Russen (marketing), Yolonda Youngs (geography) and Hannah Kivalahula-Uddin (education). All talks are free and open to the public.

Viktor Wang, professor of educational leadership and technology, spoke at the 2024 International Symposium on Interdisciplinary Linguistic Research, which was organized by Beijing Language and Culture University in Beijing.