The university’s John M. Pfau Library opened its doors recently to about 90 middle school students from throughout San Bernardino County, offering expert guidance and academic resources to elevate their History Day projects. The San Bernardino County History Day Competition will take place in March.
The Palm Desert Campus team will join the team from the university’s San Bernardino campus at the NMUN conference in Banff, Alberta, Canada, marking a milestone in the university’s effort to expand global learning opportunities across both campuses.
Richard and Linda Bennecke built their lives alongside the growing institution. Richard was the college’s student body president, while Linda, a campus tour guide, produced the college’s first historic publication, “The T Tauri.”
The event, for CSUSB student-parents and their families, will take place from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, outside of Faculty Office Building 175.
Brianna Nofil, assistant professor of history at William & Mary, will discuss her book, “The Migrant’s Jail: An American History of Mass Incarceration,” at the Nov. 12 program, which will begin at noon on Zoom.
Yolonda Youngs, CSUSB professor of geography and environmental studies, will discuss her book, “Framing Nature: The Creation of an American Icon at the Grand Canyon,” when she presents the 2025 Ronald and Nelani Walker Lecture at BYU's Redd Center for Western Studies. The talk will be livestreamed on YouTube beginning at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 6.
“Reclaiming Palestinian Christianity: A Decolonial Approach,” will be presented by Rev. Mitri Raheb, founder and president of Dar al-Kalima University in Bethlehem, beginning at noon on Monday, Nov. 17, at the university’s Obershaw Dining Room.
Meredith Conroy (political science) and Guillermo Escalante (kinesiology) were mentioned in recent news coverage, and Keri West, Jamal Appiah-Kubi (social work), and Christina Hassija (psychology, dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences) each had their research published recently.
Emily Smith-Sangster, the W. Benson Harer Egyptology Scholar in Residence, will present “Community, Memory, and Adaptation after Strife: Examining a South Abydos Population in the Early New Kingdom,” on Oct. 30 at the university's Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art.