In celebration of the 100th year since women have had the right to vote, CSUSB is hosting its 50/50 Movement event on Thursday, Sept. 17, with state Assemblymember Eloise Gómez Reyes as the keynote speaker.
“Race and Policing,” a student-hosted panel presentation and campus conversation, was the second in a series, and covered issues related to institutional racism and its history, as well as police brutality and campus support resources.
About 450 people virtually attended a memorial service hosted by the university on Tuesday to honor the memory of George Floyd and to provide an opportunity to discuss ways to combat police brutality and racism.
CSUSB to hold a virtual memorial service June 9 to honor the life of George Floyd, the Black Lives Matter movement and victims of violence.
The panel discussion and conversation led by students, with a panel to include students, faculty, staff, administrators and campus guests, will include discussion issues related to institutional racism and history, as well as police brutality and campus support resources.
Kathryn Ervin (theatre arts) discussed ways the arts community is adjusting to sharing its work during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Kevin Grisham (assistant director, Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism and chair, geography and environmental studies) was interviewed on how extremist groups are exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to spread hate and violence.
Michael Stull (entrepreneurship), Scot Zenter (political science), Brian Levin (criminal justice) and Carol Damgen (theatre arts) were included in recent news coverage.
“Rowing to America: The Immigrant Project” will be staged in the round on March 6, 7, 12, 13 and 14 at 8 p.m., and March 8, 14 and 15 at 2 p.m.
As part of our celebration of Black History Month, take a look back when Kathryn Ervin, CSUSB professor of theatre arts, one of only 10 people inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Theatre in April 2018.