![Luis Alberto Urrea](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_HHM_Urrea_12Oct2021.jpg.webp?itok=lLT4hov-)
An award-winning author and member of Latino Literature Hall of Fame, Urrea will discuss his identity as a poet, novelist and essayist at CSUSB’s Hispanic Heritage Month virtual closing celebration on at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15.
![Ian Johnson. Photo by Sim Chi Yin.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_ModernChina_Ian%20Johnson_14Jan2021_v2a.jpg.webp?itok=ynQXaTHo)
Johnson will discuss the current state of relations between the U.S. and China, which have deteriorated recently, and the role of his profession, journalism, in the ongoing crisis.
![importance of a free press meeting](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/_NewsSlide_Photojournalism_10Oct2018.jpg.webp?itok=JAO_0oa1)
During a program at CSUSB on Oct. 9, photojournalists Nick Ut and Paul Roa discussed their careers, storytelling through journalism, the importance of a free press and the impact that every person can have on their community and the world.
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Megan Garvey, head of digital media for the Los Angeles Times, will speak on “Multimedia Storytelling – New Tools & Forces.”