Jordi Solsona-Puig (education) discussed the benefit of CSUSB receiving a $3.3 million federal grant that it will use to increase teacher diversity in the Inland Empire, and Yolonda Youngs (geology and environmental sciences) was a guest on the “Nature Revisited” podcast on which the topic focused on the iconic Grand Canyon.
Sam Buenrostro, superintendent of the Corona-Norco Unified School District, was honored by the University of La Verne’s LaFetra College of Education as one of three of its inaugural Distinguished Education Doctoral Alumni. Buenrostro earned a doctorate in education from LaFetra in 2012.
In addition to panel presentations on its theme, “El Plan de San Bernardino: Transnationalism, Academic Mobility, and the Reframing of Education,” the summit will feature a morning performance by two-time Grammy Award-winning group, Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea, and keynote address by veteran actor, artist, activist and motivational speaker Pepe Serna.
Pepe Serna, whose acting career has spanned more than five decades, more than 100 films and 300 TV shows, and a memorable role in the movie “Scarface” with Al Pacino, is the Padrino de Honor (Honorary Chair) of LEAD Summit XIII. Register now for the free Sept. 27 conference at Cal State San Bernardino.
Marc Robinson (history) participated in a professional development retreat organized and led by Black Male Educators Talk, Barbara Sirotnik (information and decision sciences) was named 2024 Outstanding Educator by the inland chapter of the American Society of Public Administration, Stuart Sumida (biology) discussed the problem of selling fossils to private collectors, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed by various news media on topics related to extremism.
Marc Robinson, assistant professor of history, was one of the more than 30 participants at a national professional development retreat in Atlanta for Black male educators, organized and led by Black Male Educators Talk (BMEsTalk).
The theme of the 2024 LEAD Summit is “El Plan de San Bernardino: Transnationalism, Academic Mobility, and the Reframing of Education,” which will examine the binational relationship from the prism of education. Register now for the Sept. 27 summit at Cal State San Bernardino.
David Dufault-Hunter has been appointed as the inaugural vice president of the new division of Strategic Enrollment Management and Marketing at Cal State San Bernardino.
Meredith Conroy (political science), a contributor to 538, was one of the experts participating in a liveblog following the April 23 Pennsylvania primary election, and Angela Louque (education) was a panelist for a program at Association of California School Administrators Equity Institute conference earlier this month.