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CSUSB’s Office of Community Engagement will host its Community Collaboration Celebration at 9 a.m. Friday, March 4, honoring faculty and community members who have left a lasting impact on the university and the community.
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Sunny Hyon and Erin Hall (English), Mary Texeira (sociology), Luba Levin-Banchik (political science), Don Woodford (art emeritus) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) were included in recent news coverage.
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The two-year master’s preparatory certificate program will provide students with the prerequisite coursework needed to apply to most master’s programs in speech-language pathology and communication sciences and disorders. In addition to the certificate, students can get a minor in speech-language pathology. The deadline to apply to the program for fall 2022 admission is June 15.
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Nancy Acevedo (education) was interviewed about “The Chicana/o/x Dream: Hope, Resistance, and Educational Success,” a book she co-authored, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed the sharp increase in hate crimes between 2020 and 2021.
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The gift from the Desert Community Foundation will allow the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute to continue providing classes, travel and special interest events to the community’s senior population.
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Intelligent.com ranked CSUSB in 21 categories in its list of best degree programs for 2022. Its research identifies programs in the nation based on flexibility, faculty, course strength, cost, and reputation.
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Before coming to CSUSB in 2019, Hannah Kivalahula-Uddin (Puyallup) earned a Ph.D. in educational psychology, three master’s degrees in education, and worked for 20 years in P-12 Indian Education with the Puyallup Tribe’s Chief Leschi Schools in Puyallup, Wash.
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The Educational Opportunity Centers grant from the U.S. Department of Education will serve 850 students annually for five years in the Coachella Valley, providing information and assistance to those who desire a college education.
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“Inside/Out: Prison Education Showcase,” is the fourth and final program in The Justice Impacted Students Training Series, and will be presented at noon on Thursday, Nov. 18 on Zoom.