![Cal State San Bernardino’s CSU Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program Fellows, from left, are Viviana Alvarez Rodriguez, Holli Rosas, Nikolay Maslov and Alexandra Khartabil.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_Chancellor%E2%80%99s%20Doctoral%20Incentive%20Program%202023.jpg.webp?itok=G7H26Y-A)
The program aims to increase the number of promising doctoral students applying for future California State University faculty positions by offering financial assistance in the form of a loan and mentorship by CSU faculty.
![José Muñoz](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/JoseMunoz-Slide_0.jpg.webp?itok=9sfTSz2Q)
José Muñoz, CSUSB associate professor of sociology, holds many roles on and off campus, all with the purpose of serving students and faculty members.
![Fernando Sanchez](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_HHM_FernandoSanchez_23Sept2021.jpg.webp?itok=RtFQ5mFs)
Now studying at the prestigious Near Eastern Studies doctorate program at UC Berkeley – one of the oldest and most distinguished in the country – Sanchez credits the faculty at CSUSB for helping him achieve his goal.
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Fernando Sanchez credits the foundation he received at CSUSB as playing a major role in getting into the prestigious Near Eastern Studies doctorate program at UC Berkeley -- one of the oldest and most distinguished in the country. CSUSB "helped me immensely, in more ways that I can say.”
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Meredith Conroy (political science), Ryan Keating (history), and Barbara Sirotnik (information and decision sciences) were included in recent news coverage.
![From left: Isabella Cantu, Stepfanie Alfonso, Johnathan Solomon and Xavier Resendez.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_MMUF_17July2020.jpg.webp?itok=DmfR-WPX)
Four CSUSB students have been selected for the 2020-21 Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship, a two-year program that provides financial support, research mentorship and assistance with graduate school applications.
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Four CSUSB students have been selected for the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship, a two-year program primarily for underrepresented students who intend to pursue a doctorate in the humanities.
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Francisca Beer, a professor of accounting and finance, was honored for her work in promoting and facilitating student scholarly research and creative activities.
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A group of CSUSB students are the inaugural recipients of the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship, a two-year program that provides support to underrepresented students to pursue a doctorate in the humanities.