David Yaghoubian (history) discussed the U.S. Senate’s failure to override President Donald Trump’s veto of a bipartisan resolution on May 7 that asserted Congress’ authority on the president’s power to wage war against Iran.
Participating in the May 13 panel discussion of Aldous Huxley’s futuristic dystopian novel are Michael Chao, biology; Jasmine Lee, English; Daniel MacDonald, economics; and Jeremy Murray, history.
Enrique Murillo (education, LEAD), Barbara Sirotnik (information and decision sciences, Institute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis) and Alemayehu G. Mariam (political science, emeritus) were included in news coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The university’s Model UN team maintains its tradition of excellence at the National Model United Nations Conference, despite the annual gathering being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
Eleven CSUSB students represented the university and brought home two trophies during the 34th annual CSU Student Research Competition, which was held virtually April 24.
The CSUSB Palm Desert Campus provides its students the tools they need for professional success.
Tony Coulson (director, CSUSB Cybersecurity Center) discussed developing the cybersecurity workforce, David Yaghoubian (history) was interviewed about the latest development in U.S.-Iranian relations, and Alemayehu G. Mariam (political science, emeritus) wrote about the Ethiopian Parliament’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about anti-Semitic hate incidents a year after a fatal synagogue shooting in Poway and also about the rise in hate incidents against Asian-Americans over the COVID-19 pandemic.