![Center for Global Innovation, Faculty in the News](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/Faculty-in-the-News-CGI_0.jpg.webp?itok=hH7hYY7s)
Guy Hepp (anthropology) wrote a guest column about a table-top role-playing game he developed to teach a graduate-level class, “The Archaeology of the Senses,” and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) discussed the increase in hate crimes against the Jewish community.
![Abi Carter performing at her February 25 audition on American Idol season 22.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/BANNER_24_7217-CSUSB_Alumna-Abi-Carter-on-American-Idol.jpg.webp?itok=cxYS0AwS)
She's in the Top 3! On the May 12 show, Abi Carter was voted one of the Top 3 contestants on "American Idol." Carter will next appear on the "American Idol" finale on Sunday, May 19, on the ABC network.
![Center for Global Innovation, Faculty in the News](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/Faculty-in-the-News-CGI.jpg.webp?itok=VxdvLc3y)
James Fenelon (sociology) was interviewed for an article about a local high school revising its mascot, and Edward Gomez (art) was the judge for the juried 55th Annual Multi Media Mini Show at the Redlands Art Association.
![CSUSB alumnus Daniel Gascón](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/NewsSlide_CoRP_Gascon_21Mar2024.jpg.webp?itok=yXtY7Cd0)
Gascón, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, is making his third appearance in the series. He is the author of a recent article, “The Hispanic Outreach: Network Analysis of a Community-Based Policing Program in South Los Angeles,” published in Critical Sociology.
![Brittney Winters](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/24_7185%20Alumni_WHM_BrittneyWinters_SimmonsGroup_Homepage%20Banner_v1.jpg.webp?itok=mMxIdvh_)
Alumna Brittney Winters ’13, ’15 has been named the new director of operations at Simmons Group, a human resources, training and organizational development company, where she has worked for eight years.
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Joanne Whitlock (aerospace studies/Air Force ROTC) was featured in a short article for Womxn’s History Month, Ahlam Muhtaseb (media studies) participated in a panel discussion about tackling Islamophobia, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was quoted in an article about rising hate crimes against Latinos.
![Perry Link](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/NewsSlide_ModernChina_PerryLink_20Mar2024.jpg.webp?itok=qenuuKgL)
Perry Link, Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature and Chinese at UC Riverside, will discuss his latest book, “I Have No Enemies: The Life and Legacy of Liu Xiaobo,” 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, in-person and on Zoom.
![Tony Cheng](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/tony-cheng.jpg.webp?itok=nqPo00Eq)
Tony Cheng, who wrote “The Policing Machine: Enforcement, Endorsements, and the Illusion of Public Input,” will discuss his work at noon, Monday, March 18. The program, free and open to the public, will take place on Zoom.
![From left, Sgt. Devon Herrington, Sgt. Jose Plasencia, Chief John Guttierez, K9 Officer Manuel Aguirre and Police K9 Vader. The CSUSB University Police Department celebrates 50 years of service in 2024.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/NewsSlide_UPD_50Yrs_14Mar2024.jpg.webp?itok=Yh_5x6x9)
The CSUSB University Police Department’s overarching mission is campus safety, and through the years it has grown to meet the demands of two campuses, with a combined 460 acres, 60 buildings, more than 18,000 students and nearly 2,000 faculty and staff members.