The Black Faculty Promotion Celebration will honor the achievements of newly promoted Black faculty and those who are new to their teaching roles at CSUSB on Oct. 11 from 5-7 p.m. in the Santos Manuel Student Union Theater.
Zuoyue Wang, a professor of history from Cal Poly Pomona, will speak at 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, and Sijia Yao, assistant professor of Chinese language and culture at Soka University, will share her presentation at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct 17. Both will take place in person in the Faculty Excellence Center on the fourth floor of the John M. Pfau Library and on Zoom.
Jose Navarrete-Cruz and Francisca Beer (finance and accounting) were interviewed for separate articles on topics related to personal finance, such as credit cards and how biases influence purchasing decisions, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) discussed what drives antisemitism.
David Yaghoubian (history) was interviewed about the growing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, and Alex Vara (lecturer, education) is on the Nov. 5 ballot seeking reelection to his seat on the Redlands Unified School District Board of Trustees.
Sociologist Spencer Sunshine will be the next guest speaker at the next Conversations on Race and Policing, set for 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, on Zoom. Free and open to the public, Sunshine will discuss his recent book, “Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism The Origins and Afterlife of James Mason’s Siege.”
Terezie Tolar-Peterson (health science and human ecology) was interviewed for an article about the benefits of a vegetarian/vegan lifestyle, Stuart Sumida (biology) was part of a team that presented on the benefits of non-traditional field trip locations, and research by Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was cited in an article about the latest FBI crime statistics.
Author Jason Mott will discuss his latest work, “Hell of a Book,” 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, on Zoom as part of the ongoing speaker series at Cal State San Bernardino. The program is free and open to the public.
Thomas Corrigan (media studies) discussed the state of journalism in the Inland Empire, Stacy Ortiz (education) was interviewed about the upcoming LEAD Summit XIII, Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) commented on a UC regents’ decision regarding obtaining non-lethal, military-grade equipment for its campus police, and Meredith Conroy (political science) contributed to an article about the GOP stance on abortion during the 2024 election.
Enrique Murillo Jr. (education) was interviewed about the upcoming LEAD Summit XIII, Sept. 27, at CSUSB, Kathryn Ervin (theatre arts, emerita), president of the League of Women Voters San Bernardino Area, talked about the upcoming Citizen Achievement Awards on Oct. 6, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) discussed the political violence and the November presidential election.