Students in the history course, “Women in the Black Freedom Movement,” completed an archival research project, a hands-on learning opportunity that grew out of an ongoing collaboration between Marc Robinson, associate professor of history, and Eric Milenkiewicz, university archivist.
The William Russler Memorial Archives of Congregation Emanu El Collection, which documents 135 years of Jewish life in the Inland Empire, will be housed at the John M. Pfau Library.
This installment looks at the university during the 2010s, when Cal State San Bernardino launched student success programs, earned national recognition, advanced sustainability, and strengthened community impact while navigating leadership changes and regional challenges.
Michael Karp, who teaches at the university’s Palm Desert Campus, will reflect on how his undergraduate experiences helped shape his academic research and discuss the process of writing and completing the book. The talk will be on Zoom and is open and free to the public.
This month looks at Cal State San Bernardino during the 2000s, when the university experienced continued growth in enrollment and facilities, and the opening of the Palm Desert Campus’s first building.
Award-winning author Adam Higginbotham will discuss his latest book about the 1986 tragedy of the space shuttle Challenger in which the lives of all seven astronauts on board were lost. Presented by the Department of History and the John M. Pfau Library, the talk will be at noon Monday, April 20, on Zoom.
Business offices at Cal State San Bernardino and its Palm Desert Campus will be closed Tuesday, March 31, in observance of the state holiday honoring farmworkers.
Ryan Keating (history), Kathryn Ervin (theatre arts, emerita), Stuart Sumida (biology), and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) were mentioned in recent news coverage.
Father Gregory Boyle, the founder of Homeboy Industries, a gang intervention program in Los Angeles, will discuss his latest book, “Cherished Belonging: The Healing Power of Love in Divided Times,” at the March 11 Conversations on Race and Policing. Free and open to the public, the program will begin at noon on Zoom.