
Brian Levin (criminal justice) is the recipient of the 2020 Wang Family Excellence Award from the California State University, and David Yaghoubian (history) will moderate a program focusing on U.S.-Iran relations at 6 p.m. today on campus.

“Hollywood Chinese: A Book and Film Presentation with Oscar®-nominated Filmmaker/Author Arthur Dong,” will take place Wednesday, Feb. 19, at the university’s John M. Pfau Library.

To honor Black History Month, Cal State San Bernardino will hold a number of events on campus throughout the month of February to recognize and celebrate the heritage, culture and contributions of African Americans in the United States.

Meredith Conroy (political science) co-wrote an article on why New Mexico elects more women of color to office than the rest of the country, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed the relationship between hate crimes and an election year cycle.

CSUSB’s public history program and English department is among the partners presenting the showcase and celebration of Native American poetry, music and art. The event also includes workshops for youth and college students.

“Anthropocene: The Human Epoch,” a film discussing the geological and environmental impacts humans have had on the Earth, will be shown at noon, Wednesday, Feb. 5, in the Santos Manuel Student Union Theater, followed by a discussion.

Priscilla Porter, of the Porter History-Social Science Resource Room at the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus, was interviewed for a podcast on the upcoming WorldQuest competition at PDC on Feb. 4.

David Yaghoubian (history), Kelly Campbell (psychology) and Stacey Fraser (music) are included in various news media coverage.

Author and journalist Dr. Gareth Porter will be the featured speaker at the talk sponsored by CSUSB’s Center for Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies. The event is free and open to the public.