
Cal State San Bernardino and its Palm Desert Campus will be closed Friday, March 31, in observance of the state holiday commemorating the birthday of the late labor leader César Chávez.

History and current events put the two of the university’s faculty — Sid Burk (educational leadership and technology) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) — in the media spotlight this past week.

Nominated in 2016 for a Best Documentary Film Oscar, it will be shown at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 8, in the SMSU Theater.

The opening reception begins at 6 p.m. in the museum, located on the third floor of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences building.

The exhibit, which explores the making and meaning of gendered “domestic crafts” in the Southwestern United States and Mexico, is on display all summer.

Cal State San Bernardino history graduate Rocio Gomez is leading the Echoes of Resilience/Voces de Valentía site tours at the Manzanar National Historic site in July during Latino Conservation Week.

From cobblestone streets in European cities to lush greenery in tropical paradises, Cal State San Bernardino offers students an array of locations to study abroad.

The weeklong conference that begins Monday, Sept. 18, is a prelude to the 18th Annual California Native American Day celebration on Friday, Sept. 22, at the CSUSB Lower Commons.

The start of the 2017-18 academic year also means the return of the intermittent feature, Faculty in the News, a compilation of news coverage that included Cal State San Bernardino faculty.