![Hugh White, emeritus professor of strategic studies at Australian National University](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_ModernChina_HughWhite_23Feb2024.jpg.webp?itok=6-ngcMSU)
Hugh White, emeritus professor of strategic studies at Australian National University, will be the next speaker when CSUSB’s Modern China Lecture Series hosts its next program, 2:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, in person and on Zoom.
![Gisela Perez Kusakawa](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_CoRP_Kusakawa_22Feb2024.jpg.webp?itok=AfTbMe8A)
Gisela Perez Kusakawa, regarded as civil rights leader, policy expert, and attorney with a proven record in advocacy under multiple presidential administrations, will speak at noon, Monday, Feb. 26. The program, free and open to the public, will take place on Zoom.
![Shelly Rigger, the Brown Professor of Asian Studies at Davidson College in North Carolina](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_ModernChina_ShellyRigger_16Feb2024%20%281%29.jpg.webp?itok=SM3wq1X7)
Shelly Rigger, the Brown Professor of Asian Studies at Davidson College in North Carolina, will share her expertise at the next Modern China Lecture event on Wednesday, Feb. 21, in-person and on Zoom.
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CSUSB supports student success through participation in a cost-saving program for textbooks and course materials through Affordable Learning Solutions.
![The 2024 WorldQuest winning team from Palm Desert High School](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_PDC_WorldQuest_2024%20%281%29.jpg.webp?itok=JmjnLI1o)
Palm Desert High School took first place at the event, which was facilitated and coordinated by Michael Karp, assistant professor of history at the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus.
![Vida Johnson, co-director of the Georgetown University’s Criminal Justice Clinic](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_CoRP_Johnson_08Feb2024.jpg.webp?itok=VGJn9ofF)
Vida Johnson, co-director of the Georgetown University’s Criminal Justice Clinic, was the guest speaker at the Feb. 12 virtual Conversations on Race and Policing. The spring schedule includes virtual programs on Feb. 26, March 4, March 11 and March 18. The Conversations on Race and Policing program is free and open to the public.
![CGI building](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/Faculty-in-the-News-CGI_42.jpg.webp?itok=Syfyfjrx)
Marc Robinson (history) discussed his book, “Washington State Rising,” on a New Books Network podcast, and Barbara Sirotnik (information and decision sciences) commented on the latest numbers pointing to a strengthening regional economy.
![Daria Ho, lecturer of history from the University of Waterloo (Canada)](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_ModernChina_DariaHo_05Feb2023.jpg.webp?itok=2igvs1qC)
Daria Ho, of the University of Waterloo (Canada), will present “Chinese Claims in the South China Sea: A Hundred-Year Struggle from Bird Poop (Guano) to Battlestations,” at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, in-person and on Zoom.
![Alumni Awards HOF graphic](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_Alumni_Alumni_Awards_HOF_.jpg.webp?itok=IogJuKaF)
Three university-wide awards – Distinguished Alumni, Emerging Leader and Coyote Spirit – will be presented, as well as the Paw Print Awards, which honor esteemed alumni from each of the university’s five colleges.