![Terri Nelson, professor of French in the World Languages and Literatures Department, has been selected for the California State University’s Faculty Innovation and Leadership Award.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_WLL_Nelson_CSU_FILA_24Aug2020_2.jpg.webp?itok=i2dZWxIi)
Terri Nelson is one of 25 CSU faculty and staff who were selected for the award, which honors those who have demonstrated extraordinary leadership to advance student success.
![Jess Block Nerren](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_02_Nerren_KopenhaverFellow_17Aug2020.jpg.webp?itok=G9p9TEPK)
Jess Block Nerren, full-time lecturer of communication studies, was selected as one of only 50 Kopenhaver Center Fellows nationwide by the AEJMC, an award given to primarily tenure-line faculty.
![Faculty in the News](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_FacultyInTheNews_June2020_22.jpg.webp?itok=NP7QU1N-)
Brian Levin (criminal justice) and Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies) were quoted in recent news coverage.
![CSUSB Faculty in the News](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_FacultyInTheNews_June2020_20.jpg.webp?itok=pJQ7eKa5)
Meredith Conroy (political science), Ryan Keating (history), and Barbara Sirotnik (information and decision sciences) were included in recent news coverage.
![From left: Isabella Cantu, Stepfanie Alfonso, Johnathan Solomon and Xavier Resendez.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_MMUF_17July2020.jpg.webp?itok=DmfR-WPX)
Four CSUSB students have been selected for the 2020-21 Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship, a two-year program that provides financial support, research mentorship and assistance with graduate school applications.
![CSUSB Faculty in the News](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/FacultyintheNews_slideshow_5.jpg.webp?itok=wOjSoSKd)
Meredith Conroy (political science), Brian Levin (criminal justice), Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies), and David Yaghoubian (history) share their expertise with news media.
![A vigil for George Floyd at Chicago Avenue and 38th Street in Minneapolis, Minn. Photo: Fibonacci Blue on Wikimedia Commons.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_George_0.jpg.webp?itok=x0gNAVKz)
The video recording of the fifth “Conversations on Race and Policing: A Student-Hosted Panel Discussion with Students, Campus Guests and Faculty,” which took place on Zoom on July 1, is now posted online.
![A vigil for George Floyd at Chicago Avenueand 38th Street in Minneapolis, Minn. Photo: Fibonacci Blue on Wikimedia Commons.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_George.jpg.webp?itok=mla5Vb-6)
The fifth "Conversations on Race and Policing: A Student-Hosted Panel Discussion with Students, Campus Guests and Faculty,” is set for 4 p.m. Wednesday, when the hosts and panelists examine policing, racial justice, and potential actions to promote greater equity in the local community.
![Luis Esparza (left), communication studies is the College of Arts and Letters Outstanding Graduate Student and Brenda Flores, philosophy, is its the Outstanding Undergraduate Student.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_CALOutstandingGrads_Esparza_Flores_29June2020.jpg.webp?itok=Vaaha4rG)
The College of Arts and Letters has named Luis Esparza, communication studies major, as its 2019-20 Outstanding Graduate Student and Brenda Flores, philosophy major, as its Outstanding Undergraduate Student.