The night basketball leagues of the 1980s and ’90s, aimed at social intervention, risk reduction and crime prevention, will be the topic of the next Conversations on Race and Policing. Open and free to the public, the program will be presented at noon, Wednesday, March 2, on Zoom.
Sunny Hyon and Erin Hall (English), Mary Texeira (sociology), Luba Levin-Banchik (political science), Don Woodford (art emeritus) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) were included in recent news coverage.
The Feb. 23 Conversations on Race and Policing, on Zoom, will feature Tony Gaskew, University of Pittsburgh professor of criminal justice and author of “Stop Trying to Fix Policing: Lessons Learned from the Front Lines of Black Liberation.”
“Mobilized by Injustice: Criminal Justice Contact, Political Participation, and Race,” presented by Hannah L. Walker of the University of Texas at Austin, will take place beginning at noon, Wednesday, Feb. 16, on Zoom.
The university is ranked No. 6 in the nation among more than 1,500 universities on the annual 2021 Social Mobility Index (SMI) published by CollegeNET.
Alumnus Tyler Lange, a special education teacher in Rialto, credits attending Cal State San Bernardino for helping him achieve his goals.
Khalil Dajani (computer science) talks about building bridges to benefit CSUSB students, Annika Anderson (sociology) shared the university’s plans for its Black History Month celebration, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about topics related to hate crimes and extremism.
The panel presentation, which will include mental health specialists and CSUSB faculty, will examine the intersection of mental health, policing and race, and will take place beginning at noon, Wednesday, Feb. 9, on Zoom.
Annika Anderson (sociology) talked the university’s plans for its Black History Month celebration, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about topics related to hate crimes and extremism.