Cal State San Bernardino’s College of Arts and Letters has named Alexander Valdez Jr., Kenia Castaneda, Annabelle Su and Filimon Fregoso as its 2025-26 Outstanding Students. The honorees will be celebrated during the college’s Commencement ceremony at 9 a.m. May 16 at Toyota Arena.
Students in the program are completing two university-level courses taught by CSUSB faculty, Alexandra Cavallaro and Julie Taylor, using the Inside-Out model of prison education. It will be a significant step forward in expanding access to higher education for system-impacted youth ages 18-23.
“Educational Leadership and Voice for Critical Action: Leading Educational Policies and Practices in an Era of Change” brought together Southern California’s top educational leaders to engage in topics that will enhance K-12 and higher education opportunities.
“Educational Leadership and Voice for Critical Action: Leading Educational Policies and Practices in an Era of Change,” will take place from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2.
Community partners June and Ernest Siva, and CSUSB faculty members Enrique Murillo Jr. and Alexandra Cavallaro, were honored for their work at the Office of Community Engagement’s Community Collaboration Celebration.
CSUSB’s Office of Community Engagement will host its Community Collaboration Celebration at 9 a.m. Friday, March 4, honoring faculty and community members who have left a lasting impact on the university and the community.
“Inside/Out: Prison Education Showcase,” is the fourth and final program in The Justice Impacted Students Training Series, and will be presented at noon on Thursday, Nov. 18 on Zoom.
“The Impact of Education and Community Support: Successful Reentry Stories,” set for noon Thursday, Nov. 4, is the third program in The Justice Impacted Students Training Series, which began Sept. 30. It is a joint initiative hosted by Project Rebound, the Center for the Study of Correctional Education, Faculty Center for Excellence, Staff Development Center, and Division of Student Affairs.
Paloma Villegas (sociology) was featured in a review of the anthology, “Asylum for Sale: Profit and Protest in the Migration Industry,” and Annika Anderson (sociology) and Alexandra Cavallaro (English) discussed the Justice Impacted Students Training Series.