As Pan-African Student Success Center interim coordinator, Roryana Bowman uses her leadership skills to connect with students, focusing on their well-being and success as they tap into the center’s many services.
The two-day event at the Garcia Center for the Arts in San Bernardino was first of a series leading up to the Cal State San Bernardino Anthropology Museum’s September 2023 exhibition, Afróntalo.
Marc Robinson (history) was interviewed about the Black History Month programs at CSUSB, Fabian Borges (political science) published a paper on social affinities and attitudes on the redistribution of wealth, Sant Khalsa (art, emerita) is presenting an exhibit on the Joshua trees, and an interview with Stuart Sumida (biology) about the Avatar franchise was cited.
CSUSB will honor the culture, accomplishments and heritage of African Americans in the United States in a variety of events throughout the month of February in celebration of Black History Month.
The first event of Afrolatine California will celebrate the Afro-Oaxacan community of Mexico. It will take place Feb. 25-26 in partnership with the Garcia Center for the Arts in San Bernardino and the Afro-Latinx Connections club at UCLA.
After qualifying for a $50,000 grant, the Museum of Anthropology is adding an Afro-Latinx exhibit, scheduled to open in the 2023 academic year.
Enrique Murillo Jr. (education) was appointed to the President’s Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics, and Arianna Huhn (anthropology) was interviewed for an article about the Afro Latino community.
Hawkins, who served at the university for 33 years as an administrator for various programs including Upward Bound and EOP, passed away on Nov. 18.
With the theme “Leading a Legacy to Black Excellence,” the CSUSB Black Faculty, Staff and Student Association held its 8th Annual Pioneer Breakfast on Feb. 28.