Yolonda Youngs, professor of geography and recipient the prestigious John Brinkerhoff Jackson Prize awarded by the Association of American Geographers, will present “Framing Nature: The Creation of an American Icon at the Grand Canyon.” This free event, open to the public, will take place at noon Tuesday, April 22, at the Faculty Center for Excellence.
The U.S. News & World Report 2025 edition of Best Graduate Schools has nationally ranked CSUSB’s Watson College of Education at No. 144 and the public administration program at No. 129.
The event is to be held in-person at the Watson College of Education, room CE-105, as well as streamed live on YouTube. Reservations for seats at the free in-person event may be done online at the “State of the Watson College of Education.”
CSUSB three-time alumna Michelle Smith will assume the role of superintendent of Hesperia Unified School District on July 1.
The sold-out event on March 29 featured the Inaugural Hispanic Coalition of Small Business Lifetime Achievement Award, which was given to Pepe Serna, one of the longest working actors in Hollywood.
Business offices at Cal State San Bernardino and its Palm Desert Campus will be closed Monday, March 31, in observance of the state holiday commemorating the birthday of the late labor leader, César Chávez. CSUSB is also the site of the 2025 César E. Chávez Memorial Breakfast on Saturday, March 29. The event is sold out.
Thomas Corrigan (communication and media), Enrique Murillo (education) and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) were included in recent news coverage.
The symposium, “Equity in Technology,” will take place at CSUSB’s James R. Watson and Judy Rodriguez Watson College of Education beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 8. It aims to bring together educators, leaders and advocates passionate about advancing dual language immersion programs and equitable access to technology in education.
The IBAP grant (2023-25) provided $302,919, while the ExMILE grant (2024-25) contributed $391,564, with more years with the same funds directly supporting bilingual teacher candidates. Close to 60 bilingual teacher candidates benefited from these funds.