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“Annette Overstreet & Myrna Overstreet Spear, 2024,” from the report, "Remembering the Valley Truck Farms," photo by Tamara Cedré, courtesy of A People's History of the I.E. The organizing committee is currently seeking proposals for the third annual Inland Empire (IE) People’s History Conference, which will take place on June 6.
February 18, 2026

The conference will take place on Saturday, June 6, at Pomona College, bringing together scholars, artists and community members to explore Inland Empire history and culture. Those interested in presenting, tabling, attending or volunteering are encouraged to submit the interest form by Feb. 22.

2026 Academic WorldQuest winning team
February 18, 2026

The event was facilitated and coordinated by Michael Karp, an assistant professor of history at the Palm Desert Campus and member of the World Affairs Council of the Desert board of directors.

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Faculty in the News
February 13, 2026

Yolonda Youngs (geography and environmental studies), Kathryn Ervin (theatre arts, emeritus), Meredith Conroy (political sciences), Michael Karp (history) and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) were mentioned in recent news coverage.

A crane stretches over the construction of University Hall in the 1990s, a decade of continuing growth on the Cal State San Bernardino campus.
February 3, 2026

This month looks at the university during the 1990s, when the university celebrated its 25th anniversary with a new alma mater and fight song, as well as saw tremendous growth in both enrollment and buildings on campus.

Eric Lichtblau is the author of “American Reich: A Murder in Orange County, Neo-Nazis, and a New Age of Hate.”
January 15, 2026

Journalist and author Eric Lichtblau will discuss his latest book, “American Reich: A Murder in Orange County, Neo-Nazis, and a New Age of Hate,” at the Jan. 28 Conversations on Race and Policing. The free program on Zoom kicks off the series’ spring 2026 slate.

Illustration of people showing diversity
January 23, 2026

Open to practitioners, parents, self-advocates, scholars, educators, providers and more, the Neurodiversity and Disability Studies Mini-Symposium will feature keynote presentations from two world-renowned disability studies leaders: Jay Timothy Dolmage of "Academic Ableism" and Cathy Kudlick of the Longmore Institute on Disability.

An aerial view of California State College, San Bernardino in February 1983, looking toward the east.
December 10, 2025

This month looks at the university during the 1980s. This was the decade that California State College, San Bernardino met necessary requirements to be a university in the California State University system and became known as California State University, San Bernardino.

Cover of Volume 18 of History in the Making, over an image of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.
November 25, 2025

The journal was awarded second prize in the graduate print category of the 2025 Gerald D. Nash History Journal Competition – Graduate Print Division by the Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society, the latest in a run displaying the excellent work of Cal State San Bernardino students.

A group of middle school students make their way through the bookstacks at Cal State San Bernardino’s John M. Pfau Library during San Bernardino County History Discovery Day on Nov. 14.
November 18, 2025

The university’s John M. Pfau Library opened its doors recently to about 90 middle school students from throughout San Bernardino County, offering expert guidance and academic resources to elevate their History Day projects. The San Bernardino County History Day Competition will take place in March.