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Michael Karp April 22 book talk graphic
April 17, 2026

Michael Karp, who teaches at the university’s Palm Desert Campus, will reflect on how his undergraduate experiences helped shape his academic research and discuss the process of writing and completing the book. The talk will be on Zoom and is open and free to the public.

An aerial view of the Cal State San Bernardino campus in the early 2000s, looking toward the snow-capped mountains.
April 15, 2026

This month looks at Cal State San Bernardino during the 2000s, when the university experienced continued growth in enrollment and facilities, and the opening of the Palm Desert Campus’s first building. 

The crew of the space shuttle Challenger’s last flight: back row from left to right: Mission Specialist Ellison S. Onizuka, Teacher in Space participant Sharon Christa McAuliffe, Payload Specialist Greg Jarvis and Mission Specialist Judy Resnik; front row from left to right: Pilot Mike Smith, Commander Dick Scobee and Mission Specialist Ron McNair.
April 13, 2026

Award-winning author Adam Higginbotham will discuss his latest book about the 1986 tragedy of the space shuttle Challenger in which the lives of all seven astronauts on board were lost. Presented by the Department of History and the John M. Pfau Library, the talk will be at noon Monday, April 20, on Zoom.

Photo illustrating farm work.
March 30, 2026

Business offices at Cal State San Bernardino and its Palm Desert Campus will be closed Tuesday, March 31, in observance of the state holiday honoring farmworkers.

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences building with a Faculty in the News graphic
March 9, 2026

Ryan Keating (history), Kathryn Ervin (theatre arts, emerita), Stuart Sumida (biology), and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) were mentioned in recent news coverage.

Father Gregory Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries, a gang intervention program in Los Angeles.
March 6, 2026

Father Gregory Boyle, the founder of Homeboy Industries, a gang intervention program in Los Angeles, will discuss his latest book, “Cherished Belonging: The Healing Power of Love in Divided Times,” at the March 11 Conversations on Race and Policing. Free and open to the public, the program will begin at noon on Zoom.

From left, W. Benson Harer, Adina Lei Savin, Evie Morales and President Tomás D. Morales.
March 2, 2026

The Adina Lei Savin and W. Benson Harer Visiting Scholar in Egyptology is made possible through the generous funding of Savin and Harer. The gift to the endowed visiting professorship supports the position for two years and ensures that CSUSB continues to serve as a vibrant center for the study of Ancient Egypt in the Inland Empire.

Axelle Brémont posing at the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art
February 26, 2026

While at CSUSB, Brémont is teaching a course that invites students to examine how images functioned in ancient societies, with a particular focus on early Egyptian visual culture. She also will present a public lecture on March 10 at the university’s Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art.

Faculty in the News
February 20, 2026

Stuart Sumida (biology) and Michael Karp (history) were mentioned in recent news coverage.