Richard and Linda Bennecke built their lives alongside the growing institution. Richard was the college’s student body president, while Linda, a campus tour guide, produced the college’s first historic publication, “The T Tauri.”
Brianna Nofil, assistant professor of history at William & Mary, will discuss her book, “The Migrant’s Jail: An American History of Mass Incarceration,” at the Nov. 12 program, which will begin at noon on Zoom.
Cristina Mora, the Chancellor’s Professor of Sociology at UC Berkeley, will present “Normalizing Inequality: How Californians Make Sense of the Growing Divide,” at noon Thursday, Oct. 16, in person at CSUSB’s Faculty Center for Excellence.
Scheduled to present this month are Rahim Kurwa on Oct. 8, Stefan M. Bradley on Oct. 15, Alec Karakatsanis on Oct. 22, Menika Dirkson on Oct. 29, and Brianna Nofil on Nov. 12. All have recently published books on the topic of race and policing. The programs will be streamed on Zoom and are free and open to the public.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, CSUSB faculty members and sociologists Jurgita Abromaviciute and Ethel Mickey, along with UC Irvine sociologist Emily Carian, found that working mothers disproportionately shouldered new household and childcare duties, often sidelining their careers, while fathers perceived the division of labor as “fair” and in some cases expanded their career goals.
Johanna Smith (theatre arts), Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication and media), Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) and Mahmood Nikbakhtzadeh (health science and human ecology) were mentioned in recent articles, James Fenelon (sociology) published a book review, and Michelle Russen (hospitality management/marketing), and Rachel Kanter (a graduate student in psychology) with Christina Hassija (professor of psychology and dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Science) published their research.
CSUSB alumnus Edward Lockridge is the founder and CEO of My Freight Staff, a Rancho Cucamonga-based company that provides virtual assistants to the freight transportation industry, employing about 20 staff locally and 3,000 worldwide.
The California State University Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program prepares promising doctoral students for careers as CSU faculty. At the foundation of the fellowship program is the mentorship between a CSU faculty member and the fellow.
Muñoz, assistant dean of Student Success for the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and interim chair of the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, began his term on Sept. 1.