
On March 11, Cal State San Bernardino will host a discussion about the trailblazing legacy of Claudia H. Hampton, the first Black woman trustee in the California State University system and a fierce advocate for educational access. The event will feature author Donna Nicol as she discusses her new book, “Black Woman on Board: Claudia Hampton, the California State University, and the Fight to Save Affirmative Action.”

The “Amplifying Unheard Voices from the Inland Empire” grant project culminates with 144 oral history interviews transcribed and archived on CSUSB ScholarWorks.

The lecture series launches its spring semester talks with a presentation by Debora Perez Torres, assistant professor of communication studies, on Feb. 12. Also scheduled are presentations by Michelle Russen (marketing), Yolonda Youngs (geography) and Hannah Kivalahula-Uddin (education). All talks are free and open to the public.

Twenty students participated in the tournament, which took place in the library’s foyer on Nov. 15. As interest continues to grow, a support group, the Chess Kings, has been formed to promote chess-related activities on campus. Students, staff and faculty are welcome to participate.

“The Role of Baseball in Mexican American Communities - A Panel Discussion among Baseball History Scholars” is free and open to the public. Join the livestream on Zoom; meeting ID is 840 0720 4410, the passcode is 455209.

Neema Avashia and Elizabeth Catte, authors of “Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place,” will talk about their book and shed light on the country’s Appalachia region. The event, in-person and on Zoom, is sponsored by the President's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Board.

The $95,000 grant from the National Sciences Foundation will be used to coordinate two conferences in the spring and fall of 2025 that will focus on promoting Open Access and Research Data Management.

Eric Milenkiewicz, head of Special Collections and University Archives at the John M. Pfau Library, participated in the Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians presented by the Harvard University Graduate School of Education – Professional Development.

Paloma Villegas (sociology) co-authored an article that examined how students navigated their way through course content during the COVID-19 pandemic, Diane Vines (nursing) was honored by her alma mater, Vanderbilt University, with an award for public service, and Sanjeet Mann (CSUSB Libraries) discussed how he used the Wayback Machine to assist students and faculty in their research.