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How Big Bear’s bald eagles became social media stars
The Sun/Southern California News Group
Feb. 8, 2026
Yolonda Youngs, a Cal State San Bernardino professor in environmental studies and geography, was interviewed for an article examining how the two nesting bald eagles near Big Bear have become social media stars. She compared the Big Bear eagles to the way images of the Grand Canyon made it a U.S. icon. Video of the nest, like a postcard from the canyon’s rim, offer an intimate frame of the “wildlife family,” Youngs said. “We want to follow them, and it’s difficult to not see it as a family and sort of impose on them our ideas of parenthood and raising young and surviving tough winter storms.”
A guide to healing through Black feminist joy
The St. Louis American
Feb. 9, 2026
Kathryn Ervin, an emeritus professor of theatre arts at California State University, San Bernardino, is directing “The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body,” a work by playwright Lisa B. Thompson, at Washington University’s A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre.
These Democrats are best positioned to win the 2028 nomination | Right Now With Perry Bacon
The New Republic
Feb. 6, 2026
Meredith Conroy, an associate professor of political science at California State University, San Bernardino, joined “Right Now” program host Perry Bacon and Nathan Rakich, managing editor at Votebeat, to discuss who might be in position to win the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination in 2028. All three were former contributors to the website 538.
CSUSB Palm Desert Campus hosts annual Academic WorldQuest competition
NBC Palm Springs
Feb. 12, 2026
The late-night newscast had a segment on the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus hosting the 21st annual Academic WorldQuest competition on Thursday, Feb. 12. Facilitated and coordinated by Michael Karp, an assistant professor of history at the Palm Desert Campus, the competition featured area high schools competing for scholarships and the chance to advance to the national competition.
Yes, Trump’s video showing the Obamas as apes is racist. But it’s also about the election
Los Angeles Times
Feb. 6, 2026
Brian Levin, a professor emeritus and founding director of CSUSB’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, was interviewed for a column about the racist social media post contained images of former President Barak Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama. “This is about more than just about the Obamas,” Levin said. “It’s about people that are (perceived as) undermining our elections and our democracy.”
Bending the Arc: Brian Levin, chair of the California Commission on the State of Hate
KKRN (Round Mountain, Calif.)
Feb. 10, 2026
Brian Levin, founding director of California State University, San Bernardino’s award-winning Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism, was interviewed about his research and policy initiatives on hate and extremism within academia, the NGO community, courts and government. He currently chairs the California Commission on the State of Hate.
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