
From Robert Blackey celebrates his 50th year of teaching, Alemayehu Mariam comments on the fall of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, David Yaghoubian is interviewed about on Saudi-German relations, and Brian Levin discusses hate crimes.

The Cal State San Bernardino Forensics Team is now preparing for the Western States Communication Association Forensics Tournament in Santa Clara in February.

The expertise David Yaghoubian (history), Brian Levin (criminal justice) and a study by Daniel MacDonald and Yasemin Dildar (economics) were highlighted by news media over the weekend.

Some 22 faculty, staff and students at CSUSB took advantage of a three-day institute to learn “R,” a programming environment used primarily for computational statistics, which was facilitated by Michael Tsiang, who teaches statistics at UCLA.

Teams will combine their knowledge and ideas to solve real problems during the main event on May 23, from 5:30-10 p.m., at the CSUSB Visual Arts Building patio and Room 101. Intent-to-compete forms are due April 30.

The event, “What’s Next? Using My Communication Studies Degree” will feature panelists, expert speakers, an awards banquet and resources for professional and academic careers in the field of communication studies.

Current students and alumni share why CSUSB should be your university of choice.

“A Seat at the Table: Intersectionality in Higher Education,” hosted by CSUSB’s Women of Color in Academia, will take place at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 11, the John M. Pfau Library, PL-4005.

The annual Spring Awards Banquet is set for 4-7 p.m. Thursday, May 10, at the Santos Manuel Student Union.