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One of the poster presentations at the IE People’s History Conference.
May 6, 2025

Taking place at the university’s Center for Global Innovation, the day-long conference panel sessions included scholars from institutional and community-based organizations, as well as poster presentations and information tables for community groups and services.

An acrobat from the 81st Annual Great Y Circus, which will perform its 83rd edition the next three weekends, May 2-4, 9-11 and 16-18, in Redlands.
May 2, 2025

Tiffany Jones, professor of history, participates in the city of Redlands’ Great All American Youth Circus®, as a parent, backstage volunteer, coach … and performer. Tickets are now available for the 2025 shows, “Circus Fantasy,” set for the next three weekends, May 2-4, 9-11 and 16-18, in Redlands.

Stacey Fraser, professor of music, was honored with Cal State San Bernardino’s 2024-25 Outstanding Professor Award in front of fellow faculty members, staff and administrators on May 1.
May 1, 2025

Stacey Fraser, professor of music, was named the winner of Cal State San Bernardino’s 2024-25 Outstanding Professor Award for her excellence in teaching, research, scholarly and creative activities, and service to students and the campus community.  

Alison Phipps
April 29, 2025

The presentation, “Sexual Violence as a Pretext for Disposal: Rape, Race and Carcerality,” will take place at an earlier time, 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 30, on Zoom. The program is free and open to the public.

California State University, San Bernardino celebrated the remarkable achievements of its alumni at the annual Alumni Hall of Fame Awards, held on April 25 at the Alumni Center.
April 28, 2025

Cal State San Bernardino celebrated the achievements of its outstanding alumni at the 2025 Alumni Hall of Fame Awards, honoring university-wide and college-specific awardees for their professional success and community impact.

Yolonda Youngs at the recent Provost Presents Faculty Research talk at the CSUSB Faculty Center for Excellence at the John M. Pfau Library.
April 25, 2025

Yolonda Youngs, professor of geography and recipient the prestigious John Brinkerhoff Jackson Prize awarded by the Association of American Geographers, shared insights from her research for her book, “Framing Nature: The Creation of an American Icon at the Grand Canyon.”  

The Meeting of the Minds Student Research Symposium featured more than 250 oral and poster presentations, along with engaging art exhibits, showcasing the impressive range of scholarly and creative work by CSUSB undergraduate and graduate students.
April 25, 2025

Cal State San Bernardino celebrated the scholarly and creative achievements of its students and their faculty mentors at the Meeting of the Minds Student Research Symposium, an event that underscores the university’s commitment to academic excellence, innovation and discovery.

CSBS building, Faculty in the News
April 25, 2025

Marc Robinson and Tiffany Jones (history), Meredith Conroy (political science), Guy Hepp (anthropology), Thomas Corrigan (communication and media), and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) were mentioned in recent news coverage, and research was published by the following faculty: Yasemin Dildar (economics), Eric Vogelsang (sociology), Keting Chen, Kevin Rosales, Lisa Looney (all child development), and Zachary Powell and Sishi Wu (both criminal justice).

Mary Jane McCoy
April 23, 2025

Mary Jane McCoy, a graduate of CSUSB who had a long career as an educator in the Inland Empire, will receive an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters on May 17. A member of the Class of 1967, the university’s first graduating class, she served as an elementary school teacher and a principal in San Bernardino.