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Participating in the May 13 panel discussion of Aldous Huxley’s futuristic dystopian novel are Michael Chao, biology; Jasmine Lee, English; Daniel MacDonald, economics; and Jeremy Murray, history.
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Jessica Lee, '11, '13, applies her English and Linguistics background to catch cyber criminals as a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst.
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Following a national search and the careful consideration of input from the campus community, Rueyling Chuang has been named dean of the College of Arts and Letters, effective June 1.
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The university’s Model UN team maintains its tradition of excellence at the National Model United Nations Conference, despite the annual gathering being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Kathryn Ervin (theatre arts) discussed ways the arts community is adjusting to sharing its work during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Kevin Grisham (assistant director, Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism and chair, geography and environmental studies) was interviewed on how extremist groups are exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to spread hate and violence.
![The 11 CSUSB students who participated in this year’s competition were selected from 31 students who participated in the 34th annual CSUSB Student Research Competition held in early February.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_StudentResearchComp_Generic_XXApr2020.jpg.webp?itok=LgesiPtW)
Eleven CSUSB students represented the university and brought home two trophies during the 34th annual CSU Student Research Competition, which was held virtually April 24.
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The CSUSB Palm Desert Campus provides its students the tools they need for professional success.
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David Yaghoubian (history) discussed U.S. efforts to block an emergency loan to Iran to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, and Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies, director of the CSUSB's Center for Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies) was interviewed for the program “Palestine Files" to discuss a United Nations report that listed more than 100 companies that do business in the occupied West Bank.
![From left, Mike McCurry, who served in the White House from 1995 to 1998 as press secretary to President Bill Clinton, and Kenneth Moton, ABC News anchor and correspondent.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_CommSt_HyghLecturers_21April2020_v2.jpg.webp?itok=aMtwAb-w)
CSUSB communication studies faculty member Larry Hygh Jr. developed the speaker series, which includes journalists, CEOs, nonprofit leaders, government officials, a lobbyist, and a fire chief.