Sedrick Spencer, two-time CSUSB alumnus, has been named the Alumni Council representative to the standing work group for the CSU Biennial Symposium Recognizing African American History and Achievement.
“Mobilized by Injustice: Criminal Justice Contact, Political Participation, and Race,” presented by Hannah L. Walker of the University of Texas at Austin, will take place beginning at noon, Wednesday, Feb. 16, on Zoom.
Henrietta Harrison, professor of Modern Chinese Studies at the University of Oxford, will present the first Modern China Lecture for the spring semester when she discusses her new book, “The Perils of Interpreting: The Extraordinary Story of Two Translators Between Qing China and the British Empire,” 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, on Zoom.
Khalil Dajani (computer science) talks about building bridges to benefit CSUSB students, Annika Anderson (sociology) shared the university’s plans for its Black History Month celebration, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about topics related to hate crimes and extremism.
The panel presentation, which will include mental health specialists and CSUSB faculty, will examine the intersection of mental health, policing and race, and will take place beginning at noon, Wednesday, Feb. 9, on Zoom.
Annika Anderson (sociology) talked the university’s plans for its Black History Month celebration, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about topics related to hate crimes and extremism.
Michael Stull (entrepreneurship) shared how a grant from the Bank of America will help the Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship assist area minority-owned businesses, and David Yaghoubian (history) was interviewed about the latest on Iran’s nuclear program.
The first program of the spring semester, “Police Use of Excessive Force Against African Americans,” will take place at noon Wednesday, Feb. 2, on Zoom.
“Building Bridges: Panel Discussion of Black History in the IE,” featuring guest speakers Wilmer Amina Carter, Cheryl Brown, John Coleman and Carolyn Daniels, will take place on Zoom from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29.