![Empty classrooms, an important consideration when working with formerly incarcerated students.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_ProjectReboundCSCE_trainingseries_xxSept2021_0.jpg.webp?itok=MDcsA9ea)
The Justice Impacted Students Training Series, which began Sept. 30, will offer two more sessions on Zoom on Nov. 4 and Nov. 18. It is a joint initiative hosted by Project Rebound, the Center for the Study of Correctional Education, Faculty Center for Excellence, Staff Development Center, and Division of Student Affairs.
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The series, which will offer sessions virtually in Zoom on Sept. 30, Oct. 21, Nov. 4 and Nov. 18, is a joint initiative hosted by Project Rebound, the Center for the Study of Correctional Education, Faculty Center for Excellence, Staff Development Center, and Division of Student Affairs.
![Julie Paegle](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_JuliePaegle_memorial_17Sept2021.jpg.webp?itok=5_udQv1U)
Along with teaching and mentoring, Julie Paegle, who joined CSUSB in 2006 and taught a wide array of courses for the English department, was an accomplished poet and Pulitzer Prize nominee.
![Faculty in the News](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_FacultyInTheNews_Fall2021_6.jpg.webp?itok=mlqJaclc)
David Marshall (English), who is the National Society of Collegiate Scholars CSUSB chapter advisor, talked about the chapter achieving Start Status from the NSCS, Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about the Taliban and its return to power in Afghanistan and on law enforcement action at a recent anti-vaccination protest, and Meredith Conroy (political science) contributed to an article about socially liberal Gen-Z voters staying with the Republican Party.
![National Society of Collegiate Scholars web banner](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NSCS_banner_.jpg.webp?itok=FW-bKH_Q)
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars Chapter at CSUSB earned Star Status for the 2020-21 academic year for implementing engaging, virtual student-centered events and creating meaningful experiences for its members.
![Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholars](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/Sally%20Casanova%202021%20banner.png.webp?itok=xxcJwjma)
Four CSUSB students are among the 76 CSU students who have been named the 2021-22 Sally Casanova California Pre-Doctoral Scholars.
![David Carlson](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_Carlson_VanWartFacultyProfiles_13July2021.jpg.webp?itok=HCm1QdYL)
David Carlson, chair of the CSUSB English department, focuses on interdisciplinary research integrating the fields of indigenous culture, law and literature.
![Faculty in the News](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_FacultyInTheNews_Jan2021_52.jpg.webp?itok=ZunX5XJt)
The appointment of Parastou Feizzaringhalam (English) to associate dean of the College of Arts and Letters makes headlines, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) is interviewed for an article about the extremist movement known as the Boogaloo Boys, members of which are suspected in the killings of two law enforcement officers in 2020.
![Alexandra Cavallaro](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_OCE_Cavallaro_FacultyAward_25May2021.jpg.webp?itok=9kw7_iwz)
Alexandra Cavallaro, assistant professor of English, is the recipient of the 2021 Outstanding Community Engagement Award for her work in academia, the Prison Education Project, and the Inside-Out Prison Education Program.