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Kate Liszka

From left, W. Benson Harer, Adina Lei Savin, Evie Morales and President Tomás D. Morales.
March 2, 2026

The Adina Lei Savin and W. Benson Harer Visiting Scholar in Egyptology is made possible through the generous funding of Savin and Harer. The gift to the endowed visiting professorship supports the position for two years and ensures that CSUSB continues to serve as a vibrant center for the study of Ancient Egypt in the Inland Empire.

Axelle Brémont posing at the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art
February 26, 2026

While at CSUSB, Brémont is teaching a course that invites students to examine how images functioned in ancient societies, with a particular focus on early Egyptian visual culture. She also will present a public lecture on March 10 at the university’s Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art.

Emily Smith-Sangster among the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art’s collection of Ancient Egyptian artifacts.
October 20, 2025

Emily Smith-Sangster, the W. Benson Harer Egyptology Scholar in Residence, will present “Community, Memory, and Adaptation after Strife: Examining a South Abydos Population in the Early New Kingdom,” on Oct. 30 at the university's Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art.

Emily Smith-Sangster among the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art’s collection of Ancient Egyptian artifacts.
September 30, 2025

The campus community and the public are invited to attend Smith-Sangster’s lecture, “Community, Memory, and Adaptation after Strife: Examining a South Abydos Population in the Early New Kingdom,” on Oct. 30 at the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art.

A researcher at Wadi el-Hudi, Egypt, an important but long-overlooked region of county’s Eastern Desert located southeast of Aswan.
July 14, 2025

The grant from the Shelby White and Leon Levy Program for Archaeological Publications will support the completion and publication of the “Survey of Wadi el-Hudi, Volume 1,” the first comprehensive modern study of an important but long-overlooked region of Egypt’s Eastern Desert.

Nathaniel Saavedra, at right, with another person, both on camels in Egypt.
March 24, 2025

Nathaniel Saavedra, who graduated with a degree in history in December, joined the university’s Wadi el-Hudi Expedition in Egypt in late December to late January. The experience was nothing short of transformative, expanding his perspective as a historian.

Kate Liszka, CSUSB’s Benson and Pamela Harer Fellow in Egyptology and CSUSB professor of history, on “The Einstein Challenge.”
November 7, 2024

Is it possible to explain complex concepts in your area of your expertise to a panel of 6-year-olds in one minute? Kate Liszka, CSUSB’s Benson and Pamela Harer Fellow in Egyptology took on the challenge – and succeeded.

Two members of Wadi el-Hudi Expedition at archaeological excavation site in Egypt.
June 5, 2024

Kate Liszka, the Benson and Pamela Harer Fellow in Egyptology and professor of history, is the recipient of the RSM Archaeological Field Research Grant from the American Research Center in Egypt with USAID funding.

CSUSB’s High Performance Computing Program earned the 2024 Innovations in Networking Award for Research Applications by CENIC (Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California) for supporting faculty with National Research Platform resources.
March 5, 2024

“The High Performance Computing Program at CSUSB supported by the National Research Platform and CENIC has opened up tremendous opportunities for faculty-led innovation and research at our university,” said Samuel Sudhakar, chief financial officer and vice president for the division of finance, technology and operations.