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American Legion Post No. 710 Drill Team at Court & E Streets in Downtown SB. 1948. Photo by Henry Hooks, courtesy of San Bernardino County Museum.
February 25, 2021

The John M. Pfau Library will work with Jennifer Tilton, professor of race and ethnic studies at the University of Redlands, to reinvigorate the “Bridges that Carried Us Over” project, which documents the presence and contributions of the African American community in the Inland Empire.

February 22, 2021

The CSU and CSUSB will hold the annual Super Sunday outreach virtually to African American churches throughout the state on the importance of higher education.

CSUSB presents the Next Generation Conference, a program exclusively for prospective African American high school students.
November 16, 2020

CSUSB presents the Next Generation Conference, a program exclusively for prospective African American high school students, on Friday, Nov. 13, from 8 a.m. to noon via Zoom.

Faculty in the News Banner
May 29, 2020

Xinying Yin (teacher education and foundations) was interviewed about the Verizon Innovative Learning program students’ community contribution and Barbara Sirotnik (statistics and business analytics) discussed the state of Inland Empire businesses.

Roderick Figgs
February 17, 2020

As part of our celebration of Black History Month, take a look back when Roderick Figgs, assistant director of GEAR UP, was named the 2019 Professional of the Year by the National Council for Community and Education Partnerships.

February 14, 2020

As part of our celebration of Black History Month, take a look back when CSUSB hosted nearly 400 college and high school students and administrators for the Student African American Brotherhood (SAAB) Western Regional Conference.

Wilmington on Fire
February 13, 2020

On Tuesday, Feb. 25, the University Diversity Committee and the John M. Pfau Library at CSUSB will present “Wilmington on Fire,” which chronicles the events leading up to Nov. 10, 1898, when the Wilmington Massacre took place.

Professor Kathryn Ervin
February 12, 2020

As part of our celebration of Black History Month, take a look back when Kathryn Ervin, CSUSB professor of theatre arts, one of only 10 people inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Theatre in April 2018.

Dean Chinaka DomNwachukwu
February 10, 2020

As part of our celebration of Black History Month, take a look back when the university appointed Chinaka DomNwachukwu as the new dean for the College of Education. This article was originally published on April 26, 2019.