“I’m overwhelmed and humbled,” said Manijee Badiee, professor of psychology. “This is the one award that means so much to me. I love teaching. I love our students. They’re why I do what I do.”
The university will celebrate the Spring Commencement exercises May 17-18 at Toyota Arena in Ontario.
Angela Peñaredondo (English) was a panelist for a West Hollywood program celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed on topics related to campus protests stemming from the Israel-Hamas war, and Meredith Conroy (political science) participated on a 538 live blog following the Indiana primary election.
The authors, Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins and Ann Hazard, will participate in a conversation about their book, which aims to answer children’s questions about traumatic events “and to help children identify and counter racial injustice in their own lives.”
“Dr. Bichler has excelled in the classroom, building connections with her students that last long after graduation,” said CSUSB President Tomás D. Morales of the criminal justice professor. “She is passionate about her work and shares that energy and excitement with those around her.”
Mihaela Popescu (communication studies) and Fadi Muheidat (computer science) will discuss AI at a Redlands American Association of University Women program, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed for articles about the recent protests on college campuses stemming from the continuing Israel-Hamas war.
The team, representing the nation of Burundi, was honored with the Outstanding Delegation Award, the highest award given by the National Model United Nations Conference in New York City, arguably the most prestigious conference of its kind.
Meredith Conroy (political science), a contributor to 538, was one of the experts participating in a liveblog following the April 23 Pennsylvania primary election, and Angela Louque (education) was a panelist for a program at Association of California School Administrators Equity Institute conference earlier this month.
Karen Escalante (education) was interviewed for an article about new standards to teach reading that were adopted by the state Commission on Teacher Credentialing, Zachary Powell (criminal justice) coauthored a study on the impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on law enforcement officers, and Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies) was interviewed by an Arab-language television news program.