Author: Som Vilaysack

Roberta Romero (MBA, 2009; MSIST, 2020), Jashaina Thomas (MSFE, 2021), and Harvey Mudd College student Amber Hughes teamed up for “Hack for Black Lives” in February. The not-so-traditional hackathon challenged students at the Claremont Colleges to practice active anti-racism by leveraging their interests and skills to develop solutions that support Black communities.… Continue reading Roberta Romero

Jason Rivera (MA, Psychology, PhD, Education) has been named Director of Strategic Research at the Council of Independent Colleges in Washington, DC. Jason is a higher education researcher focused on issues of access and equity in student experience and success.… Continue reading Jason Rivera

Arab News recently highlighted the work of Fadi Al-Buhairan (MS, PhD, Information Systems & Technology) who serves as deputy CEO at SPL (formerly known as Saudi Post).… Continue reading Fadi Al-Buhairan

Yvonne Mills (MA, Literature and Film; PhD, English) received tenure at Cerro Coso Community College. Find the story online at Sierra Wave Media.… Continue reading Yvonne Mills

Janice Adelman (MA, PhD, Psychology) received the 2021 Distinguished Service to the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) Award. Adelman is one of Professor Michael Hogg’s former students and a member of his Social Identity Lab. SPSSI has always been Janice’s passion and she has always been centrally involved in SPSSI and other scientific psychology organizations.… Continue reading Janice Adelman

Clint Lorimore (MA, International Studies) was re-elected as a council member in the city of Eastvale, CA. Lorimore has a consulting firm.… Continue reading Clint Lorimore

Sue Feldman (MA, Education; PhD, Education, Information Systems & Technology) has been recognized for her work on healthcare in the technology-education space. Read more about Feldman on cgu.edu.… Continue reading Sue Feldman

Quinton Bemiller (MFA) was appointed Dean for School of Arts & Humanities and School of Social & Behavioral Sciences at Norco College, part of the Riverside Community College District, in July.… Continue reading Quinton Bemiller

Julie A. Vitale (PhD, Education) has been named a 2021 Equity Champion by the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE).… Continue reading Julie A. Vitale 

California Botanic Garden Director of Conservation and Research Assistant Professor of Botany Naomi Fraga’s (MA, PhD, Botany) project to save the Amargosa niterwort (Nitrophila mohavensis) was featured on the front page and the entire back page of section A of the LA Times in August.… Continue reading Naomi Fraga