Barb Brents (Sociology) was interviewed by the Las Vegas Review-Journal in a piece titled "Trump Signs Bill Designed to Curb Online Sex Trafficking."

Oak Vichaikul (Liberal Arts) has been elected to serve as president of the Western Association of Prelaw Advisors (WAPLA) for 2019–22. The assistant director and pre-law coordinator in the College of Liberal Arts' Wilson Advising Center, Vichaikul will serve as president-elect for 2018–19, and has served on the WAPLA Executive Board as a member at…

Ranita Ray (Sociology) was named a fellow in the prestigious Racial Democracy, Crime and Justice Network Summer Research institute at Rutgers University.

Nicole Espinosa and Erika Abad (both Interdisciplinary, Ethnic, and Gender Studies) participated in the second annual Clexacon, a lesbian and bisexual media convention, at the Tropicana earlier this month. Espinosa, a women's studies major, participated on the "Lexa's Legacy" panel. Professor-in-residence Abad participated on the "Queer Women of…

Simon Gottschalk (Sociology) was interviewed by Desert Companion in a piece titled, "Not OK Computer."

Barb Brents (Sociology) was interviewed on Air Talk, hosted by Larry Mantle on KPCC in Los Angeles. The segment was titled "Controversial Classifieds Website Backpage.com Is Now under Government Seizure, but for What Reason and on What Grounds?"

Kerie Francis (Sociology) has received the 2018 Alex G. and Faye Spanos Distinguished Teaching Award. This prestigious annual award was established in 1981 to recognize excellence and innovation in teaching and mentorship. 

Karen Harry (Anthropology) co-edited the book Life Beyond the Boundaries: Constructing Identity in Edge Regions of the North American Southwest, which recently was published by the University Press of Colorado.

Lynn Comella (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) has been elected co-chair of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies Adult Film History Scholarly Interest Group. Her three year term begins in July. She is an associate professor of gender and sexuality studies.

Jesús Galindo, Manuel Rodríguez and Lizette Arellano (all World Languages and Cultures) presented, respectively, the papers “El homosexual y el revolucionario en El beso de la mujer araña,” “Niebla: La voz masculina y sus interlocutoras femeninas,” and “El vencimiento del hombre blanco por la mujer negra en Maldito amor de Rosario Ferre” at the…

Tracy Johnson and Alysse Chavez (both Liberal Arts) presented at the 2018 National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) Region 9 Conference in Santa Rosa, California. They presented "But, Nobody Told Me! Addressing Information that is Not Heard Through the Grapevine." The presentation focused on the familiar phrase from students, “but…

Margaret Harp (World Languages and Cultures) presented the paper "Les Heures et les Psaumes: Navigating the Third Religious War in Le Printemps d'Yver" at the annual conference of the Renaissance Society of America, which took place in New Orleans earlier this moth. She also chaired one conference panel session.