Director of San Diego State University’s longest-running Interdisciplinary and Cultural Studies graduate program, MALAS (the Master of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences program), Dr. William Nericcio is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at SDSU. Dr. Nericcio will lead the audience through an engaging exploration spanning the writing of Carlos Fuentes and Jean-Paul Sartre and including ...

Over coffee, designer and educator Allan Manzano, founder of Dynamo Design Group, reflects on how the Filipino value of Bayanihan—the spirit of communal unity and collective effort—has shaped his path as both a creative and an educator. Rooted in his South Bay experiences, Allan shares how reconnecting with his heritage transformed his design perspective and deepened his ...