In mid-October, academics from throughout Latin America and other parts of the world gathered in Riverside for the 52nd annual Latin American Commission for Administration Schools, known by its acronym in Spanish, CLADEA.

The three-day educational conference, which was jointly hosted by CLADEA and its association member, the CSUSB Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration, welcomed more than 400 educators and administrators. This marked the first time CLADEA was held in Southern California, and only the fourth time it had been held in the continental United States.

CLADEA, which had the theme “Breaking the Mold: Anticipating the Challenges of Local Education,” gave experts and educational leaders an opportunity to meet in a common forum and discuss issues of globalization, world trade, the role of higher education, and the roles of government, academia, business and civil society in this time of constant changes and technological advances, said Kimberly Collins, an associate professor of public administration, director of the Leonard Transportation Center and the CSUSB chair of the CLADEA conference.

Several CSUSB members attended the event and participated in panel discussions, including CSUSB President Tomás D. Morales, who was one of the speakers to give the opening remarks, along with CSU Chancellor Timothy P. White and UCR Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox.