Set for 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27, on Zoom, “Contrasting Police Responses: BLM and MAGA” will feature Shaila Dewan of The New York Times; Kurtis Lee of the Los Angeles Times; Michael German of the Brennan Center for Justice’s Liberty & National Security Program; and Tina Nguyen of Politico.
Highlighted in recent news coverage: the work of Stuart Sumida (biology) with Pixar, and the research and expertise of Kevin Grisham (global studies) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) on extremists activity tied to the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riot.
History in the Making: A Journal of History has been awarded first place in the 2020 Gerald D. Nash History Graduate Journal competition, given by the Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society.
University President Tomás D. Morales and Palm Desert Campus Dean Jake Zhu will participate in the program, which takes place virtually at 11:45 a.m. Monday, Jan. 25.
Liang Kevin Guo (accounting and finance) discusses the pros and cons of zero-percent interest rate credit cards, and David Yaghoubian (history) was interviewed about his perspective on the last four years of the Trump administration and what the incoming Biden presidency may bring.
The College of Arts and Letters and the School of Entrepreneurship partnered to create the new “Entrepreneurship in the Arts” minor, designed for all students in the arts, with the first core class offered this spring.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed what led up to the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riot, who was involved, its significance and what the future may hold.
Former National Science Foundation director Rita Colwell, a recognized expert on infectious diseases, will present “Climate, Oceans, and Human Health: What Cholera Can Teach Us About COVID-19.” The talk will be streamed on Zoom.
Kimberly Shiner, CSUSB associate vice president for University Advancement, Office of Philanthropic Giving, has been appointed vice chair of the executive board of Leadership California.
Stuart Sumida (biology), Meredith Conroy (political science), Michael Stull (entrepreneurship), Vipin Gupta (management), Anthony Silard (public administration) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) were included in recent news coverage of various topics.
The news media continues to call on the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism for the expertise of Kevin Grisham (associate director/geography and environmental studies) and Brian Levin (director/criminal justice) for their analysis of the recent events surrounding the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riot.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for his perspective on the violent political protests by extremists supporting President Trump, Pablo Gomez (psychology) co-authored a paper that was recently published, and Katherine Gray will again be a judge for the Netflix show “Blown Away.”