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Faculty in the News
June 26, 2020

NBC Palm Springs' second part of its series on policing in Black communities featured CSBS Dean Rafik Mohamed, Marc Robinson (history) and Zachary Powell (criminal justice) discussing political influence on law enforcement. Enrique Murillo Jr. (education) will be one of the panelists at a forum that will focus on the policies and strategies that university officials should consider to make remote learning more equitable.

A photo from a recent protest against police brutality. The fourth “Conversations on Race and Policing: A Student-Hosted Panel Discussion with Students, Campus Guests and Faculty,” which took place on Zoom on June 24, is now posted online.
June 26, 2020

The fourth “Conversations on Race and Policing: A Student-Hosted Panel Discussion with Students, Campus Guests and Faculty,” which took place on Zoom, is now posted online.

A Hong Kong anti-extradition law protest on July 1, 2019.  Photo: Wikimedia Commons by Studio Incendo.
June 26, 2020

Angelina Yanyan Chin of Pomona College will discuss the future of Hong Kong as China moves to restrict its residents’ democratic freedoms at a World Affairs Council Inland Southern California program on June 30 on Zoom.

Faculty in the News
June 25, 2020

Zachary Powell (criminal justice), Marc Robinson (history) and Rafik Mohamed (dean, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences) were interviewed for a segment on the history of policing Black communities, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) commented on the latest news involving NASCAR, a noose in a racetrack garage and Black racecar driver Bubba Wallace.

Faculty in the News
June 24, 2020

Enrique Murillo Jr. (education) will be a panelist on a virtual forum on making remote learning equitable, Brian Levin (criminal justice) sheds light on the "Boogaloo" movement, and Anthony Silard (public administration) writes on the downside of smartphone usage.

Faculty in the News
June 23, 2020

Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed the arrest of a U.S. soldier accused of passing on classified information to a neo-Nazi group, NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace’s effort to ban the confederate flag from car racing events, and the complex landscape of extremist groups, movements and individuals and the threat they pose.

On May 26, 2020, people protested against police violence after the death of George Floyd the previous day. Join “Conversations on Race and Policing: A Student-Hosted Panel Discussion with Students, Campus Guests and Faculty,” the fourth in the ongoing series, 4 p.m. Wednesday on Zoom. Photo: Lorie Shaull/Wikimedia Commons
June 22, 2020

Join “Conversations on Race and Policing: A Student-Hosted Panel Discussion with Students, Campus Guests and Faculty,”  when the hosts and panelists will examine policing, racial justice, and potential actions to promote greater equity in the local community.

Faculty in the News
June 22, 2020

Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for articles on the reported threats of violence by extremist groups and an app that can help journalists and researchers identify symbols used by them.

Faculty in the News
June 19, 2020

News media continued to call on Brian Levin (criminal justice) for insight into the extremist "Boogaloo Boys" movement as well as Facebook pulling Trump re-election ads over a symbol tied to Nazism.