Anthony Silard (public administration) wrote about “The Problem with ‘Respecting Diversity,' and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for an article about a fatal officer-involved shooting in Minnesota.
More than 70 books and book chapters were featured at CSUSB’s biennial Faculty and Staff Book Launch held virtually April 12. The event showcased books or book chapters published by faculty or staff in 2019 and 2020.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about a federal indictment handed down in the case of a federal officer who was killed by an extremist, and on this past weekend’s “white lives matter” protest in Huntington Beach.
“A Shot in the Moonlight: How a Freed Slave and Confederate Soldier Fought for Justice in the Jim Crow South,” presented by award-winning author Ben Montgomery, will be the focus of the next Conversations on Race and Policing, 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 14, on Zoom.
Meredith Conroy (political science) was interviewed for an article on how male politicians appear to be responding to personal controversy, Guillermo Escalante (kinesiology) co-authored a study on the explores relationship between hip extensor strength and hip flexor muscle length, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was quoted in an article about breaking patterns that lead to hate crimes.
Paloma E. Villegas, assistant professor of sociology, will present at the Immigration Initiatives at Harvard virtual Speaker Series on Wednesday, April 14, on Zoom. She will discuss her book, “North of El Norte: Illegalized Migrants in Canada.”
Brandun Lee’s family promoted going to college while he trained to be a professional boxer. So while he still fights in the ring, he’s also majoring in criminal justice at CSUSB.
David Yaghoubian (history) was interviewed for a segment on the latest developments regarding the U.S., Iran and the possibility of the U.S. rejoining the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the multi-national agreement regulating Iran’s nuclear program.
The free and public panel discussion will include five speakers from Bangladesh, Lebanon, Palestine, Turkey and Yemen. Presented by CSUSB’s Center for the Study of Muslim & Arab Worlds and Intellectual Life Fund, it will be livestreamed on YouTube at noon Thursday, April 15.