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Faculty in the News
June 15, 2020

Brian Levin (criminal justice) wrote an op-ed column on extremists recent activity as a possible preview of turmoil during the U.S. presidential election, and was interviewed on various topics related to extremists' behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic and the demonstrations stemming from the death of George Floyd.

Faculty in the News
June 12, 2020

Zachary Powell (criminal justice) was asked about the possible impact of defunding on a consent decree aimed at reforming the Chicago Police Department, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed the extremist “Boogaloo” movement.

Faculty in the News
June 10, 2020

Meredith Conroy (political science) co-authored an article on “How Black Americans view their racial identity,” and David Yaghoubian (history) was interviewed about the latest U.S. economic sanctions against Iran.

Faculty in the News
June 9, 2020

Anthony Silard (public administration) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) share perspectives from their areas of expertise in news related to the protests stemming from death of George Floyd.

Faculty in the News
June 5, 2020

The expertise of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism was tapped by the news media in its coverage of the demonstrations spurred by the death of George Floyd. Kevin Grisham (assistant director of research/geography and environmental studies) shared his insight on antifa, and Brian Levin (director/criminal justice) discussed the possible role of outside agitators at the protests.

Faculty in the News
June 4, 2020

Barbara Sirotnik (information and decision sciences) commented on the state of the region’s economy and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed on topics related to the recent protests spurred by the death of George Floyd.

Faculty in the News
June 3, 2020

Stacey Fraser (music) was highlighted in an article about the latest work of composer Jack van Zandt, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about  Antifa and other topics.

Faculty in the news
June 2, 2020

Brian Levin (criminal justice) commented on articles about protests against police brutality and George Floyd's death, and David Yaghoubian (history) discussed how Iran's foreign minister equated it to the way his country has been treated by the current U.S. administration.

Faculty in the News
June 1, 2020

David Marshall (English), Anthony Silard (public administration), Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies), and Brian Levin (criminal justice) were included in news coverage on various topics.