James Fenelon (sociology) discussed the Riverside teacher who mocked Native Americans during her math lesson, saying it “is connected to systemic racism,” and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was quoted about the rise of hate crimes against Catholic churches, and in another article, about how people with weak attachment to extremist views can still turn violent.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed the identity of the Capitol Riot bomb suspect and challenges in the ‘Unite the Right’ jury selection; Sally McGill (geology) talked about the Banning fault strand; and Kimberly Collins (William and Barbara Leonard Transportation Center) was quoted about the $25,000 grant from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians for the Pathway to Logistics program.
Daniel MacDonald (economics) was interviewed about the region’s high inflation rate, James Fenelon (sociology) discussed a Riverside teacher who mocked Native Americans, Meredith Conroy (political science) was quoted about Twitter and Democrats, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Marc Robinson (history) discusses being selected as one of the first scholars selected for the Visiting Fellowship in Equity, Justice and Inclusion at the University of Oregon’s Clark Honors College.
Marc Robinson, assistant professor of history, is one of two scholars selected for the fellowship at Oregon’s Clark Honors College, and will serve in fall 2022, teaching on “Black Panthers in the Pacific Northwest.”
“I believe that we can overcome this racism that indeed has spread to every part of our body politic because I don’t feel like we have any other choice,” said Ibram X. Kendi, author of “How to Be an Antiracist,” at CSUSB on Sept. 17.
A paper co-authored by Donna Garcia (psychology) on the lack of ethnic minorities in ecology and evolutionary biology was cited in an article on methodological naturalism, and testimony before Congress by Tony Coulson (information and decision sciences) was mentioned in an article about the U.S. government hiring more cybersecurity professionals.
Anthony Silard (public administration) wrote the second installment of his series on “When You Want to Be Closer Than They Do,” a columnist cited an article by Meredith Conroy (political science) on single-district state elections, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed on topics related to hate crimes and extremism.
Yasemin Dildar (economics) was one of three experts asked to give their analysis of President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan and his proposed American Jobs and American Family Plans.