The panel discussion and conversation led by students, faculty, staff and guest experts will include issues related to racism, racial violence, police brutality, and their impact on the community.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) called for close, if uncomfortable, examination of racism’s prevalence to prevent confrontations such as the one that took place in New York City’s Central Park recently.
Jacqueline Coyle-Shapiro (management) discussed overcoming gender barriers in the workplace and Brian Levin (criminal justice) explained why white supremacists resort to code words to mask racist sentiments.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for an article about extremists celebrating Ahmaud Arbery’s killing in the worst places on the internet, and turning his assailants into white supremacist folk heroes.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about anti-Semitic hate incidents a year after a fatal synagogue shooting in Poway and also about the rise in hate incidents against Asian-Americans over the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brian Levin (criminal justice), Scot Zentner (political science) and David Yaghoubian (history) discussed the COVID-19 outbreak from their areas of expertise.
Katherine Gray (art) is honored by the American Craft Council, Michael C. LeMay and Alemayehu G. Mariam (political science, emeriti) will soon publish a book on the First Amendment, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) is quoted in two articles.
Corey Gustafson (political science) was on a panel discussing the State of the Union address, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed harmful stereotypes and racism are spreading through coronavirus rumors.
Meredith Conroy (political science) co-wrote an article on why New Mexico elects more women of color to office than the rest of the country, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed the relationship between hate crimes and an election year cycle.