Luba Levin-Banchik (political science) served as program chair of the recent International Studies Association West Region (ISA-West) conference where CSUSB students and faculty presented, an article by Meredith Conroy (political science) was cited in a report about the growing distrust of the news media, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) commented on the establishment of a state Commission on the State of Hate.
Luba Levin-Banchik, CSUSB assistant professor of political science, served as the program chair for the International Studies Association West Region conference, which was both in-person and virtual, with more than 200 participants registered to attend and present their research.
Mentioned in recent news coverage are Mike Stull (entrepreneurship), Mark T. Clark (political science) Dave Maynard (chemistry and biochemistry), Guillermo Escalante (kinesiology), Carol Hood (physics) Khalil Dajani (computer science and engineering) and Brian Levin (criminal justice).
CSUSB will offer a master of science in national cybersecurity studies, where students learn the technical skill of cybersecurity and intelligence analysis.
“There’s something about the faculty here that’s really special,” Moran says. “They understand our students. ... They say, ‘OK, what’s going on in your life? How can I help you be where you want to be?’”
Barbara Sirotnik (information and decision sciences), Meredith Conroy (political science), David Yaghoubian (history) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) were included in news coverage over the Labor Day weekend.
David Marshall (English), who is the National Society of Collegiate Scholars CSUSB chapter advisor, talked about the chapter achieving Start Status from the NSCS, Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about the Taliban and its return to power in Afghanistan and on law enforcement action at a recent anti-vaccination protest, and Meredith Conroy (political science) contributed to an article about socially liberal Gen-Z voters staying with the Republican Party.
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.
Meredith Conroy (political science) was part of a discussion on the U.S. Supreme Court decision to hear a case that challenges Roe v. Wade, Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies) was interviewed for an article about the Gaza conflict on social media, and Vipin Gupta (management) talked about the ideas behind his recently published books.