Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies) will participate in a program, “The Nakba and Palestinian Refugees 75 Years On: Why They Still Matter,” on May 17, and Enrique Murillo Jr. (education) was officially sworn in as a member of President Biden’s Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics.
The projects are supported by California Revealed, a California State Library-supported program, and the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation, a leading supporter of social science research for Los Angeles and the surrounding region.
Jonathan Solomon took first place in the undergraduate Behavioral, Social Sciences and Public Administration category, while Rangel Zarate took second place in the Graduate Education category.
“Paid for by Crime: Civil Asset Forfeiture and the War on Drugs,” with Kenneth Alyass, a Ph.D. candidate in history at Harvard University, will be presented at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 2, on Zoom.
The new book on the civil rights movement in the Pacific Northwest by Marc Robinson (history) was the focus of an article, and Nerea Marteache (criminal justice) co-wrote a study on the relationship between urban tourism and crime.
Marc Robinson (history) was interviewed about his forthcoming book, “Washington State Rising, Black Power on Campus in the Pacific Northwest,” which shines a light on the Black Power movement in his hometown of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.
“From Rhetoric to Action: Police Reform in a ‘Post’ Racialized America,” by Thaddeus L. Johnson, a former ranking law enforcement official in Memphis who is now an assistant professor of criminal justice and criminology at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University, will be presented at 1 p.m. on Zoom.
Yale professor Daniel Mattingly will discuss the “Chinese State Media and Its Global Audience” at the next Modern China Lecture, which will be presented in person and virtually.
“In Conversation with Dr. Craig Futterman,” the founder and director of the Civil Rights and Police Accountability Project, will take place at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, on Zoom.