Gregory Gondwe, assistant professor of communication studies, is one of nine selected individuals from across the globe to serve as a visiting scholar at Harvard’s Institute for Social Media Rebooting.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was asked to comment for a report card on race relations and on Arnold Schwarzenegger’s viral video to the Russian people countering Vladimir Putin’s false claims about the invasion of Ukraine.
Luba Levin-Banchik (political science) was interviewed for a segment on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and Anthony Silard (public administration) wrote on how social media has divided society.
Nicholas Bratcher, director of bands at CSUSB, has been named director of the San Bernardino Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble, and Anthony Silard associate professor of public administration, released his second article of a three-part series for “The Art of Living Free,” exploring how we’ve become lonely and disconnected from each other.
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.
Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies) discussed her documentary, “1948: Creation & Catastrophe,” and how it is a primer to help understand the current conflict between Palestine and Israel, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about the leak of data from Epik, a web hosting service favored by the far-right.
Connie McReynolds (education) talked about the CSUSB Neurofeedback Center’s work after it was awarded a grant, Anthony Silard (public administration) wrote the fourth column in his seven-part series “When You Want to Be Closer Than They Do,” and Brian Levin (criminal justice) commented on a case of a 19-year-old facing a hate crime charge lodged against her by a Utah sheriff’s deputy.
Kaitlyn Creasy (philosophy) was awarded a American Association of University Women fellowship, Anthony Silard (public administration) wrote the third installment of his series on “When You Want to Be Closer Than They Do,” David Yaghoubian (history) discussed Iran’s call for a formal U.S. apology over the downing of an Iran Air passenger plane in 1988, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) commented on politicians who equate the Holocaust with their anti-vaccine stance.
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.