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CSUSB professor discusses the top ways to achieve effective communication in a relationshipMyDomaineDec. 25, 2017
In the website’s article about communication and its importance in relationships: “No matter how experienced you may be in the dating department, one thing remains constant: Effective communication in a relationship is crucial during every stage, whether it's making clear what you both want in the short- and long-term to defining clear boundaries in the bedroom and beyond. …
“We asked Kelly Campbell, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology at California State University, San Bernardino, to explain the top things to consider when communicating with romantic partners. If you've ever wanted to know the secret to staying level-headed in an argument and more, keep reading for expert tips on how to listen and be heard in your relationships.”
Read the complete article at “The top ways to achieve effective communication in a relationship.”
A bench, a bird, an arch: The eccentric legacy of former CSUSB professor Richard Johnston's public art in Salt Lake CityThe Salt Lake TribuneDec. 27, 2017
Richard Johnston, a sculptor and longtime University of Utah professor who directed the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art in its early years and also taught at CSUSB, died Dec 12 at the age of 75, the online news site reported in its tribute to him.
Johnston left the University of Utak. in 1990 to direct the formerly named Robert Fullerton Museum of Art at CSUSB. He ran that museum for its first six years and taught at CSUSB for 25 years, retiring in 2015. He returned to northern Utah to be closer to his wife, Nadra Haffar, then the education curator at the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art at Utah State University in Logan.
Johnston died in Hyrum, Utah, according to his friend and fellow artist Frank McEntire. Johnston had been suffering from Lewy body dementia and Parkinson’s disease when he died, McEntire said.
Read the complete article at “A bench, a bird, an arch: The eccentric legacy of Richard Johnston's public art in Salt Lake City.”
Brian Levin, director of CSUSB Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, listed among Orange County’s ‘top influencers’The Orange County RegisterDec. 22, 2017
Brian Levin, the director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at Cal State San Bernardino was featured on many national and international television networks for his deep insights on hate crime statistics and trends in violent extremism. He was named one of Orange County’s top 100 influencers by the newspaper.
“Some affect life in Orange County on a grand scale,” the newspaper said.” Others contribute in ways you might not notice but truly are important. All of them made a difference in 2017. ”
Read the complete article at “Most Influential 2017: Meet the 100 top influencers in Orange County.”
CSUSB professor discusses rise of Islamophobia and anti-Semitism in AmericaSBS News (Australia)Jan. 2, 2018
Muslim and Jewish people make up less than three per cent of the U.S. population, with an estimated 3.3 million Muslims and 5.7 million Jews, but they remain the most targeted, the Australian news site reported. The FBI found both groups suffered an increase in hate crime in 2016, the year US President Donald Trump was elected. It’s a trend that has continued throughout 2017.
Brian Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, said his researchers have also recorded an increase in hate crimes against Muslims and Jews since Trump’s rise to power.
But while he acknowledged the link, he told SBS News: “I don’t think you can pin it all on Donald Trump.”
Hate crimes generally spike in election years, Levin said, but the 2016 spike was the largest he has recorded. And while 15 hate crimes were recorded in the five days following Mr. Trump’s proposal of a “total and complete” shutdown of Muslim immigration, Levin’s team also recorded rises in hate crimes targeting transgender, Hispanic and white people in 2017.
”The phenomenon of ‘white grievance’ – a term coined by social scientists to describe a rise in intolerance among white Americans – though, cannot be ignored, he said.
Read the complete article at “The rise of Islamophobia and anti-Semitism in Trump’s America.”
CSUSB professor interviewed about ‘Infowars’ claim against man suspected of Christmas Day terrorist plotPolitiFact.comDec. 29, 2017
A criminal complaint against a suspect who the FBI said plotted a Christmas Day massacre in San Francisco focused on his expressions in support of ISIS and terrorism. The conspiracy-minded website Infowars said news reports omitted some of the true political affiliations of suspect Everitt Aaron Jameson, describing him as part of the anti-Trump, radical left crowd.
Brian Levin at the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, was asked whether the fact that the criminal complaint made no mention of Jameson liking anti-Trump and Antifa means that it was irrelevant from a law enforcement perspective.
Levin said federal authorities include information in the complaint that is relevant to the charge, which in this case was attempting to provide material support to foreign terrorist organizations. ISIS is considered a foreign terrorist organization while Antifa isn’t.
'That’s why ISIS ‘likes’ would be factually and legally relevant and the others would not,' Levin said. 'The focus of his alleged goals was aligned with ISIS and apparently less so than with the other entities which aren’t designated as foreign terrorist organizations.'
His main interest is clearly ISIS and to suggest otherwise is not wholly accurate, Levin said.
'Extremists are not hermetically sealed in freeze-dried containers -- they often dine from buffet of hatred but usually there is one that predominants and that’s what we apparently have here,' he said.
Read the complete article at “Suspect in San Francisco pier Christmas plot was an anti-Trump Antifa supporter, Infowars says.”
Columnist cites CSUSB hate crime study in article about anti-Muslim sentiment in U.S.CounterCurrents.org (India)Dec. 28, 2017
Abdus Sattar Ghazali, chief editor of the Journal of America wrote in an opinion column: “The divisive rhetoric of U.S. President Donald Trump has fomented hate crimes against the Muslims. According to a quarterly civil rights report released in October by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest civil rights and advocacy group, 354 incidents of anti-Islam religious bias were reported during the third quarter of 2017. Hate crimes were the most frequently documented type of bias incident, with 61 cases in the third quarter of 2017. Bias incidents rose 9 percent in the first nine months of 2017 as compared to the same period in 2016.
“According to Brian Levin, director of Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, hate crimes in nine US metropolitan areas increased over 20 percent last year, fueled by the divisive rhetoric of US President Donald Trump during his presidential campaign and more willingness for victims to report such crimes. Among U.S. cities, Washington, D.C., reported the largest increase in hate crimes at 107 incidents, a 62 percent rise from 2015. New York City reported the greatest number of hate crimes at 380, a 24 percent increase. Bias crimes against Muslims, Jews and Hispanics accounted for much of the growth in hate crimes that were reported following the election of Trump on November 8, said Levin.”
Read the complete article at “2017: Another Difficult And Hard Year For American Muslims.”
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