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Faculty in the News
January 15, 2021

The news media continues to call on the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism for the expertise of Kevin Grisham (associate director/geography and environmental studies) and Brian Levin (director/criminal justice) for their analysis of the recent events surrounding the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riot.

CSUSB Faculty in the News
January 14, 2021

Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for his perspective on the violent political protests by extremists supporting President Trump, Pablo Gomez (psychology) co-authored a paper that was recently published, and Katherine Gray will again be a judge for the Netflix show “Blown Away.”

David Riefer
January 14, 2021

The Dr. David Riefer Endowed Student Award Fund was established with a $52,000 gift from the retired professor. A four-time Golden Apple award recipient and the 2000 Outstanding Professor of the Year, he taught at CSUSB for 34 years.

Ian Johnson. Photo by Sim Chi Yin.
January 13, 2021

Johnson will discuss the current state of relations between the U.S. and China, which have deteriorated recently, and the role of his profession, journalism, in the ongoing crisis. 

CSUSB Faculty in the News
January 13, 2021

Katherine Gray (art) continues in her role as a judge in Netflix’s “Blown Away,” Kimberly Collins (public administration) discusses the collaboration between the Leonard Transportation Center and HNTB for the Regional Mobility Dialogue Series, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) continues to be a resource for news media reporting on the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riot.

Luba Levin-Banchik from political science
January 12, 2021

Luba Levin-Banchik, assistant professor of political science, is the ISA West’s new president-elect and program chair. The ISA is one of the oldest interdisciplinary associations dedicated to understanding international, transnational and global affairs.

CSUSB Faculty in the News
January 12, 2021

Meredith Conroy (political science) joined with the FiveThirtyEight staff to write about President-elect Joe Biden’s diverse cabinet nominees, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) and Kevin Grisham (geography and environmental studies) were interviewed about security concerns in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riot and threats by extremists leading up to Biden’s inauguration.

Faculty in the News
January 11, 2021

Ann M. Johnson (management) wrote about the U.S. Supreme Court case Bostock vs. Clayton County, Georgia, and news media continued to interview Brian Levin (criminal justice) for his analysis of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Faculty in the News
January 8, 2021

Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed by various news media for his analysis of the Jan. 6 riot on Capitol Hill.