The start of the 2017-18 academic year also means the return of the intermittent feature, Faculty in the News, a compilation of news coverage that included Cal State San Bernardino faculty.
The work of Barbara Sirotnik (statistics and supply chain management) and the Institute of Applied Research, along with Brian Levin (criminal justice) and the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, are highlighted by the news media.
“Confederate Memorials and the Lingering Legacy of Racism in America’s South,” by Ryan Keating, CSUSB associate professor of history, will be presented on Wednesday, Nov. 1, from noon-1:30 p.m. at the John M. Pfau Library, PL-5005R.
The new radio course at the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus, the region's economy and extremist violence are topics tackled by faculty in the news.
Eric Scott (adjunct), Kelly Campbell (psychology), David Yaghoubian (history), Robert Blackey (history) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) shared their expertise with news media recently.
Brian Levin, criminal justice professor, is interviewed by The New York Times and USA Today about the influence of the 2016 election on hate-related incidents and the growth of white nationalism.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) is interviewed about reports of white supremacists flyers inserted into newsletters in San Bernardino and by Wisconsin Public Radio about the school shooting in Florida on Feb. 14.
Vice News interviewed Brian Levin (criminal justice and director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism) about a mapping tool that some activists are using to track down people affiliated with the neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer.
Alastair Edmonstone (music) is featured, Mildred Dalton Henry (professor emerita, College of Education) offers her perspective on Black History Month, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) shares the history of the KKK in Orange County.