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Barbara Sirotnik (information and decision sciences) commented on the state of the region’s economy and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed on topics related to the recent protests spurred by the death of George Floyd.
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Stacey Fraser (music) was highlighted in an article about the latest work of composer Jack van Zandt, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about Antifa and other topics.
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Brian Levin (criminal justice) commented on articles about protests against police brutality and George Floyd's death, and David Yaghoubian (history) discussed how Iran's foreign minister equated it to the way his country has been treated by the current U.S. administration.
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David Marshall (English), Anthony Silard (public administration), Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies), and Brian Levin (criminal justice) were included in news coverage on various topics.
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Brian Levin (criminal justice) called for close, if uncomfortable, examination of racism’s prevalence to prevent confrontations such as the one that took place in New York City’s Central Park recently.
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Alemayehu G. Mariam (political science, emeritus) wrote a column on Ethiopia’s constitution and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about members of extremist groups mixing in with crowds at protests against COVID-19 public health restrictions
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Protests related to stay-at-home orders that have attracted extremists and fringe elements was the topic of two news interviews with Brian Levin (criminal justice).
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The NIH awarded the $871,000 grant to increase the diversity of faculty and students engaged in research and streamline CSUSB’s grant operations.
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Jacqueline Coyle-Shapiro (management) discussed overcoming gender barriers in the workplace and Brian Levin (criminal justice) explained why white supremacists resort to code words to mask racist sentiments.