Carmen Jany (world languages and literatures), David Yaghoubian (history), Brian Levin (criminal justice) and Alemayehu G. Mariam (political science, emeritus) were included in news coverage of various topics.
Kelly Campbell (psychology) was included in an article about simplifying one’s life, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed by news media about the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism’s latest hate crime report.
David Yaghoubian (history) was interviewed about the U.S. attack on an Iranian military official and its impacts, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed the rising incidents of anti-Semitism in the U.S.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) discusses the latest increase in hate crime, and improvements in reporting such incidents, and Alemayehu G. Mariam (political science, emeritus), wrote on freedom of expression and opinion in Ethiopia.
Guillermo Escalante, Rafael Alamilla, Christopher Gentry and Jason Ng (kinesiology) and Eric Vogelsang (sociology) published a paper on weight discrimination among college students; Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about hate crimes.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for an article about the University of North Carolina system’s effort to get rid of a Confederate statue known as “Silent Sam.”
Nicholas Jew (anthropology) was one of the authors of a research article that reexamined the human settlement of the Caribbean, and comments by Brian Levin (criminal justice) were included in a photo documentary on domestic terrorism.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) interviewed about Israel-Palestine debate at Pitzer College, an alleged white power gesture flashed on national TV, and the background of a group that was linked to the two suspects in the Dec. 11 Jersey City shooting.
Alemayehu G. Mariam (political science, emeritus) wrote about Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed receiving the the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize today, Dec. 10, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for an article about paramilitary groups.