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October 29, 2020

Francisca Beer (finance), Mary Texiera (sociology), Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) were included in recent news coverage.

The panel discussion “Why Prisons, Police, and ICE Contradict Public Safety” will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 4 p.m.
October 26, 2020

The four-person panel discussion, which includes Linda Evans, who was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for actions to protest and change U.S. government policies, will take place Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 4 p.m.

Paloma Villegas
October 20, 2020

Paloma Villegas, assistant professor of sociology, encourages her students to think about a radical hope. “How can we imagine a future that is not like right now? And what would we need to do to get there?”

Genevieve Carpio, UCLA assistant professor of Chicana/o and Central American Studies
October 19, 2020

As part of the Conversations on Race and Policing series, on Oct. 21, Genevieve Carpio, assistant professor of Chicana/o and Central American Studies, will examine how elites and everyday people in the IE have come together and conflicted over spatial mobility.

“Over-Policing of Black Girls in Schools: From Zero Tolerance to Restorative Practices,” will take place on Zoom beginning at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
October 12, 2020

“Over-Policing of Black Girls in Schools: From Zero Tolerance to Restorative Practices,” will take place on Zoom beginning at 4 p.m.

Faculty in the News
October 12, 2020

Thomas Pierce (economics, emeritus), James Fenelon (sociology), Barbara Sirotnik (information and decision sciences), Brian Levin (criminal justice), David Yaghoubian (history) and Anthony Silard (public administration) were included in recent news coverage on a variety of topics.

“Police Unions in the U.S.: Perspectives in Historical Context” will be the 19th presentation in the series that began in June.  Photo: WikiMedia Commons
October 5, 2020

“Police Unions in the U.S.: Perspectives in Historical Context” will take place virtually at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7.

Racism as a public health crisis will be discussed at the next Conversations on Race and Policing at 4 p.m. on Wednesday.
September 25, 2020

“Declaring Racism a Public Health Crisis: What It Means and Where Do We Go from Here,” a panel presentation, will take place virtually at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30.

The panel discussion, “White Supremacists and Militia Extremists in Police Departments,” with (from left) Vida Johnson, Michael German and Sam Levin, will take place on Zoom at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
September 21, 2020

The panel on Sept. 23 will feature Vida Johnson, associate professor of law at Georgetown University; Michael German, former FBI special agent and now a fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice’s Liberty & National Security Program; and Sam Levin, Los Angeles correspondent for The Guardian.