Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for an article about extremists celebrating Ahmaud Arbery’s killing in the worst places on the internet, and turning his assailants into white supremacist folk heroes.
Mike Stull (entrepreneurship), Meredith Conroy (political science) and David Yaghoubian (history) were included in news media coverage in areas of their expertise.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for an article about extremist militia leaders who have been helping to organize protests against COVID-19 restrictions, and Mike Stull (entrepreneurship) was featured in the latest podcast by the Western Riverside County of Governments.
Meredith Conroy, CSUSB associate professor of political science, was interviewed in an article about how the decision of whether or not to wear a mask has increasingly become a political statement as the country battles the COVID-19 pandemic.
David Yaghoubian (history) discussed the U.S. Senate’s failure to override President Donald Trump’s veto of a bipartisan resolution on May 7 that asserted Congress’ authority on the president’s power to wage war against Iran.
Kathryn Ervin (theatre arts) discussed ways the arts community is adjusting to sharing its work during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Kevin Grisham (assistant director, Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism and chair, geography and environmental studies) was interviewed on how extremist groups are exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to spread hate and violence.
Tony Coulson (director, CSUSB Cybersecurity Center) discussed developing the cybersecurity workforce, David Yaghoubian (history) was interviewed about the latest development in U.S.-Iranian relations, and Alemayehu G. Mariam (political science, emeritus) wrote about the Ethiopian Parliament’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about anti-Semitic hate incidents a year after a fatal synagogue shooting in Poway and also about the rise in hate incidents against Asian-Americans over the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brian Levin (criminal justice), Scot Zentner (political science) and David Yaghoubian (history) discussed the COVID-19 outbreak from their areas of expertise.