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Barbara Sirotnik (information and decision sciences) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) were included in recent news coverage.
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Work by CSUSB’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, directed by Brian Levin, was included in an article about a Latino man – a U.S. citizen – who was attacked with battery acid in what Milwaukee police are investigating as a hate crime.
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Brian Levin (criminal justice) was among the panelists participating at the Assembly Select Committee on the State of Hate hearing on white supremacists, held recently at CSUSB.
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The free event is being hosted by CSUSB’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism and the state Assembly Select Committee on the State of Hate, and begins at 4 p.m. Advance reservations are required to attend.
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Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies), David Yaghoubian (history), Brian Levin (criminal justice) and Diane Vines (nursing, Palm Desert Campus) were included in recent news coverage.
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Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for an article on the rising anti-Latino sentiment in the U.S. and extremists flocking to encrypted online platforms to communicate.
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Brian Levin (criminal justice), David Yaghoubian (history), Kimberley Cousins (chemistry) and Alemayehu G. Mariam (political science emeritus) shared their expertise with the news media.
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Katherine Gray (art), Brian Levin (criminal justice) and David Yaghoubian (history) are interviewed in various articles by the news media.
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Rigaud Joseph (social work), Brian Levin (criminal justice), David Yaghoubian (history) and Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies) were mentioned in news coverage this week.