The university’s Model UN team maintains its tradition of excellence at the National Model United Nations Conference, despite the annual gathering being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for two articles about extremist groups and David Yaghoubian (history) discussed sanctions imposed by the U.S. over Iran’s missile program.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for an article about a Reconstruction-era federal law that is still being used to fight hate groups through civil cases.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was one of the experts interviewed for their analysis of the Feb. 19 mass shooting in Hanau, Germany, that killed nine people. German authorities are investigating the incident as an act of domestic terrorism.
Alemayehu G. Mariam (political science, emeritus) spoke at a seminar organized by Ethiopia’s Supreme Court and a previously published quote by Brian Levin (criminal justice) was included in an article on white supremacists’ propaganda activity.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) and David Yaghoubian (history) share their expertise with the news media in recent coverage.
Katherine Gray (art) is honored by the American Craft Council, Michael C. LeMay and Alemayehu G. Mariam (political science, emeriti) will soon publish a book on the First Amendment, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) is quoted in two articles.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) is the recipient of the 2020 Wang Family Excellence Award from the California State University, and David Yaghoubian (history) will moderate a program focusing on U.S.-Iran relations at 6 p.m. today on campus.