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CSUSB professor interviewed about credit card basics
WalletHub
Jose Navarrete-Cruz, lecturer, accounting and finance, was featured as one of the experts by the personal finance website for an article about the basics of credit card use, including whether to have one, how to apply for one and basic tips on how to select a credit card.
CSUSB professor discusses ‘anchoring bias’
MoneyGeek
Francisca Beer, professor of accounting and finance, was interviewed for a Q-and-A article on “anchoring bias,” defined as when, MoneyGeek reports, “we subconsciously oversimplify something based on that first piece of information, we internalize it as true, and as a result, make arbitrary decisions not based on logic.”
High Holy Days, Oct. 7 anniversary come amid rising antisemitism
Axiom
Oct. 2, 2024
Brian Levin, he recently retired director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at CSUSB, tells Axios that antisemitic hate crimes historically rise during Jewish High Holy Days. Rising hate crimes, expanding military conflict in the Middle East, and inflammatory rhetoric in the presidential election are creating more anxiety in Jewish communities as synagogues and religious schools beef up security and some households downplay celebrations.
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