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The state of API representation in film – a new report by the Geena Davis Institute
Geena Davis Institute via PR Newswire
June 2, 2025
Meredith Conroy, CSUSB professor of political science, presented the findings of a new report, “Rewriting the Script: A New Era for API Voices in Hollywood,” by the Geena Davis Institute at an event on May 29 hosted by the institute and Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment.
CSUSB’s Stuart Sumida discusses how the discovery of the earliest amniote fossil rewrites evolutionary timeline
The Naked Scientists Podcast
May 30, 2025
Stuart Sumida, a paleontologist at California State University, San Bernardino, who authored a commentary on the discovery of the earliest amniote fossil, discussed the significance of the find.
Retired CSUSB professor discusses anti-natalist movement in Palm Springs bombing
KCAL
June 5, 2025
Brian Levin, founding director of CSUSB’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, was interviewed for a segment about the arrest of a man who authorities said assisted the suspect in the bombing of a Palm Springs fertility clinic.
Retired CSUSB professor discusses antisemitic attacks reaching record highs
Merit Street
June 3, 2025
Kris Gutierrez of Merit TV talks with Brian Levin, founding director of CSUSB’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism about what's driving the recent antisemitic violence and how communities can stay safe as fear spreads after two targeted attacks in just days.
Molotov cocktail attack part of surge in antisemitic violence, retired CSUSB professor says
Los Angeles Times
June 3, 2025
Brian Levin, the founder of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism and professor emeritus at Cal State San Bernardino, was interviewed for an article in the aftermath of an incident in Boulder, Colo., in which a man used a makeshift flame thrower against a group of marchers calling for the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas.
Retired CSUSB professor shares steps on personal security in wake of Boulder, Colo., attack
KTLA
June 2, 2025
Brian Levin, founding director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at CSUSB, was asked to comment as security is heightened in the Los Angeles area in the wake of the attack in Boulder, Colo., on a group calling for the release of hostages held by Hamas.
Retired CSUSB professor and expert on extremism interviewed about attack on Boulder, Colo., marchers
WGN Chicago
June 1, 2025
Brian Levin, founding director the CSUSB Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, was interviewed about the incident in Boulder, Colo., in which a man used a makeshift flame thrower against a group of marchers calling for the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas.
Retired CSUSB professor shares thoughts on Boulder, Colo., attack
Spectrum News 1
June 3, 2025
Brian Levin, the founder of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at CSUSB, was interviewed about the attack on a group of people who had gathered in Boulder, Colo., to call for the release of hostages held by Hamas. The university was erroneously identified in the segment.
Retired CSUSB professor comments on heightened security in wake of Boulder, Colo., attack
KGPE Fresno
June 3, 2025
Brian Levin, founding director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at CSUSB, briefly discussed personal security steps people can take in the wake of the attack in Boulder, Colo., on a group calling for the release of hostages held by Hamas.
Retired CSUSB professor interviewed for segment on increased security after Boulder, Colo., attack
KFI Radio Los Angeles
June 3, 2025
Brian Levin, founding director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at CSUSB, was interviewed about security steps being taken in the aftermath of the attack in Boulder, Colo., on a group calling for the release of hostages held by Hamas.
Efilism, the ideology behind the Palm Springs bombing, has been spread online for years
Long Beach Post
May 31, 2025
Brian Levin, founding director of the CSUSB Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, was interviewed for an article that examined the extremist philosophy said to have influenced the suspect in the May 17 bombing of a Palm Springs fertility clinic.
Democrat senator sparks MAGA outrage after awkward hand gesture during speech in California
Daily Mail (UK)
June 1, 2025
Brian Levin, founding director the CSUSB Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, was asked to comment on a gesture by U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) during a speech at the California Democratic state convention. Some are likening it to gestures made by Elon Musk and Steve Bannon that some compared to a Nazi salute.
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