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CSUSB Faculty in the News
January 22, 2021

Highlighted in recent news coverage: the work of Stuart Sumida (biology) with Pixar, and the research and expertise of Kevin Grisham (global studies) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) on extremists activity tied to the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riot.

For second consecutive year, CSUSB student-run history journal earns top national prize
January 22, 2021

History in the Making: A Journal of History has been awarded first place in the 2020 Gerald D. Nash History Graduate Journal competition, given by the Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society.

Faculty in the News
January 21, 2021

Liang Kevin Guo (accounting and finance) discusses the pros and cons of zero-percent interest rate credit cards, and David Yaghoubian (history) was interviewed about his perspective on the last four years of the Trump administration and what the incoming Biden presidency may bring.

Faculty in the News
January 20, 2021

Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed what led up to the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riot, who was involved, its significance and what the future may hold.

CSUSB Faculty in the News
February 1, 2021

Stuart Sumida (biology), Meredith Conroy (political science), Michael Stull (entrepreneurship), Vipin Gupta (management), Anthony Silard (public administration) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) were included in recent news coverage of various topics.

Faculty in the News
January 15, 2021

The news media continues to call on the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism for the expertise of Kevin Grisham (associate director/geography and environmental studies) and Brian Levin (director/criminal justice) for their analysis of the recent events surrounding the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riot.

CSUSB Faculty in the News
January 14, 2021

Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for his perspective on the violent political protests by extremists supporting President Trump, Pablo Gomez (psychology) co-authored a paper that was recently published, and Katherine Gray will again be a judge for the Netflix show “Blown Away.”

David Riefer
January 14, 2021

The Dr. David Riefer Endowed Student Award Fund was established with a $52,000 gift from the retired professor. A four-time Golden Apple award recipient and the 2000 Outstanding Professor of the Year, he taught at CSUSB for 34 years.

Ian Johnson. Photo by Sim Chi Yin.
January 13, 2021

Johnson will discuss the current state of relations between the U.S. and China, which have deteriorated recently, and the role of his profession, journalism, in the ongoing crisis.