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Brian Levin (criminal justice) discusses the role of groups like the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers and why their rhetoric resonates so strongly in places like Southern California.
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Mark Agars (psychology), Daniel MacDonald (economics), Brian Levin (criminal justice) and Meredith Conroy (political science) were included in news coverage this week.
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Meredith Conroy (political science) participated in a liveblog tracking the primary elections that took place on June 14, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about hate crimes and extremism.
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Meredith Conroy (political science) co-wrote an article, “The Real Dividing Line on Abortion,” and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed on topics related to the Buffalo mass shooting and the Orange County church shooting.
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Melody Robinson, the Outstanding Graduate Student, and Simeone Miller, the Outstanding Undergraduate Student, will be honored when Cal State San Bernardino’s College of Social and Behavioral Sciences celebrates its commencement at 8 p.m. Friday, May 20, at the Toyota Arena in Ontario.
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Meredith Conroy (political science), Zachary Powell (criminal justice), Jeremy Murray (history) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) were mentioned in recent news coverage.
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Meredith Conroy, CSUSB associate professor of political science, is a contributing writer at FiveThirtyEight, an author of three books and a researcher who often secures funding for students working with her on projects.
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Luba Levin-Banchik (political science) was interviewed for a segment on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and Anthony Silard (public administration) wrote on how social media has divided society.
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Luba Levin-Banchik (political science), Frances Berdan (anthropology, emerita), Lesley Leighton (music) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) were included in recent news coverage.