News media sought the analysis and perspective of Brian Levin (criminal justice) and Kevin Grisham (geography and environmental science) of the CSUSB Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism on the Jussie Smollett case.
In its ongoing coverage of the Jussie Smollett case, news media continue to cite the research of Cal State San Bernardino’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism and the work of its faculty .
Brian Levin (criminal justice), on an All Things Considered segment on hate crimes and the Jussie Smollett case, said “hate crime hoaxes are exceedingly rare.”
Alemayehu G. Mariam (political science) writes on a plot to dismantle reforms in Ethiopia, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) and other experts discuss hate crime hoaxes and a foiled white nationalist’s terrorist plot.
Michael Chao (biology), Barbara Sirotnik (information and decision sciences), David Yaghoubian (history) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) are mentioned in news coverage on a variety of topics.
Dissertation by Miriam Fernandez (English) gains national recognition, and ongoing research on hate and extremism by Brian Levin (criminal justice) is highlighted by news media.
Pamela Lambert (theatre arts), Brian Levin (criminal justice) and Alemayehu G. Mariam (political science) were featured in news reports.
James Estes (finance) discusses credit card debt and Brian Levin (criminal justice) is interviewed about hate incidents against people wearing MAGA hats.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for an article about a white nationalist group attempting to make its image – and “bigoted message” – more appealing in the mainstream.