
Barbara Sirotnik (director of the Institute of Applied Research) comments on the latest Purchasing Managers Index for the region, and David Yaghoubian (history) was interviewed about the latest in the tensions between Iran and the U.S.

David Yaghoubian (history) was interviewed about the U.S. attack on an Iranian military official and its impacts, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed the rising incidents of anti-Semitism in the U.S.

Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for an article about the University of North Carolina system’s effort to get rid of a Confederate statue known as “Silent Sam.”

David Yaghoubian (history) discussed the third election in Israel inside of a year, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about the Jersey City mass shooting and white supremacists recruiting from inside law enforcement agencies.

Eric Voglesang (sociology), Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) are included in recent news coverage on various topics.

The film co-produced by Ahlam Muhtaseb, professor of communication studies, won the Jerusalem International Film Festival’s Special Jury Award in the Feature Documentary category.

The journal won the 2019 Gerald D. Nash History Journal First Prize, awarded by the Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society.


David Yaghoubian (history), Brian Levin (criminal justice) and Alemayehu G. Mariam (political science, emeritus) are included in recent news coverage.