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Brian Levin (criminal justice), Francisca Beer (finance) and Kelly Campbell (psychology) shared their expertise with news media, and Jurgita Abromaviciute (sociology) and Luba Levin-Banchik (political science) recently published some of their research.
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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.
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Sunny Hyon and Erin Hall (English), Mary Texeira (sociology), Luba Levin-Banchik (political science), Don Woodford (art emeritus) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) were included in recent news coverage.
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Luba Levin-Banchik (political science) served as program chair of the recent International Studies Association West Region (ISA-West) conference where CSUSB students and faculty presented, an article by Meredith Conroy (political science) was cited in a report about the growing distrust of the news media, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) commented on the establishment of a state Commission on the State of Hate.
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Luba Levin-Banchik, CSUSB assistant professor of political science, served as the program chair for the International Studies Association West Region conference, which was both in-person and virtual, with more than 200 participants registered to attend and present their research.
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Luba Levin-Banchik, assistant professor of political science, is the ISA West’s new president-elect and program chair. The ISA is one of the oldest interdisciplinary associations dedicated to understanding international, transnational and global affairs.