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Kaitlyn Creasy (philosophy) was awarded a American Association of University Women fellowship, Anthony Silard (public administration) wr ...
July 8, 2021
Kaitlyn Creasy (philosophy) was awarded a American Association of University Women fellowship, Anthony Silard (public administration) wrote the third installment of his series on “When You Want to Be Closer Than They Do,” David Yaghoubian (history) discussed Iran’s call for a formal U.S. apology over the downing of an Iran Air passenger plane in 1988, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) commented on politicians who equate the Holocaust with their anti-vaccine stance.
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NOTE: Faculty, if you are interviewed and quoted by news media, or if your work has been cited, and you have an online link to the article or video, please let us know. Contact us at news@csusb.edu.
CSUSB professor is among three philosophers awarded AAUW Fellowships
Daily Nous
July 8, 2021
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The American Association of University Women (AAUW) recently announced the winners of its 2021-2022 fellowships, and a Cal State San Bernardino assistant professor of philosophy, Kaitlyn Creasy, for her project, “Stubborn Social Emotions and Their Harms,” is among them.
All three are recipients of the AAUW’s “American Fellowships,” which provide $6,000 – $30,000 to “support women scholars who are pursuing full-time study to complete dissertations, conducting postdoctoral research full time, or preparing research for publication.”
Read the complete article at “Three Philosophers Awarded AAUW Fellowships.”
‘It is imperative we accept others as they are and allow them to be free human beings,’ says CSUSB professor
Psychology Today
July 5, 2021
In the third installment of a seven-part series of columns, Anthony Silard, CSUSB associate professor of public administration, wrote about some of the lessons learned when we want to be closer to our friends than they do.
He wrote in his blog, “The Art of Living Free”: “Put simply, our cardinal purpose on this planet is not material gain but to experience love and share it with others. To progress in this endeavor, it is imperative we accept others as they are and allow them to be free human beings: in other words, to offer them precisely what we desire for ourselves.”
Read the complete article at “When you want to be closer than they do.”
CSUSB professor quoted about politicians comparing their anti-vaccine rhetoric to the Holocaust
The Independent (United Kingdom)
July 2, 2021
Brian Levin, a professor at California State University at San Bernardino who studies extremism told The Washington Post that the comparisons and fearmongering were being used as powerful political cudgels.
“Fear sells politically. And the guardrails have come off with respect to what is acceptable for elected officials' political discourse,” Levin said. “There are no guardrails now with respect to offense, ignorance and downright stupidity.”
Read the complete article at “Washington state lawmaker apologises for wearing Star of David to protest Covid vaccines.”
CSUSB professor comments on lawmaker’s ‘Dennis the Peasant’ routine on vaccines
Esquire
July 1, 2021
In Washington, state representative Jim Walsh decried “vaccine segregation” and wore a yellow Star of David. “It’s an echo from history,” Walsh wrote of the star in the comments below a live stream of his talk Saturday in Lacey, Wash. “ … In the current context, we’re all Jews.”
“Fear sells politically. And the guardrails have come off with respect to what is acceptable for elected officials’ political discourse,” said Brian Levin, a professor at California State University at San Bernardino who studies extremism. “There are no guardrails now with respect to offense, ignorance and downright stupidity.”
Read the complete article at “This lawmaker's 'Dennis the Peasant' routine on vaccines is unbelievably foul.”
These news clips and others may be viewed at “In the Headlines.”
NOTE: Faculty, if you are interviewed and quoted by news media, or if your work has been cited, and you have an online link to the article or video, please let us know. Contact us at news@csusb.edu.
CSUSB professor is among three philosophers awarded AAUW Fellowships
Daily Nous
July 8, 2021
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) recently announced the winners of its 2021-2022 fellowships, and a Cal State San Bernardino assistant professor of philosophy, Kaitlyn Creasy, for her project, “Stubborn Social Emotions and Their Harms,” is among them.
All three are recipients of the AAUW’s “American Fellowships,” which provide $6,000 – $30,000 to “support women scholars who are pursuing full-time study to complete dissertations, conducting postdoctoral research full time, or preparing research for publication.”
Read the complete article at “Three Philosophers Awarded AAUW Fellowships.”
‘It is imperative we accept others as they are and allow them to be free human beings,’ says CSUSB professor
Psychology Today
July 5, 2021
In the third installment of a seven-part series of columns, Anthony Silard, CSUSB associate professor of public administration, wrote about some of the lessons learned when we want to be closer to our friends than they do.
He wrote in his blog, “The Art of Living Free”: “Put simply, our cardinal purpose on this planet is not material gain but to experience love and share it with others. To progress in this endeavor, it is imperative we accept others as they are and allow them to be free human beings: in other words, to offer them precisely what we desire for ourselves.”
Read the complete article at “When you want to be closer than they do.”
CSUSB professor quoted about politicians comparing their anti-vaccine rhetoric to the Holocaust
The Independent (United Kingdom)
July 2, 2021
Brian Levin, a professor at California State University at San Bernardino who studies extremism told The Washington Post that the comparisons and fearmongering were being used as powerful political cudgels.
“Fear sells politically. And the guardrails have come off with respect to what is acceptable for elected officials' political discourse,” Levin said. “There are no guardrails now with respect to offense, ignorance and downright stupidity.”
Read the complete article at “Washington state lawmaker apologises for wearing Star of David to protest Covid vaccines.”
CSUSB professor comments on lawmaker’s ‘Dennis the Peasant’ routine on vaccines
Esquire
July 1, 2021
In Washington, state representative Jim Walsh decried “vaccine segregation” and wore a yellow Star of David. “It’s an echo from history,” Walsh wrote of the star in the comments below a live stream of his talk Saturday in Lacey, Wash. “ … In the current context, we’re all Jews.”
“Fear sells politically. And the guardrails have come off with respect to what is acceptable for elected officials’ political discourse,” said Brian Levin, a professor at California State University at San Bernardino who studies extremism. “There are no guardrails now with respect to offense, ignorance and downright stupidity.”
Read the complete article at “This lawmaker's 'Dennis the Peasant' routine on vaccines is unbelievably foul.”
These news clips and others may be viewed at “In the Headlines.”
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