Adjunct Professor Karen Lugo was the subject of an article in The Press-Enterprise entitled, “Riverside resident named to civil rights panel.” The article announces her appointment to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights California Advisory Committee, and lists other accomplishments. Read more…
Visiting Professor Tom Campbell was the subject of an article entitled, “Campbell Emphasizes Fiscal Know-How in Calif. Gov. Bid.” Campbell discussed his thoughts on taxes and closing the state budget hole, as well as his relationship with the Indian-American community in California. Campbell stated, “My expertise is in the budget; and that is the area
Professor Vernon Smith was featured in an article in the Bellingham Herald, entitled “Economist: Housing bubble caused Great Depression, too.” The article details Smith’s speech given at Western Washington University wherein he draws comparisons between the recent rise and fall of the housing market, and a similar boom and bust that occurred just before the
Visiting Professor Kyndra Rotunda was mentioned in an article in Commentary Magazine entitled, “The Gitmo Myth and the Torture Canard.” The article discusses the actual occurrences of prisoner abuse at Guantanamo Bay in comparison with media portrayal and popular opinion. Read article…
Professor Kurt Eggert’s previous scholarship was recently revisited in the “Keeping Current” section of the magazine, under the subtopic, “Securitization and the Holder in Due Course Doctrine.” His article, “Held up in Due Course: Predatory Lending, Securitization, and the Holder in Due Course Doctrine,” was said by the editors to be “one of the most
Visiting Professor Tom Campbell was quoted in an op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle, entitled “The long arm of the long census form.” The piece discusses the potentially invasive questions asked on the upcoming 2010 Census form. Campbell stated, “On the merits of [asking census-takers to report their ethnicity], I think we should have a
Visiting Professor Kyndra Rotunda was quoted in an article entitled, “Obama’s Gitmo plans – the ‘what’ without the ‘how’.” The article discusses the growing unpopularity of Obama’s plans to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay and to move accused terrorists to domestic state-side prisons, and the need for a clear plan. “It’s one thing
Visiting Professor Tom Campbell was featured in an article in the Christian Science Monitor entitled, “Who wants to run California?” The article discusses the 2010 gubernatorial race and the candidates who have expressed interest in running for the position, including Campbell. “Tom Campbell is the one candidate in either party who has stepped up and
Associate Professor John Hall published an op-ed in Wall Street Journal Asia entitled, “In the Cambodian Judges’ Court.” The piece discusses the need for the Khmer Rouge Tribunal to address the possibilities of corruption within its own court, in the wake of an alleged kickback scheme wherein Cambodian officials received money in exchange for positions
Dean John Eastman published an op-ed in Christian Science Monitor, entitled “Flags of caution over Sotomayor.” The piece discusses several of Sotomayor’s previous judgments and brings into question her ability to judge fairly and objectively. Eastman writes, “The question now, for the Senate, is to determine whether the empathic skills of his first nominee to