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March 21, 2005
JACK LEVIN TO SPEAK AT WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY
ABOUT HOW GOOD SAMARITANS CAN REDUCE CRIME
Ordinary citizens who act as good Samaritans and help reduce hate
crimes and violence is the topic of a lecture to be presented by
Jack Levin, an accomplished author and professor of sociology and
criminology at Northeastern University, to be held at William Paterson
University in Wayne on Tuesday, April 5 at 11 a.m. in the David
and Lorraine Cheng Library Auditorium.
Levin’s lecture titled, “Ordinary People, Extraordinary
Courage,” is based on his latest book, Why We Hate. Admission
is free. The lecture, originally scheduled for March 1, was postponed
due to inclement weather.
Levin currently directs the Brudnick Center on Violence and Conflict
at Northeastern University. He was selected as the Robin M. Williams
Jr. Distinguished Lecturer 2004-2005 for his studies on hate crimes
and violence. He has given keynote addresses to community, college
and professional groups including the White House Conference on
Hates Crimes and the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
Levin received his doctorate and master’s degrees from Boston
University. His in-depth research into criminals who have committed
mass murder has resulted in his books including “The Violence
of Hate: Confronting Racism and Anti-Semitism” and “Hate
Crimes Revisited,” as well as scholarly articles and opinion
columns for newspapers. Levin has also appeared on national television
programs and network newscasts.
William Paterson University, one of the nine state colleges and
universities in New Jersey, offers 31 undergraduate and 19 graduate
programs through five colleges: Arts and Communication, Business,
Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Science and Health.
Located on 370 hilltop acres in Wayne, the University enrolls nearly
11,500 students and provides housing for nearly 2,300 students.
The institution’s 373 full-time faculty are highly distinguished
and diverse scholars and teachers, many of whom are recipients of
prestigious awards and grants from the Fulbright Program (26 scholars),
the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities,
the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation
and the American Philosophical Society.
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