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JERSEY CITY, N.J. | Max Herman, (Â鶹´«Ã½) Associate Professor of Sociology & Anthropology, and an expert on urban sociology and social conflict, is one of several experts quoted in a nationally syndicated story from the USA Today network of papers discussing the January 6 Capitol insurrection, those arrested for their involvement and their motivation — particularly people of color.

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Dr. Herman has been quoted in other stories in recent years, including a June 2020 article on civil unrest in Fort Myers, Fla.

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