Governor Lingle Departing CSUN, but Leaves Students with Lasting Impressions
One might expect the atmosphere of a late-afternoon class in public policy on a Thursday toward the end of the semester to be sleepy and routine. Former Governor of Hawaii Linda Lingle’s Political...
View ArticleChicana/o Studies Major Receives Top Graduate Student Award
Angelica Amezcua, the 2015 Nathan O. Freedman Memorial Award winner. Photo by Lee Choo. Angelica Amezcua ’11 (Chicana/o Studies/Spanish) had a hard time adjusting when her family immigrated to the...
View ArticleCSUN Honors Exemplary Faculty
The California State University, Northridge community celebrated the service and accomplishments of more than 100 of its exemplary faculty at the annual Honored Faculty Reception, May 18 in the...
View ArticleCSUN Journalism Instructor Honored with Prestigious Award
KCSN-FM News Director Keith Goldstein was recently honored by Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists with a Distinguished Journalist Award. Photo by Lee Choo. For...
View ArticleCSUN Names Li New Provost
California State University, Northridge President Dianne F. Harrison announced today the appointment of Dr. Yi Li as CSUN’s provost and vice president for academic affairs beginning July 20, 2015. Li...
View ArticleCSUN Recognizes Exemplary Staff at Annual Awards
California State University, Northridge honored more than 500 staff members for their years of service and outstanding contributions to the university at the 49th annual Staff Service and Recognition...
View ArticleFounder of CSUN’s Brown Center Honored by Swimming Hall of Fame
California State University, Northridge kinesiology professor emeritus Sam Britten, founding director of CSUN’s Center of Achievement through Adapted Physical Activity and Abbott and Linda Brown...
View ArticleMiddle Eastern and Islamic Studies Program Blossoms at CSUN
Nayereh Tohidi, director of CSUN’s Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies program and professor of gender and women’s studies, will return to the classroom in August with exciting plans for building the...
View ArticleCSUN President Reappointed to Higher Education Commission
California State University, Northridge President Dianne F. Harrison has been reappointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). Harrison, who was first appointed to the...
View ArticleCSUN Faculty Member Reappointed to the CSU Board of Trustees
Steven Stepanek California State University, Northridge faculty member Steven Stepanek has been reappointed by Gov. Jerry Brown to the California State University Board of Trustees. Stepanek...
View ArticleCSUN Professor Receives Emmy for Documenting Organization Serving the Homeless
California State University, Northridge gender and women’s studies professor R. Dianne Bartlow has won a regional Emmy Award for directing a piece spotlighting an organization that serves the homeless...
View ArticleASEE Targets Increased Diversity in Engineering On White House Demo Day,...
(NORTHRIDGE, Calif., Aug. 4, 2015) California State University, Northridge is one of more than 100 universities nationwide who are lauded for their efforts in diversity in engineering education in an...
View ArticleCSUN Launches ‘Five Gears’ for Activating Student Learning
Pictured are the 2014-2015 members of the Five Gears Faculty Learning Community. Standing from left: Heidi Schumacher (Liberal Studies) Rachel Mackelprang (Biology), Theresa White (Africana Studies),...
View ArticleDeans and Department Chairs Kick Off New Academic Year
New Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Yi Li, who joined CSUN in July 2015, met with university leaders at the department chairs and deans retreat, Aug. 17, 2015. Photo by Luis Garcia....
View ArticleCSUN President Sets Tone for New Academic Year
CSUN President Dianne F. Harrison greets new staff and welcomes thousands of returning staff in her annual fall welcome-back address, Aug. 20, 2015. Photo by Lee Choo. In what’s become the...
View ArticleAn Academic Life in Living Color
In life, it’s interesting how a twist of fate can have a profound impact on one’s path, especially if that twist is a teenage diagnosis that points toward an unexpected, and not so colorful, road....
View ArticleCarlos Fuentes’ Elevation to CSUN Alumni Association President
New CSUN Alumni Association President Carlos Fuentes ’82 (Political Science) has clear objectives for the future of the organization. Fuentes, a former student government leader and student-athlete at...
View ArticleCSUN Hosts First UNAM Film Workshop
As a child growing up in Mexico City, Tamara Romo dreamed about Hollywood. She went to the movies three times a week to see American-made movies with Spanish subtitles. Romo’s dream came true this...
View ArticleFreshman Convocation Urges Students to Connect With Campus Community
Freshmen should not let others define who they are, urged author David Levithan, the keynote speaker on Sept. 10 at California State University, Northridge’s Freshman Convocation, an annual event that...
View ArticleFounders of EOP Urge Students to Advocate for Access and Diversity
Founders of the Educational Opportunity Programs at California State University, Northridge urged students to continue to advocate for access for traditionally underrepresented groups, at the...
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