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Apple’s Racial Equity and Justice Initiative surpasses $200 million in investments, doubling initial 2020 commitment
Launched with an investment from Apple, the Global HSI Equity Innovation Hub at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) aims to equip Hispanic/Latinx and other historically underserved students with high-demand skills in science, technology, engineering, and math. In collaboration with other California State University campuses and HSIs across the country, the hub accelerates educational equity while equipping students to succeed. -- Bloomfield Daily Telegraph
Swanson: NBA coach believes Armenia is bound for Olympics – someday
Former Clippers assistant Rex Kalamian brings 25 years of NBA coaching experience to Armenian national basketball, which will host France for two games this week at Cal State Northridge -- Orange County Register
Column: Why the Flamin’ Hot Cheetos movie is both pandering and pernicious
I don’t doubt Longoria’s sincerity about bringing nuanced Latino stories to the big and small screen. She has produced documentaries about farmworker exploitation and is starring in a CNN travel show about Mexico. In interviews, the Texas native has frequently cited “Occupied America,” a foundational text of Chicano Studies by Cal State Northridge legend Rudy Acuña that she read while obtaining a master’s degree in the subject at the university. -- Los Angeles Times
Gamma Zeta Boulé Foundation Awards Over $100,000 in Scholarships at 18th Annual L.A.M.P. Mentor Program Scholarship Celebration
Eight African American high school male graduating seniors were recognized, and $83,500 in scholarships were provided to assist with their college matriculation. The L.A.M.P. Class of 2021 includes Ryan Houston, who will attend California State Polytechnic University; Chase Johnson, who is set to go to Hampton University; Marcus Powe, who will join the University of San Diego; George Bhimji, IV, who will study at Los Angeles Community College; Tyler Johnson, who will go to American University; Ethan Monroe, who will attend the University of San Francisco; Dylan Wilson, who is set to join California State University, Northridge; and London Wright, who will study at the University of California, Merced. -- Pasadena Now
Lady lowriders: Meet the real 'Fast and Furious' Chicanas redefining the 'male-dominated' world of car culture
As Denise Sandoval, professor of Chicana/o studies at California State University, Northridge, tells Yahoo Entertainment, the two have been intrinsically linked since the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, when Chicano artists created politically-motivated murals in their neighborhoods depicting the injustices happening at the time — from housing and employment discrimination/segregation to police brutality, language suppression and immigration policies. -- Yahoo! Entertainment
Why the graduation lei is a popular, meaningful tradition
Marketing graduate Teresa Lopez shared her excitement after walking across the stage at her graduation from Cal State Northridge on May 22. Her sister-in-law adorned her with a lei bearing Lopez’s name, graduation year, and two origami butterflies made out of dollar bills that took her two hours to make. -- Los Angeles Daily News
SBVC’s Film Department Announces Electric Collaboration with Orange Show Speedway
Graduates from the department have recently secured admission at esteemed four-year film and media institutions such as UCLA, UC Berkeley, USC, CSUN, Cal State Long Beach, and Cal State Los Angeles. -- Inland Empire Community News
Phonexa Sponsors Armenian National Basketball Team, Presents Digital Premiere of ‘Coach Rex’ Documentary
GLENDALE — Phonexa is reaffirming its commitment to diversity, inclusion, and community by serving as the Presenting Sponsor of the Armenian Basketball Classic, set to take place June 16 and June 17 at the Premier America Credit Union Arena on the campus of California State University, Northridge. -- Massis Post
#166 California State University, Northridge
CSU Northridge is a large, public university in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles. The nation’s second-largest public master’s university, CSU Northridge emphasizes inclusion and community service.Students at CSU Northridge can choose from 143 majors, which range from professional programs in accounting and kinesiology to liberal arts programs in foreign languages and theater. There are a number of merit scholarships available to incoming students, including an Honors College scholarship, the Matador scholarship... -- Forbes
CSUN Prof’s ‘Volcano That Left’ Recalls the Realities of the Immigrant Experience
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, California State University, Northridge Central American and transborder studies professor Beatriz Cortez, an internationally recognized sculptor, wondered about other pandemics and their impact on the world. -- San Fernando Valley Sun