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CSUN Marks Its 2023 Commencement with a Series of Celebrations
Thousands will be cheering later this month as more than 11,000 graduating students cross the stage in front of California State University, Northridge’s iconic University Library as CSUN celebrates its 2023 commencement. -- San Fernando Valley Sun
How Teachers Can Collectively Push Back Against Gun Violence
Although some legislators have suggested that the best response is to arm teachers, there are a myriad of complex issues that this raises—like training, compensation, and safe storage. Furthermore, both a 2019 survey of over 2,900 current and former teachers from California State University Northridge and a 2022 survey of nearly 4,000 teachers from the Texas Federation of Teachers found that the majority of teachers do not believe they should carry guns in the classroom. Teachers don’t want legislators to give us autonomy to carry guns; we want autonomy to do our jobs. -- Education Week
Could charging Big Tech a ‘journalism usage fee’ help save local news?
In my classroom at Cal State Northridge, where I teach journalism, I often discuss the state of the industry in California and the rest of the U.S. When my students share their perspectives and concerns about the field, some gingerly assert that the newspaper industry is spiraling toward death. -- Los Angeles Times
LABC Study: Major Reforms Needed to Meet L.A.’s Ambitious Housing Production Goals
UCLA and CSUN scholars quantify the impact of development bottlenecks and policy reforms to accelerate approvals, reduce uncertainty, and incentivize more housing investment -- Business Wire
CSUN, UNAM Host Virtual International Student Film Festival
California State University, Northridge and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México have joined forces to throw the spotlight on the next generation of filmmakers in the United States and Mexico with a virtual, international student film festival that runs through June 3. -- SCV News
Sunstone Management Announces Million Dollar Commitment at Sunstone CSU Startup Launch Competition
roduct Track 1
First Place - AxoTech (CSU San Bernardino)
Second Place - AirGlue (Sonoma State)
Third Place - From Nature (CSU Northridge) -- Business Wire
In Southern California, everything is blooming everywhere all at once
The combination of those two factors has produced “an absolutely glorious spring,” one that has been more vibrantly colorful for longer than any in recent memory, said Jeremy Yoder, a Cal State Northridge biologist. -- Los Angeles Times
CSUN Launches Stem Cell Training Program
Recognizing the need to train the next generation of stem cell scientists, a student success program launched this past fall at California State University, Northridge. -- SCV News
Exhibition Yadigâr 'Memento' Fundraising Event Benefits The Artisans Of Southeastern Anatolia, Turkey
A highlight of the day was the special program of four interactive, educational workshops, demonstrating Wool Felting, Pottery, Woodstamp, and Henna. Special guests and speakers included Associate Professor Dr. Nazan Avcıoğlu Kalebek, Head of the Carpet Design Department, Gaziantep University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Fashion and Textile Design; Dr. Owen Doonan, Professor of Art, CSUN, Northridge; Mr. Vedat Karadag, an expert in kilims, carpets and owner of a carpet emporium in Turkey; Turkish felting art artist Suna Mubeccel Isin, who gave the "Create your Regional Fertility Felted Doll" workshop; wool threading expert JoShell Koliva; Ece Erdemli who gave a Ceramic Workshop; and henna artist Ayfer Apay who gave a Henna Motif Workshop. Traditional Turkish food and beverages were served. -- Broadway World - Los Angeles
Academic Conference Probes Issues Confronting Diaspora
The conference featured a diverse range of panelists who shared their insights and expertise on topics such as community building, advocacy, and political representation. The panelists included:
Dr. Khachig Tololyan (Wesleyan University)
Dr. Vahe Sahakyan (University of Michigan – Dearborn)
Dr. Shushan Karapetyan (University of Southern California)
Dr. Alina Dorian (University of California – Los Angeles)
Dr. Ara Sanjian (University of Michigan – Dearborn)
Dr. Razmik Panossian (Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation)
Dr. Hayg Oshagan (Wayne State University)
Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian (University of Oxford)
Sara Anjargolian, Esq.
Dr. Sossie Kasbarian (University of Stirling, Scotland)
Dr. Hagop Gulludjian (University of California – Los Angeles)
Salpi Ghazarian (University of Southern California)
Dr. Vahram L. Shemmassian (California State University – Northridge) -- Asbarez