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LA reparations advisory panel launches Black experience survey

The survey, led by researchers at Cal State Northridge, is part of an effort to map the Black experience in Los Angeles and is expected to include historical research as the basis for a future reparations program, according to the commission. -- Hey SoCal

California professors test out AI in the classroom, even as cheating debate continues

Elizabeth Blakey, an associate professor of journalism at Cal State Northridge, allowed master’s students in her mass communications class to use ChatGPT to help draft research proposals. “It’ll give you information, it’ll give you names, maybe some ideas or vocabulary words that you didn’t think of,” she said in an interview. “And then you can take it from there and use your own creativity and your own further research to build on that.” -- Jefferson Public Radio

Black Experience Survey Launched by LA City Reparations Advisory Commission

The Reparations Advisory Commission of Los Angeles has launched a groundbreaking survey, inviting Black current and former residents to share their unique experiences and perspectives on addressing issues that have significantly impacted their lives. Led by renowned researchers from Cal State Northridge, this survey serves as a critical step in mapping the Black experience within the city and will lay the foundation for a future reparations program. -- Vigour Times

The American University of Bahrain to Graduate First Cohort of Students on June 19

"In recent years, we have achieved a number of remarkable achievements, including U.S. accreditation, making us one of the few universities in the Gulf and Middle East region to receive such recognition. Furthermore, our academic partnership with California State University, Northridge (CSUN) allows our students to study in Bahrain and graduate in the U.S.", he added. -- ZAWYA

Congratulations Class of 2023!

Many of them are headed to California’s public universities, including every University of California campus and more than a dozen California State University campuses—East Bay, Chico, Fullerton, Channel Islands, Dominguez Hills, Fresno, Northridge, Long Beach, Monterey, Bakersfield, and Sacramento. Many others are choosing to start their college careers at community colleges up and down the Golden State, including Merritt College, Laney College, Truckee Meadows College, Cabrillo College, Diablo Valley College, Sierra College, and Santa Barbara City College. -- Alameda Post

Progress on ‘Metaversities’? Universities Taking It Slow

Over the past year, several universities set out to launch their own metaversities to provide students and professors with “digital twin” campuses, where students can attend courses using Meta Quest 2 virtual reality headsets provided through a partnership with VictoryXR and Meta announced last summer. The partnership initially involved Morehouse College in Georgia, the University of Kansas School of Nursing, New Mexico State University, South Dakota State University, Florida A&M University, West Virginia University, Southwestern Oregon Community College, California State University, Alabama A&M University and University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC), where students are now using the technology to attend a handful of courses from anywhere. The initiative also announced a new cohort of metaversity projects in March, bringing in schools such as Loyola Marymount University in California, Cal State Northridge in California, Indiana Wesleyan University in Indiana, Metropolitan State University of Denver in Colorado, Florida A&M University in Florida, Lorain County Community College in Ohio, Jackson State University in Mississippi, North Carolina A&T State University in North Carolina and Northern Virginia Community College, among others. -- Government Technology

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