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Entering College? Latino Professors Share Some Great Advice for 2016
I have been teaching freshmen for close to 17 years, and the majority of my students are Chicano/Latino, with many of them first generation college students. I spend the first weeks of my classes challenging my students to set the bar high for themselves, which means they have a rigorous weekly reading and writing load. I want my students to learn from the beginning that College is WORK and that they are building a new skill set as college students. Professors do not want to hear you complain and whine about the workload, something that high school students often do and get away with in the classroom. Denise M. Sandoval is a Professor in the Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies at California State University, Northridge. -- NBC News
Opinion: Jews no longer prioritize social justice? Look at what they're doing in L.A.
Jennifer Thompson, a professor of Jewish studies at Cal State Northridge, says facts on the ground belie Oppenheimer’s argument: -- Los Angeles Times
Datebook: Towers of clay, the L.A. landscape reconsidered, dance at the Getty Villa
“Karla Klarin: Subdividing the LAndscape,” at CSUN Art Galleries. The San Fernando Valley-raised artist examines some of our city’s more quotidian landscapes in a series of painted works that take sprawl and the suburban as points of inspiration. But don’t expect the cookie cutter: Klarin’s works have a way of capturing grit. Opens Monday and runs through Oct. 8. A reception will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10; an artist talk will take place at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 12, at Cal State Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge, csun.edu. -- Los Angeles Times
Valley home prices hit highest level in 9 years
That’s according to July market reports from the Van Nuys-based Southland Regional Association of Realtors and the San Fernando Valley Economic Research Center at Cal State University, Northridge. -- Los Angeles Daily News
Cal State University looks to boost 4-year graduation rates
Among local CSUs, the Dominguez Hills, Long Beach and Northridge campuses have also joined a new initiative called Re-imagining the First Year of College. That’s an American Association of State Colleges and Universities project involving 44 schools that is more narrowly focused on helping new students connect to campus life and push forward into their second year of school. -- Los Angeles Daily News
Vietnam-US Friendship Concert in HCM City
The band’s members teach at the California Institute of Arts, Pomona College, and the California State University in Northridge and in Long Beach, the US. -- Nhan Dan - Vietnam
FEMINIST FRIDAY: Dove Takes On Sexism & Self-Esteem, Aerie Champions Body Positivity
Researchers from the California State University of Northridge conducted a study in 2015 and found “the more time people spend on social media, the more depressed they become when comparing their lives to others. By constantly referencing the pictorial perfection that is portrayed through social media accounts, it makes people feel bad about their own lives for not seeming as exciting and perfect,” writes Jamie Perez at the Sundial CSUN school news site. -- GirlTalkHQ
Establishment of original Museum of the American Indian reaches centennial anniversary
Presentations
• How Indians Wound Up in Museums, or Where Did the Heye Collection Come From?
Steven Conn, Miami University
• Cultures of Collectors: The Relic-Hunting Economy in the American Southwest, 1880–1920
James E. Snead, California State University, Northridge -- Art Daily
Cal State University looks to boost 4-year graduation rates
Among local CSUs, the Dominguez Hills, Long Beach and Northridge campuses have also joined a new initiative called Re-imagining the First Year of College. That’s an American Association of State Colleges and Universities project involving 44 schools that is more narrowly focused on helping new students connect to campus life and push forward into their second year of school. -- Long Beach Press-Telegram
New B.I.G. Enterrprises booth designed for schools; Cal State Northridge among first buyers
California State University - Northridge, located in Southern California, required two different styles of prefabricated solutions, one for information and parking, another for ticket sales. Not wanting to compromise style, the University turned to B.I.G to design two booths that would blend with the surrounding architecture while providing a protective working environment for its staff. -- Government Security News