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‘The New New Hebrew’ talk May 10

Melissa Weininger, assistant professor of Jewish studies at California State University, Northridge, will hold a virtual talk, “The New New Hebrew: Contemporary Trends in Israel Culture,” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. May 10 through the Siegal Lifelong Learning program. -- Cleveland Jewish News

CSUN Armenian Studies Program Presents Prof. Ohannes Geukjian’s Book: The Russian Military Intervention in Syria

NORTHRIDGE, CA – The Armenian Studies Program of the California State University, Northridge (CSUN) has organized a book presentation on Friday, May 12, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at the Armenian Society of Los Angeles (3rd floor library), 117 S. Louise St., Glendale. Roupen Avsharian, Esq., will present the book, which is authored by Prof. Ohannes Geukjian and titled The Russian Military Intervention in Syria. -- MassisPost

Cal State’s Black students are falling behind other groups — and poor graduation data obscures the crisis

At least one Cal State legislative report painted an incomplete picture of its efforts to close equity gaps. Last year, the system wrote to lawmakers that Cal State Northridge narrowed its achievement gap by 4 percentage points between underrepresented and non-underrepresented minority groups between 2019 and 2020. That’s true, but only because the non-minority group graduation rate dropped by three points. -- Santa Maria Times

Mother of SF Homeless Man Reacts to News of State Supreme Court Decision on CARE Courts

As she anxiously waits to see how LA County works to implement CARE Courts in the future months, Perez is readying for another major change also in December. While working full time and checking up on her son daily to feed and encourage him to take his medications, Perez has been studying to get a master’s degree in Chicano/a studies from California State University Northridge. That’s the same school where she earned a bachelor’s five years ago and now works in the Financial Aid Department. -- San Fernando Valley Sun

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