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I Told the Story of a Forgotten Chicano Revolutionary in a Podcast. Turns Out it Was My Story, Too
Oscar Gomez (right) and his childhood friend Juan Gonzalez attend a protest in Santa Barbara on Feb. 1, 1992. The protest was in support of CSU Northridge Chicano studies scholar Rudy Acuña, who had been turned down for a faculty position at UC Santa Barbara and was challenging the decision. (Courtesy Gene Chavira) -- KQED
Newsom’s bid to make textbooks free delayed in community colleges central office
From that point, Estrada only enrolled in courses that used free textbooks, of which there are many in College of the Canyon’s sociology department. He said he used the website Rate My Professors to find professors who used free textbooks. He ultimately finished his associate degree in sociology this spring and is transferring this fall to California State University, Northridge. -- EdSource
LANCÔME AND LUPITA NYONG’O AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS TO 40 FINALISTS OF THE NAACP’S ACT-SO COMPETITION
Enrolled Universities
– American University.
– Berklee College of Music.
– Boston University.
– Brown University.
– California State University Northridge. -- Black Enterprise
CSUN’s Teenage Drama Workshop Returns to Full Production with ‘Hammered’ and ‘Disney Frozen, Jr.’
Teenage Drama Workshop (TADW), the nationally acclaimed summer youth theater program offered by California State University, Northridge, will celebrate its 65th anniversary this summer with a return to full production and two plays that illustrate the drama involved in sibling relationships. -- San Fernando Valley Sun
Cal State presidents to see at least 7% salary increase
California State University Northridge in Los Angeles. -- EdSource
10th District Women’s Steering Committee Plans 44th Scholarship Luncheon
The students receiving awards are Naima Davis of Dorsey High School, who will attend CSU-Northridge; Taylor Haywood of Los Angeles Center for Enrichment Studies, who was accepted at Southern University; Kylie Ross of Dorsey High School, also entering Southern University; Jayden Sanders of St. Monica Catholic School, committed to Jackson State University; and Francois Jeannot of Los Angeles High School, who is destined for CSU-Northridge. -- Los Angeles Sentinel
California’s local governments face violent disruption. Officials say they need protection
Tom Hogen-Esch, political science professor at California State University, Northridge, predicted that events of the last several years will steer Californians away from running for local office. -- San Luis Obispo Tribune
The hidden history of screen readers
The CSUN Assistive Technology Conference is the largest conference of its kind hosted by the Center for Disabilities at California State University, Northridge. He met people from all over the world. They realized that they had reached escape speed. It wasn't their pet project anymore. The two men founded a nonprofit to take the project long-term. -- True Viral News
THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF SCREEN READERS
A year later, Mozilla approached the duo and funded Curran to attend the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference, the largest conference of its kind hosted by the Center on Disabilities at California State University, Northridge. There, Curran met like-minded enthusiasts from across the world. That was when they realized NVDA had reached escape velocity. It was no longer their pet project. Shortly thereafter, Curran and Teh founded NV Access, a nonprofit with a governance structure to take the project long-term. -- The Verge
CSUN Lands $2 Million in Community Grants for STEM Initiatives
CSU Northridge’s Global Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Equity Innovation Hub announced $1.8 million in grants that will be available for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) initiatives at 21 other CSU campuses. -- San Fernando Valley Business Journal