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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. -- LAist
$1.8 Million in Grants to Support STEM Pursuits at CSU Campuses
CSU Northridge (CSUN)’s Global Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Equity Innovation Hub has announced $1.8 million in CSU HSI Community Grants as its first initiative to inspire students to pursue pathways to STEM careers. The grants – which will range from $50,000 to $150,000 – will support work at the 21 CSU campuses federally designated as HSIs. -- Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
CSUN Student Michelle Gillen: Asian Americans’ Role In Revealing The Implicit Ambiguity Of ‘Whiteness’
Throughout the United States’ history, racial divisions have been socially and politically enforced, but never explicitly defined, despite their continued use to sustain the unequal distribution of opportunities and treatment of Americans. The various racial classifications used in this country — white, Black, Asian, Native American, Pacific Islander, and beyond — influence how we categorize and perceive each other through cultural trends, the stereotypes we maintain, as well as the effect of our laws and policies despite these divisions being completely arbitrary and limiting for many people that do not fit neatly within the established options. Cultivating our understanding of racial divisions is important on an interpersonal level to prevent prejudices between groups that can lead to conflict and discrimination as well as at the political level to prevent systemic disadvantage against whichever groups may be targeted. -- Asian Journal
Cal State’s Black students are falling behind other groups — poor graduation data obscures 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. -- Los Angeles Daily News
CSUN Announces $1.8M in HSI Community Grants for CSU STEM Initiatives
First-of-its-kind Global Hispanic Serving Institution Equity Innovation Hub announced today $1.8 million in CSU HSI Community Grants designed to inspire the next generation of creators and innovators to pursue educational pathways that lead to high-demand careers in STEM and the creative and tech industries. -- SCV News
CSU Northridge HSI Innovation Hub Announces $1.8 Million in Grants for STEM Career Pursuits
CSU Northridge (CSUN)’s Global Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Equity Innovation Hub has announced $1.8 million in CSU HSI Community Grants as its first initiative to inspire students to pursue pathways to STEM careers. The grants – which will range from $50,000 to $150,000 – will support work at the 21 CSU campuses federally designated as HSIs. -- Times News Express
Faculty perk at center of issues that led to Castro resignation in use on other CSU campuses
How administrative faculty retreat is used varies by campus, EdSource has found. Some campuses have formal policies, while others like CSU Northridge and Chico State don’t have a written policy. -- EdSource
How to talk about climate change: Highlight harms, not benefits, to alter behavior
In a recent paper I co-authored with Jack Lin, a student at the California State University Northridge, we found that stressing the "seriousness" or "importance" of climate change could lead to counterintuitive results. -- Phys.org
How to talk about climate change: Highlight harms — not benefits — to alter behaviour
In a recent paper I co-authored with Jack Lin, a student at the California State University Northridge, we found that stressing the “seriousness” or “importance” of climate change could lead to counterintuitive results. -- Honest Columnist
Most people don't take climate change talk seriously: This trick can help alter their behaviour
In a recent paper I co-authored with Jack Lin, a student at the California State University Northridge, we found that stressing the "seriousness" or "importance" of climate change could lead to counterintuitive results. -- The Economic Times