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Near the Mexican Border, Texas University Uses Value and Smarts to Help Students Stay Enrolled
Top 20 Colleges by Economic Mobility
Institution Economic Mobility Index Rank State Percent Pell
California State University-Los Angeles 1 CA 68.0%
California State University-Dominguez Hills 2 CA 64.8%
Texas A & M International University 3 TX 64.5%
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 4 TX 62.4%
California State University-Bakersfield 5 CA 61.9%
California State University-Stanislaus 6 CA 59.3%
California State University-Fresno 7 CA 59.4%
California State University-San Bernardino 8 CA 62.4%
CUNY Lehman College 9 NY 56.3%
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice 10 NY 55.8%
CUNY City College 11 NY 54.9%
Elizabeth City State University 12 NC 64.7%
CUNY Brooklyn College 13 NY 53.8%
California State University-Northridge 14 CA 57.3%
University of North Texas at Dallas 15 TX 56.0%
CUNY Hunter College 16 NY 50.4%
Saint Peter’s University 17 NJ 62.3%
University of California-Riverside 18 CA 52.8%
California State University-Sacramento 19 CA 52.7%
California State University-Long Beach 20 CA 51.8% -- Washington Monthly
CSUN’s Student Recreation Center Celebrates 10 Years
The Student Recreation Center of the University Student Union invites Matadors to celebrate the SRC’s 10th Anniversary all semester long with fun activities and giveaways during SRC@10. Here’s a cheer to the SRC’s milestone and achievements towards the CSUN community’s well-being! -- SCV News
Miss Santa Clara & Miss Mission City Crowned
Miss Santa Clara 2022 is Tiffany Austin, 23, a Santa Clara resident who won $1,000. During the talent segment, Austin delivered a passionate monologue from “Grey’s Anatomy.” This articulate senior at California State University, Northridge will graduate this spring with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology. -- Silicon Valley Voice
Cuban composer Aurelio de la Vega dies in Los Angeles
Between 1953 and 1957, the de la Vega gave lectures in the United States and also in Puerto Rico, Mexico and Venezuela. According to the newspaper, after he settled in Los Angeles, he worked as a composition professor at San Fernando Valley State College (today California State University, Northridge). -- Mundo Hispanico
Women's Contributions to History, Culture and Society Recognized As PBS SoCal and KCET Announce Brand New Lineup of March Content for Women's History Month
Aida Cuevas, La Marisoul, Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar and special guest David Hidalgo from Los Lobos pay tribute to the legend Linda Ronstadt with performances of “Desperado,” “Por un amor,” “When Will I be Loved,” “Los Laureles” and many more. The program was filmed at San Fernando Valley’s performing arts center The Soraya on the California State University, Northridge campus. Plus, an interview with Linda Ronstadt. -- KCET
Watch Portions of This Year’s Golden Globes Ceremony
The black ties and gowns were still present; however, they were worn by HFPA members and various grantees. Among the individuals who took to the stage to discuss their organizations and present this year’s winners:
Tige Charity, Executive Director for Kids in The Spotlight
Katie Alheim, Chief Development Officer of A Place Called Home
Larry Laboe, Executive Director of New Filmmakers LA
Jenn Dees, Programs Director of PEN America
Damien Navarro, Executive Director of Outfest
Rafael Agustín, CEO of the Latino Film Institute, which oversees the Youth Cinema Project
Professor Nate Thomas, California State University Northridge Department of Cinema and Television Arts -- Variety
CSUN Returns To In-Person Instruction After 3 Week Delay
NORTHRIDGE-CHATSWORTH, CA — The California State University, Northridge resumed in-person classes Monday after a three week delay. -- Northridge-Chatsworth Patch
Proposals to End Use of Test Scores Advance Within NCAA
We firmly believe in making values-based and data-driven decisions in the best interest of prospective and current student-athletes,” said Dianne Harrison, president emerita at California State University, Northridge, and co-chair of the Division I Committee on Academics. “Admissions requirements are evolving, and we must shift our athletics initial-eligibility standards accordingly.” -- Inside Higher Ed
University Of Southern California: The Silver Screen Goes Green At The USC School Of Cinematic Arts
The Green Film School Alliance’s founding schools — the American Film Institute; California Institute of the Arts; Chapman University; California State University, Long Beach, and Cal State Northridge; Emerson College; Hussian College’s L.A. Center Studios; New York Film Academy; New York University; UCLA; and USC — are reaching out to other film schools worldwide to join them in an effort for the betterment of filmmaking and the planet. -- India Education Diary
Here's how old the stars of 'Grease' were compared to their characters' ages
Following her role in "Grease" and a string of TV appearances in the '70s and '80s, the actress went back to school as Annette Cardona. She earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and theater from Antioch University Los Angeles and a master's degree in social work from New York University, according to California State University, Northridge, where she was a professor. -- Insider