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Pasadena City College teachers rally to extend remote learning as first day of in-person classes looms
Meanwhile, other schools are still weeks away from welcoming students back to campus. Cerritos College recently announced in-person classes would not resume until Monday, March 7. For Whittier College, it’s Feb. 21. California State University, Northridge is expected to resume in-person instruction on Monday, Feb. 14. -- Daily Breeze
Two CSUN Productions Win Honors from the National Opera Association
No detail was too small in the California State University, Northridge virtual productions of Maurice Ravel’s “L’enfant et les sortilèges” and Giacomo Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi.” -- San Fernando Valley Sun
Journal Of Financial Planning Names New Academic Editor
Inga Timmerman, an associate professor and the director of the personal financial planning program at California State University—Northridge, has been named academic editor of the Journal of Financial Planning, the Financial Planning Association announced. -- Financial Advisor Magazine
Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Jan. 20-27
Vadym Kholodenko: The classical pianist performs music by Liszt, Mozart and Tchaikovsky, 8 p.m. Feb. 3. Tickets $49 and up. The Soraya at Cal State Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St. 818-677-8800. www.thesoraya.org; thesoraya.org/calendar/details/kholodenko-2021 -- Los Angeles Daily News
CSUN Productions Wins Honors From National Opera Association
California State University, Northridge was given two honors from the National Opera Association, officials said Tuesday. -- SCV News
PUSD Parent and Unviersity Professor Dr. Yarma Velazquez Announces Candidacy for Pasadena Unified District 7 Seat
Dr. Velazquez is a third generation educator and resident of the San Rafael neighborhood where her son and daughter attend San Rafael Elementary. She is a tenured professor at California State University Northridge. To date, Velazquez has raised over $13,000 to support her campaign. If elected, she will be the first Latina school board member in history. -- Pasadena/San Gabriel Valley Journal
How Are CSU and UC Campuses Handling The Pandemic As Omicron Surge Continues?
Taking part in the conversation is CSUN Provost Mary Beth Walker. -- KPCC
New classrooms at UC Riverside let students attend remotely or in person
The types of classrooms used for Asif’s class are becoming more popular not just at UC Riverside but at several universities in California, such as California State University Long Beach, CSU Northridge and St. Mary’s College in Contra Costa County. -- EdSource
He spends his days counting monarch butterflies in L.A. He could use your help
These questions nag at Rachman too. This is his first year as a monarch butterfly counter, and he takes his duties very seriously. He’s a graduate student at Cal State Northridge, usually tromping through the Santa Monica Mountains looking for native coast live oaks that are dead or dying and scouring them for clues about what may have harmed them, such as tiny bark beetles or sustained drought. -- Los Angeles Times
WesternU provost to give Team USA a mental boost at Beijing Olympics
Ashley Samson, a professor of kinesiology with a specialty in sports psychology, works with student athletes at Cal State Northridge and has been busy. The university counseling center received many more calls for appointments during the pandemic than in prior years, she noted. -- Los Angeles Daily News