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CSUN Students Recognized by KCET Fine Cut Festival of Films
Public television station KCET selected three California State University, Northridge student films, all directed by women of color, to take part in its Fine Cut Film Festival. -- SCV News
Hollywood, writers’ strike ends. But California has already lost 3 billion
“We can say with great pride that this agreement is exceptional, with significant benefits and protections for all writers,” the union said Writers Guild of America (WGA). So a happy ending seems to have arrived in Hollywood after almost 5 months of strike. The writers’ strike resulted losses to the Californian economy of approximately $3 billion (2.8 billion euros), according to a calculation by California State University Northridge. -- Ruetir
Southern California student’s documentary leads to discovery of 10 half-siblings
A Cal State Northridge student’s documentary film led to the discovery of 10 half-siblings after she found out she was conceived using a sperm donor. -- KTLA
WGA and the studios reach tentative deal to end writers’ strike
Todd Holmes, associate professor of entertainment media management at Cal State Northridge, estimated that the economic damage of the dual strikes on California is about $5 billion. If the strikes were to go into mid-October, the cost could balloon to at least $6 billion. -- Los Angeles Times
Column: Can nonviolent activism survive America’s outrage machine?
In 1974, six years after King’s assassination, Lawson moved to L.A., where he served as pastor of the Holman United Methodist Church and led training for local labor leaders and activists, including teaching a continuing class at UCLA and at Cal State Northridge. -- Los Angeles Times
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Hails Writers' Deal
Todd Holmes, a professor of entertainment industry management at Cal State Northridge, in August estimated the losses caused by the writers’ work stoppage exceeded $3 billion. -- Huffington Post
SoCal Museums to Host ‘Climates of Inequality’
In addition to stories drawn from communities across the U.S., Mexico and beyond, two local narratives will be on view: “Reimagining Immigrants and Environmental Justice,” a collaboration among students and faculty from CSU Northridge, UC Santa Barbara, and Padres Pioneros; and “Witnessing the Slow Violence of the Supply Chain,” a collaboration among students and faculty from UC Riverside and People’s Collective for Environmental Justice. All worked alongside a coalition of universities and community organizations led by the Humanities Action Lab at Rutgers University-Newark. -- Rafa Shimpo
Feds award $1 billion to plant trees, combat extreme heat
Other grantees include Cal State Northridge, which will put $5 million toward tree planting in disadvantaged Los Angeles neighborhoods. The university will also collaborate with Indigenous organizations to establish community-based tribal nurseries and plant culturally significant native trees, according to its project description. -- The Columbian
CSUN Exhibition Features Work by Faculty, Students
Communities of color are often the first and most impacted by the human decisions that contribute to climate change. They are also the places where the foundations for environmental justice can be found, according to California State University, Northridge Chicana/o studies professor Stevie Ruiz. -- SCV News
#164 California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge is a public university located in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, Calif. The nation’s second-largest public master’s university, CSU Northridge’s 353-acre campus boasts a community of nearly 40,000 students. Students at CSU Northridge can choose from more than 100 academic programs across nine colleges, with psychology, radio television broadcast, and criminal justice being among the most popular. -- Forbes Magazine