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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
Hawaii women’s volleyball team sweeps Cal State Northridge
Amber Igiede’s 13 kills in 18 swings led the Hawaii women’s volleyball team to a 25-13, 25-14, 25-12 sweep of Cal State Northridge today at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. -- Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Bay Area volleyball player readies for fifth Paralympic Games
With the aid of a prosthetic leg, she joined the school softball team and played basketball so proficiently she signed a letter of intent with Cal State Northridge and became the first female amputee to play divisional basketball in NCAA history. -- NBC Bay Area
18 celebrities who went back to study after getting famous
During her role in the final seasons of Desperate Housewives, Longoria was completing a master’s degree in Chicano and Chicana Studies at California State University Northridge, graduating in 2013. -- Vogue Australia
Is a cup just a cup? 'Contemporary Ceramics' at the McLean County Arts Center has a range of answers
School was difficult for Deller; he struggled with his grades while enrolled at California State University-Northridge. -- WGLT
Artful Developer
When he was a fresh graduate of California State University – Northridge, in 1990, Paul Daneshrad founded StarPoint Properties LLC out of his sister’s garage in Brentwood with money borrowed from his brother-in-law. -- Los Angeles Business Journal
ArtCenter President Karen Hofmann Joins Friday’s Episode of ‘Pasadena Monthly with Justin Chapman’
Hofmann graduated from ArtCenter in 1997 with a bachelor of science degree in product design and earned a bachelor of arts degree in psychology from California State University, Northridge in 1990. She currently serves on the advisory board of the MADWORKSHOP Foundation, supporting artists and designers who will make radical, sustainable and lasting contributions to the design discourse and society at large. She serves as a board member of Full Circle which provides scholarships and funding for programs to support ArtCenter students during their educational journey. -- Pasadena Now