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Elizabeth Dorssom Receives the 2024 Michael Brintnall Teaching and Learning Award

Dr. Dorssom earned a Political Science PhD in American Politics and Public Policy and Administration from the Truman School of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Missouri. Prior to receiving her PhD, Dr. Dorssom received a BA in Women’s Studies from Chatham University and an MPA in Public Sector Management and Leadership from California State University-Northridge. Dr. Dorssom has been recognized for her innovative and technologically-advanced pedagogy by multiple teaching awards from the University of Missouri and Lincoln University of Missouri. -- Political Science Now

The Missing Piece: How Writing Middle Grade Helped Solidify My Cultural Identity, a guest post by Ashley Granillo

Ashley Jean Granillo is a Mexican American writer and educator hailing from the San Fernando Valley. She has her BA and MA in Creative Writing from California State University Northridge and holds her MFA in fiction from the University of California Riverside, Palm Desert. She is also a member of Las Musas, a collective of Latinx authors whose gender identity aligns with femininity. Her short story “Besitos” was featured in Where Monsters Lurk & Magic Hides, a Latine/x short story genre anthology. Cruzita and the Mariacheros (Lerner Publishing) is her debut middle grade contemporary novel. -- Teen Librarian Toolbox

Statewide Bill AB 2507 to Tackle Student Debt Crisis by Piloting an Interest-Free, Fee-Free Student Loan Program with Jewish Free Loan Association Close to Becoming Law

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In a move to address the escalating student debt crisis, California has introduced AB 2507, an innovative solution designed to alleviate the financial burdens of higher education. If successful, this landmark legislation will establish an interest-free, no fee student loan program for California, in collaboration with the Jewish Free Loan Association (JFLA), to provide relief to thousands of students. The program will be piloted in Southern California at UCLA, CSU Northridge, and Glendale Community College. AB 2507 was authored by Assemblymember Laura Friedman and sponsored by JFLA and the Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California (JPAC). -- Middlesboro News

Infinity Festival Returns To Hollywood With Sony Pictures Imageworks Execs Set As Event Co-Chairs

Also in the works for this year’s edition are a “Student Lab” programming track, in collaboration with USC, UCLA, Emerson College, The Los Angeles Film School, Otis College, Gnomon, Chapman University, LMU, University of Texas, CSUN, UCI and other institutions to be announced. The fest will also be home to the SoCal Women’s Leadership Summit and Leadership Awards, hosted by Women in Technology: Hollywood Foundation. The Start-Up Exhibition Pavilion will highlights emerging companies, and gaming and immersive exhibitions will feature breakthroughs in technology and interactive entertainment with a focus on AI. -- Yahoo! News

Cal State cuts costs

That’s the goal at Cal State Northridge, where administrators said that measures like cutting nonessential staff travel or delaying plans to replace older technology and equipment were among the ways they hope to save money. -- LAist

Fighting for Safe Jobs, Part Five: After the Explosion

In part four, Factor pursued her master’s in the Environmental and Occupational Health program at Cal State Northridge, and soon she found herself working for Cal/OSHA. There she discovered a community of like-minded colleagues and learned the ropes of how to investigate safety violations in different industries. -- Alta Online

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