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CSUN Expanding Library’s Ethnic Studies Resources

In light of the crucial role ethnic studies plays in education in the state of California, California State University, Northridge’s University Library recently purchased several important databases and digital archives to make the resources available to educators throughout the region. -- SCV News

Deep divisions, further delay for California's math guidelines

Katherine Stevenson, a math professor at California State University, Northridge, who has worked with teachers in Los Angeles Unified, said, "It's very hard for teachers not to get lost in skills and practices that are very concrete, so I applaud the big ideas." But, she said, preparing lesson plans and classroom tasks will require an intense amount of preparation and continuous training. "If you look at the framework as an aspirational document, I am OK with it, but I have real concerns as an actionable document." -- Palo Alto Online

Environmental officials see red over rage rooms

The danger to the environment and to customers from such businesses is likely minimal – especially compared to larger issues the Department of Toxic Substances Control regulates, said Antonio F. Machado, professor of environmental and occupational health at California State University, Northridge. The amount of toxic material rage rooms generate is probably small, and good ventilation could alleviate much of the concern for patrons, he said. -- David Enterprise

Despite divisions, math framework must be a 'North Star,' experts say

“We cannot continue with the status quo,” said Kate Stevenson, a math professor at California State University, Northridge, who has worked with teachers from Los Angeles Unified. “But I know the frustration and the terror and the fear that teachers face when they see something that they don’t think they have the support for and they don’t believe will come. … (If) we don’t give teachers the facilities to (make these changes), they’re going to revert to what they’re comfortable with. … It’ll be lose-lose.” -- EdSource

Pop Star Andy Grammar making Wolf Trap debut

He earned a degree in music industry studies from California State University Northridge, and while there, began performing around Los Angeles as a street performer to help publicize himself. Higher-profile gigs followed, and he eventually signed with S-Curve Records. -- Fairfax Times

The Best Film Schools in the U.S. and Canada 2022

OUTSTANDING TELEVISION AND FILM PRODUCTION TRAINING California State University, Northridge (Los Angeles) Students at Cal State Northridge’s Cinema and Arts department can take advantage of the school’s extensive relationships with studios, networks and production companies to gain access to internships and jobs, and tap into experienced faculty members who belong to organizations such as the Directors Guild of America, Writers Guild of America, Producers Guild of America and the American Society of Cinematographers. They can also congregate with other student filmmakers and film enthusiasts at the CSUN Cinematheque, a screening program in the Elaine and Alan Armer Screening Room, a 130-seat motion picture theater on campus that is the only venue of its kind in the San Fernando Valley. Opportunities for collaboration abound. -- Movie Maker Magazine

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