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‘Dave’ Writer April Shih Strikes Overall Deal With FX Productions, Launches Diversity Hire Ltd. & Develops Comedy With Larry Wilmore
Shih is a Los Angeles-based television writer and producer, who spent two years playing poker in Las Vegas before pursuing a degree in playwriting at Cal State Northridge. She has also written on Amazon’s Undone and was involved in USA Network’s aborted Evel Knieval drama starring Milo Ventimiglia. -- Deadline
Alejandra Enciso Medina selected as Hancock College Area 3 trustee
She earned her associate degree in liberal arts at Hancock, followed by a bachelor's degree in fine arts from CSU Northridge. -- Santa Maria Times
Alumna Alejandra Enciso Medina of Guadalupe Selected to Fill Seat on Allan Hancock College Board
After graduating from Hancock with an associate's degree in liberal arts, she earned a bachelor's degree in fine arts from California State University, Northridge. -- Noozhawk
LGBTQ interns make an impact on San Francisco science museum
"We are working together to collaborate on and create something so wonderful, that was extremely special," said Lavender de Julia, 23, a queer femme nonbinary graduate of CSU-Northridge, where they earned a B.A. in deaf education and a minor in art history. "I will take that with me and, wherever I go next, make sure I am working in a team." -- Bay Area Reporter
Poway Unified bids farewell to its retiring high school teachers
Lutgen earned his associate’s degree at Palomar College; bachelor’s degree from California State University, Northridge; plus his teaching certification and master’s degree in educational technology from National University. -- San Diego Union-Tribune
California colleges receive millions in donations from MacKenzie Scott
“This transformative gift provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to advance our future as leaders in equity-centered student success to provide a brighter and more equitable future for our students, their families and the communities we are so proud to serve,” Erika Beck, president of CSU Northridge, said in a statement. -- EdSource
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott to Give Away $2.7 Billion
The organizations receiving money include community-based groups such as the Asian Pacific Community Fund and Memphis Music Initiative; places of education, such as El Paso Community College and California State University, Northridge; and organizations fighting discrimination, such as Black Led Movement Fund and Funders for LGBTQ Issues. -- The Wall Street Journal
Gifts That Keep Giving
Northridge received $40 million -- the largest single-donor gift in the university’s history. The university plans to use the funds to eliminate equity pay gaps, diversify the faculty, promote academic excellence and provide holistic student support, according to university president Erika Beck. -- Inside Higher Ed
CSUN receives $40 million donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, largest in school’s history
Cal State Northridge has received a $40 million donation, the largest in its 63-year history, to address equity gaps at the four-year university. -- Los Angeles Daily News
All the U.S. Colleges Requiring COVID Vaccines to Return to Campus in the Fall, So Far
California College of the Arts, California Institute of Technology, California Jazz Conservatory, California Lutheran University, California State University system*,
Bakersfield, Cal Poly Pomona, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Channel Islands, Chico State, Dominguez Hills, East Bay, Fresno State, Fullerton, Humboldt State, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Maritime Academy, Monterey Bay, Northridge, Sacramento State, San Bernardino, San Diego State, San Francisco State, San Jose State, San Marcos, Sonoma State, Stanislaus State -- Newsweek