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University of Utah top public college in the West, says Wall Street Journal rankings
The University of California, Berkeley and California State University, Northridge ranked second and third, respectively, among public universities in the West. -- Deseret News
C.W. Driver Commences Work on CSUN Student Housing Project
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—C.W. Driver Companies is collaborating with designer A.C. Martin Partners on a 198-bed student housing complex at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). -- School Construction News
The Power of Place: Purple Heart recipient Paul Hellweg makes his living with words
For many years Hellweg lived in California and was an assistant professor at California State University at Northridge, where he taught classes in journalism, anthropology and literature with a specialty in adventure recreation and wilderness literature. -- Westerly Sun
LED Volume Screens for the Masses: One of the Biggest Moviemaking Plot Twists of 2024
Meanwhile, film schools including SCAD, Chapman, Cal State Northridge and Full Sail University — with more on the way — also offer LED Volume screens to prepare their students for this monumental shift in production. And the Cherokee Nation has a Volume screen at Cherokee Film Studios, the first tribal soundstage of its kind. -- MovieMaker Magazine
Lowriders Legally Cruise into the New Year
As Denise Sandoval Ph.D., professor of Chicana/o Studies at California State University, Northridge, describes in the book “The Politics of Low and Slow/Bajito y Suavecito,” lowriders and cruising are deeply rooted in Southern California Latino/Chicano culture. -- San Fernando Valley Sun
Jim Thomsen: A Life Carved from Adventure and Innovation
In addition to running his two outdoor shops, Jim also taught business classes at California State University, Northridge, and later started work at VF Corp. Here, he played a crucial role in acquiring many outdoor companies, including The North Face and Eastpak, Vans, Kipling, and others. He was instrumental in opening offices throughout Europe. -- Gripped Magazine
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Located on the vibrant campus of California State University Northridge (CSUN), The Soraya and the Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication share an integral link that enhances student access and opportunities in the arts and performing arts. A $5 million contribution from record producer and former California Lieutenant Governor Mike Curb was pivotal in ensuring the completion and opening of The Soraya in 2011. For his founding support and in acknowledgment of the integral relationship between the Mike Curb College and The Soraya, Mike Curb is recognized as one of The Soraya’s Cornerstone Benefactors. This partnership fosters academic and artistic excellence, elevating the talents and the future growth of CSUN’s students through master classes, student tickets, concerts of student ensembles, and students appearing alongside renowned artists such as Wynton Marsalis, Aida Cuevas, and Martha Graham Dance Company. -- NoHo Arts District
Guild Opera Company to Present 5 TENORS In Concert This Month
Emesh Wijewardena, from Sri Lanka, was recently featured as Tamino Die Zauberflöte at Cal State University, Northridge and has participated in the South Africa International Opera Singing Masterclass and Competition in Cape Town and the Mediterranean Opera Festival in Sicily. He won the All Island Competition in the Sri Lanka Festival for the Performing Arts, was awarded a full-ride scholarship for the Opera Studio of the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria, and most recently achieved the Runners-up award in the Palm Springs Opera Competition. -- Broadway World Los Angeles
See some of the most uplifting Southern California stories of 2023
“It's just been really worth it and valuable, not only as a person, but as the first person graduating in my family, it really means a lot”, says Lupita as she recalls the hardships she endured to be able to graduate from California State University, Northridge (CSUN). -- NBC 4 Los Angeles
Bill Macfadyen: Noozhawk Begins 2024 with New Roles for Local News Team
Most readers know Josh from his ubiquitous government and K-12 education reporting, and his popular Santa Barbara Talks podcasts. But he’s also a talented mentor and instructor in both the Santa Barbara City College and CSU Northridge journalism departments. -- Noozhawk