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  • New academic year marks new beginnings for the American Indian Studies Program
    Dr. Scott Andrews has been appointed as the new Program Coordinator for the American Indian Studies Program, effective July 1, 2009. Dr. Andrews has been a member of the Program's Advisory Board and has been a faculty advisor for the American Indian Student Association since his arrival at CSUN in 2000. He is familiar with administrative responsibilities, since for the past four years he has been the Associate Chair of the English Department.
  • He specializes in American Indian literary studies and has published reviews, essays, and poems in a variety of American Indian Studies journals.
  • Dr. Andrews is of Cherokee and Choctaw descent and is an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. As Dr. Andrews assumes the leadership of AIS, the Program is moving from the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences to the College of Humanities, joining the Office of Interdisciplinary Studies. We look forward to future collaborations between AIS and other departments and programs within the College.
  • Congratulations to Professor Scott Andrews from the Department of English.
    Professor Andrews is the faculty recipient of the 2008 Don Dorsey Excellence in Mentoring Award. The Dorsey Award recognizes faculty and staff who have a demonstrated record of excellence in mentoring based on the following criteria: exceptional contributions to mentoring CSUN students; evidence of a holistic approach to mentoring, including both academic and personal support; and proactive involvement in the university’s commitment to the success of students representing diverse communities.
  • May 20, 2008
    Text of Commencement Speaker, Hector Tobar's Speech to the Class of 2008 (RTF)
  • April 14, 2008
    Cal State Northridge to Launch Minor in Queer Studies this Fall
  • The roles gender and sexuality play in how one identifies oneself or the assumptions society makes in categorizing an individual will be at the core of a new minor Cal State Northridge will launch this fall in its College of Humanities.
    [read more... (RTF)]

Fall 2009 Events

  • The Center for Ethics and Values & Center for Sex and Gender Research Film Series:
    XXY A film by Lucia Puenzo
  • XXYAlex is a 15-year-old teenager with a secret. Soon after her birth, her parents leave Buenos Aires to settle in an isolated wooden house tucked away in the dunes of the Uruguayan shoreline. As Alex begins to explore her sexuality, her mother invites friends from Buenos Aires to come for a visit with their 16-year-old son Alvaro. Alvaro's father is a plastic surgeon who accepted the invitation because of his medical interest in Alex. The inevitable attraction between the teenagers forces both families to face their worst fears. As rumors begin to spread, the town's fascination with Alex becomes dangerous.
  • Argentina | In Spanish with English Subtitles | 91 minutes
  • “A tough, engaging, extremely touching work of cinema” — Richard James Havis, Hollywood Reporter
  • Winner, Critics Week Grand Prize, Cannes Film Festival Winner, New Directors Award, Edinburgh International Film Festival
  • Date: Monday, September 14, 2009
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Place: Oviatt Library Presentation Room
  • For more information, please email jacob.hale@csun.edu

Fall 2009 Events


  • The Phenomenal Woman Forum: On Women and the Global Impact of the Economy, Health and Public Policy
  • Moderator: Dr. Elizabeth Berry
  • Participants (previous Phenomenal Woman awardees):
    • Dr. Jane Bayes, Dr. Leila Al–Marayati, Susan Burton, Wanda Coleman, Jackie Goldberg, Graciela Limon & Delia Ruddiger
  • Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2009
  • Reception: 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Discussion: 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
  • Place: University Student Union, Grand Salon
  • The event is free and open to the public.
  • Contact sheena.malhotra@csun.edu for further information.
  • Co-sponsored by: Women’s Research & Resource Center and Women’s Studies Student Association
  • Kinky Boots
  • Film: Kinky Boots, directed by Julian Jarrold
  • Charlie Price (Joel Edgerton) is trying to save the family business and travels to London to get ideas. In a chance encounter he meets sassy drag queen performer Lola (Chiwetel Ejiofor), the alter ego of Simon, and sees the possible market of shoes for male transvestites. With the styling eye of Lola, Charlie leads the traditional shoe factory to design and produce numerous shoes for the catwalk in Milan, Italy.
  • “An irresistible crowd-pleaser!” — Glamour
  • In English with close captioning, 107 minutes
  • Date: Monday, October 12
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Place: Oviatt Library Presentation Room
  • Film screening followed by discussion
  • Watch the trailer
  • Presented by: The Center for Ethics and Values and the Center for Sex and Gender Research
  • For more information, please email jacob.hale@csun.edu
The Soloist by Steve Lopez
  • Fall 2009 Community Book Discussion: The Soloist, by Steve Lopez
  • Date: Tuesday, October 27
  • Time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Place: Whitsett Room, SH 451
  • Call 818-677-4077 to receive your free copy of The Soloist and to confirm your attendance. Book and parking information to be mailed upon confirmation of attendance.
2009 College of Humanities International Film Festival: Race, Privilege, Exclusion
  • 2009 College of Humanities International Film Festival: Race, Privilege, Exclusion
  • Date: Monday, November 2, 2009
  • Time: 9:00 a.m. –10:00 p.m.
  • Place: Armer Screening Room, Manzanita Hall
  • Free and open to the public.
Updated on 10/27/09