College of Humanities Newsletter
Fall 2012, Volume 7, Issue 1
In This Issue
- Message from Humanities Dean Elizabeth A. Say
- What do Aretha Franklin and Dr. Fredric Field have in common?
- English Professor Mitchell Marcus's legacy — and his family's ongoing generosity
- Humanities students among distinguished Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholars
- Mission
Departments and Programs
- Asian American Studies
- Chicana/o Studies
- English
- Gender & Women’s Studies
- Liberal Studies & Humanities Interdisciplinary Program
- Modern & Classical Languages & Literatures
- Philosophy
- Religious Studies
- Office of Interdisciplinary Studies:
- American Indian Studies
- Central American Studies
- Jewish Studies
- Linguistics
- Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies
- Queer Studies
- Russian Studies
- Sustainability Studies
The College of Humanities
- 18111 Nordhoff Street
- Northridge, CA 91330-8252
- Phone: 818-677-3301
Newsletter Editorial Team
- Elizabeth A. Say, Dean
- Noreen Galvin, Assistant to the Dean
- Teresa K. Morrison, Associate Editor
Contributing Writers
- Teresa K. Morrison
- June Kim Penrod
- Elizabeth A. Say
The Mission of the College of Humanities is
to create a community of learners who…
Explore and value the diversities of cultures, thought, perspectives, literatures and languages of humanity;
Critically reflect on and analyze multiple dimensions of human identity and experience;
Contribute to scholarship and creative production and innovation, and;
Act as responsible global citizens committed to principles of freedom, equality, justice and participatory democracy.