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Her memoir tells story of two families, one Polish town, and decades of survival

In “The Wanderers,” Gerson, who teaches journalism at California State University, Northridge, combines reporting and extensive travel to reconstruct the parallel paths the two families took after their lives were upended in the late 1930s. Deeply personal, the book is among the most compelling family histories I’ve read in recent years. -- Jewish News Weekly of Northern California

Variety’s Education Impact Report Spotlights Innovation and Storytelling as Schools and Students Adapt to Changing Biz Landscape

An affordable gem in the north San Fernando Valley, CSUN offers students practical, hands on production and media management courses and experience. “We focus on producing ‘complete filmmakers’ — creatives who are technically proficient but also understand the business and the evolving nature of global distribution,” says Jared Rappaport, chair, Dept. of Cinema and Television Arts. “We are moving toward a model that emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, ensuring our students aren’t just masters of a single craft, but are ‘hyphenate’ creators — writer-director-producers — who can navigate the shifts from virtual production to independent transmedia storytelling.” -- Variety

DO TREES BURN HOUSES? OR IS IT THE OTHER WAY AROUND?

A year ago, de Guzman went out to study 1,500 trees in the Palisades and Altadena in the wake of the January fires. Now she’s back, with a team of students from California State University Northridge, to see what’s changed. Which trees survived? Which didn’t? -- KCRW

Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, April 23-May 1

Kinesis – Emerging Choreography 2026: California State University, Northridge, Department of Kinesiology presents three performances by student choreographers and dancers at the annual Spring Dance Concert, 2 and 7:30 p.m. April 23. Tickets $20; $10 seniors and students. Plaza de Sol Performance Hall at CSUN, within the University Student Union (east side of the campus off Zelzah Avenue and south of Plummer Street), 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge. Reserve your ticket through the Box Office: 818-677-2488. Details: news.csun.edu/events-feed/kinesiology/ -- Los Angeles Daily News

Florida outlaws diversity, equity and inclusion in public policy

That was the finding of a 2024 analysis of diversity, equity and inclusion policies in the public sector, conducted by Los Angeles County Public Works Department procurement specialist Elizabeth Yetaryan as part of her graduate studies at California State University, Northridge. -- Jacksonville Today

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