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On April 6, the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts at Cal State Northridge unveils its newest initiative, the LA Seen festival, a monthlong series of programs dedicated to shining a spotlight on the performing arts in the City of Angels. For more than a decade, Los Angeles artists have found a home at The Soraya, whose presentations serve the city’s multicultural audience and emphasize a breadth of artistic experience.. -- San Francisco Classical Voice

Morales applied to three Cal State campuses in the pilot plus two outside the program that were still accepting late applications — Chico, Humboldt, Los Angeles, Northridge and San Bernardino. She got into each one, she said.Her parents are “proud of me because I want to go to college,” Morales said. Neither went to college, she added. Final enrollment figures won’t be tallied until August, including how many of the students admitted through the pilot attended one of the 10 campuses. But the system’s chancellor’s office is already planning to replicate the pilot program in a Northern California county, which will be named sometime in April, Cal State officials said. -- The Press Democrat

An international research team, including Claire White, professor of religious studies at California State University, Northridge, seized this critical moment to explore how shared suffering fosters profound social connections, even between strangers from different backgrounds. -- San Fernando Valley Sun

63. Jan Fish – Professor Emerita, California State University, Northridge Jan Fish’s ongoing work in early childhood education, particularly her leadership in the Partnerships for Education, Articulation, and Coordination through Higher Education (PEACH) collaborative, continues to shape the field. Her focus on collaborative consultation and systems change in ECE has wide-reaching impacts. -- The TechEdvocate