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LA500 2026: Erika Beck
As president of California State University, Northridge (CSUN) since 2021, Erika Beck leads a campus of more than 40,000 students, faculty and staff. Under her leadership, the university has developed a new strategic plan, reached new heights in research and received record philanthropic donations, including the two largest gifts in the school’s history. -- Los Angeles Business Journal
LA500 2026: Chandra Subramaniam
Since 2018, Chandra Subramaniam has been dean of the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics at Cal State Northridge. Under his leadership at CSUN, Subramaniam has introduced new programs, including graduate and undergraduate degrees in business analytics. He has also promoted experiential learning, resulting in most students earning multiple third-party industry certifications and micro-credentials. -- Los Angeles Business Journal
Vietnamese student among team behind award-winning film
The film previously won Best Film at the CSUN VSA Cinemania 2025, organised by the Vietnamese Student Association at California State University, Northridge, as well as the Audience Choice Award at the University of Southern California Cinema and Media Studies Festival 2025. -- Viet Nam News
CSU students gain access to Canvas, UC still restricted
“Frankly, it’s coming at the worst time possible,” CSU Northridge student Alfonso Vargas told ABC News. “It’s during finals week. Teachers are finding out right now. I’m a little worried whether they extend the deadline or not, because I have a term paper due. … I’m not too sure if the teachers are going to be allowed to. I’m not too sure. I hope this can be figured out as soon as possible.” -- EdSource
This Bay Area university has become a ‘ghost town.’ Can a new president save it?
While Spagna was on faculty at Cal State Northridge in 1994, a massive earthquake ripped through campus, toppling buildings and causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. Over the next 23 years, Spagna watched the university use innovative marketing campaigns to nearly double its enrollment — from roughly 24,000 students to around 40,000. -- San Francisco Chronicle
LA500 2026: Stuart Waldman
Stuart Waldman has served as president of the Valley Industry and Commerce Association since 2008. Under his leadership, VICA represents more than 1.8 million Valley residents and 245,000 businesses, engaging in a variety of policy and economic issues, from transportation and housing to workforce development and public safety. Waldman spent 11 years in the California State Assembly, including seven years as chief of staff, before joining VICA. He currently serves on the boards of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games organizing committee, the Valley Economic Alliance, the Cal State Northridge Foundation, and the Los Angeles Press Club advisory board. -- Los Angeles Business Journal
Many California colleges, universities, public schools impacted by nationwide Canvas breach
This message from an apparent cybercriminal group dubbed “Shiny Hunters” was shown to some CSUN students attempting to access Canvas on Thursday, May 7. (Courtesy photo). -- Los Angeles Daily News
Several SoCal schools impacted by widespread data breach involving Canvas learning software
Thousands of institutions and millions of users have reportedly been affected, including UC and Cal State schools. At Cal State Northridge, students said they are concerned about how the breach could immediately affect their coursework as the semester nears its end. -- ABC 7 Los Angeles
In backlash against tech in schools, parents are winning rollbacks
“If I’m giving my 5-year-old a game-ified version of a worksheet, it will hijack the development of her intrinsic motivation and jeopardize her ability to learn,” said Mernick, who teaches art education at California State University, Northridge. -- Sun Herald
California colleges report online learning platform outages following nationwide data breach
Outages have also been reported at other Southern California colleges, including UC Irvine and California State University, Northridge. -- CBS News