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10 Latinas Making Their Mark in the STEM World
Believing that lucrative STEM fields can pull low-income communities of color out of poverty and instill young girls and women with financial independence, groups across the nation have emerged to pique the interest, educate and mentor Latinas in STEM. In Miami, CODeLLA offers Latinas between the ages of 8 and 12 an eight-week tech entrepreneurship and coding immersion program. In Chicago, Latina Girls Code hosts workshops and hackathons that teach brown girls and teens technology languages and entrepreneurial skills. In Los Angeles, DIY Girls provides underserved female youth, 97 percent of them Latina, from fourth to eighth grade with after-school classes and summer programs where they build prototypes of products that can improve a problem in their community. Even Eva Longoria, whose master’s thesis from Cal State Northridge focused on Latinas in STEM careers, started TECHNOLOchicas, a nationwide campaign to increase visibility of brown women in these fields and educate Latino families of the opportunities STEM can provide their girls. -- Remexcla
“We Talk Chalk” Artists To Bring Dynamic Art Form To City Of Palmdale’s Kaleidoscope: Music & Art Festival
Lorelle graduated from California State University, Northridge, earning her BA in art with special emphasis on illustration, graphic design, and sculpture. -- Public Now
Tapestry of family history stitched over 70 years
The West L.A. native graduated from San Fernando Valley State College, now Cal State Northridge, with a degree in fine arts. He worked a variety of jobs and spent time in the Army before realizing at 25 he wanted to build a career. -- Moorpark Acorn
Schumer, Pelosi: Dreamers are as American as apple pie
Javier studied economics and biotechnology at California State University in Northridge. He worked as a software engineer in Silicon Valley and is now a young entrepreneur. What kind of country would we be if we closed the door on Dreamers? What kind of country would we be, if we say that Jessica, Javier, and 800,000 hard-working young people just like them, are not welcome here? -- ABC 7 - FL
Public Universities Do Best When It Comes to Diversity
California State University, Northridge, took the No. 2 spot for environment. More than 40% of undergraduate students at CSU-Northridge identified as Hispanic in fall 2015, the latest figures available on the school’s website, and more than half are low-income. -- The Wall Street Journal (May need a subscription to read.)
CSUN's Enrique De La Cruz: 45th anniversary thoughts
Last week marked the 45th anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law over the Philippines by Ferdinand Marcos. While the day itself may not have been as eventful, as say, 9/11, the Marcos declaration, did change the arc of many Filipino lives, both in the Philippines and abroad; it certainly changed mine. -- Asian Journal
DREAMers Rush to Renew DACA
The 22-year-old came to the United States in 2004 and applied for DACA soon after the program was announced. She works at an elementary school in San Fernando and attends California State University Northridge (CSUN). -- San Fernando Valley Sun
CSUN IT Chief Hilary J. Baker Named to EDUCAUSE Board
Hilary J. Baker, vice president for information technology and chief information officer at California State University, Northridge, has been appointed to the board of EDUCAUSE, the association for information technology in higher education. -- SCV News
6 must-see Southern California mural exhibits included in Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA
CSU Northridge Art Galleries: “The Great Wall of Los Angeles: Judith F. Baca’s Experimentations in Collaboration and Concrete” tells the story of the influential 2,754-foot-long mural in the Tujunga Flood Control Channel and explores Baca’s innovations. -- Whittier Daily News
CSUN VP Hilary J. Baker Named to EDUCAUSE Board
Hilary J. Baker, vice president for information technology and chief information officer (CIO) at California State University, Northridge, has been appointed to the board of EDUCAUSE, the association for information technology in higher education. -- Press Release Point