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CSUN's Aimee Glocke: Black Studies Faculty: Teaching Behind Enemy Lines
Drs. Keeanga Yamahtta Taylor, Carl Hart and John Eric Williams are Black academics who recently spoke out against national and global White supremacy, capitalism, and homophobia, and received death threats and backlash for their comments. But, being persecuted by the media and society is only one of the repercussions Black Studies faculty experience when they speak out on social and political issues. Others include being terrorized by our own university administration, being sold out by other Black Studies faculty, and being targeted by students who don’t agree with the material taught in class. -- Diverse Issues in Higher Education
Public radio in Southern California will offer a lot more eclectic music as college stations KCSN and KSBR team up as the New 88.5 FM
At present, KCSN, which is based at California State University, Northridge, and KSBR, which is located at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, don’t reach more than 2 million listeners combined, according to a press release announcing the new partnership. But both operate at 88.5 on the FM dial and by teaming up they will be able to cover a wide swath of Orange and Los Angeles counties, as well as a bit of Ventura County, too. -- Orange County Register
Two endangered giant sea bass, ‘sharks of the kelp,’ hauled from ocean off San Onofre for research
DANA POINT Capt. Chris Pica knew exactly where to go when researchers from Cal State Northridge asked him to help them find endangered giant sea bass. -- Orange County Register
Iranian-Americans at the Forefront of Success
Nazarian’s commitment to helping provide all students access to an excellent education, regardless of background and financial standing, inspired a charitable contribution to The CSUN school of Business and Economics, which is now named The David Nazarian College of Business and Economics in his honor. -- Huffington Post
In an acidified ocean, box jellyfish will gobble up all the food
“It is a simple and clever experiment with some intriguing results,” says Nyssa Silbiger of California State University, Northridge. It highlights the critical need to better understand community dynamics in response to changing environmental conditions, she says. -- New Scientist
Schools offer DACA support but say they face legal limits
David Gonzalez, 22, of Oxnard, puzzles over math. About half of his more than $3,000 in tuition and fees at CSU Northridge is covered by financial aid created for Dreamers by state legislation that will be untouched by the DACA decision. -- Ventura County Star
Protection of giant sea bass Nanjia expert tracking study
Larry Allen, president of the Institute of Biology at Cal State Northridge at California State University, is dedicated to the study of giant sea bass, hoping to gain insight into and save its endangered species. -- Sing Tao Daily (in Chinese)
L-A Radio: KCSN, KSPR Merge To Launch The New 88.5
A long-simmering, long-distance courtship between two humble members of the Southern California radio community will culminate Tuesday in a marriage that aims to create a new power couple in the hyper-competitive world of Los Angeles radio. -- Media Confidential
Meet CSULB’s newest officer: a yellow labrador named Avery
Gonzalez, who previously worked as a police officer at Cal State Northridge, said he has worked with K9s on and off while in uniform. Cal State Northridge instituted its own K9 program in 2005. -- Long Beach Press-Telegram
Radio stations in Northridge, Mission Viejo unite, and here’s what it might mean to your commute
Fans of eclectic music for grown-ups will welcome a new addition to Southern California airwaves on Tuesday when KCSN-FM and KSBR-FM, public radio stations based in Orange County and the San Fernando Valley, join forces to form the New 88.5 FM which by combining signals can reach a potential audience of 11 million listeners. -- Long Beach Press-Telegram