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Prof. Melanie Williams Named Director of RELUI

Professor Melanie Williams has been appointed by Chancellor Timothy White to serve as executive director of the CSU Real Estate and Land Use Institute (RELUI), effective July 1, 2020.   Read more

This event has been cancelled and will rescheduled for a later date.

BLAW or RE majors and minors

Learn about career opportunities. Meet faculty, senior BLAW & RE majors, Pre-Law Association & RE Club officers, and alumni. Read more

Apply for the California Association of REALTORS® Scholarship

SUSTAINABILITY CLIMATE CHANGE & THE FUTURE
Please join us for a monumental speaker event hosted by Katherine Miller from the Conrad Hilton Foundation. Our acclaimed speakers will be covering topics including real estate, sustainability and much more!  Read more

George Baechtold, a longtime Professor of Business Law and former Chair of the Business Law Department, died recently. Read more

Professor Kurt Saunders on Myths about Online Copyright Protection

In an essay included in a new book entitled, Busted! 50 Internet Myths, Professor Kurt Saunders addresses the popular misconception that content found in the Internet is free, or not protected by copyright law. Read more

The Department of Criminology and Justice Studies is hosting a special session of the California Court of Appeal to be held here at the CSUN campus for the benefit of our students and campus community on Wednesday, October 16, from 10:00 am -12:00 noon at the Plaza del Sol auditorium at the USU.  The doors will open at 9:00 am. Read more

The CSUN in DC Internship Program is an opportunity for students to live, work, and learn in Washington, D.C. for the entire Spring semester.  Students earn 12-15 units during the semester which means participation can even help them to graduate on time.  Students intern with members of Congress, with agencies, with non-profits, with advocacy organizations, with private firms, or with museums or embassies.  There are a lot of great opportunities and we work with them to get them placed in the internship that is right for their goals and plans.  We also have funds available to help subsidize the costs for students so if they want to do this but are worried about the cost, they should come learn more because we can help them to make it work financially! Read more

Professor Melanie Stallings Williams co-authored an article, “Masters of the Universe: Bid Rigging By Private Equity Firms in Multibillion Dollar LBOs,” for the University of Cincinnati Law Review that throws the spotlight on a rare class-action lawsuit in which the plaintiffs – shareholders in companies purchased – demonstrated that some of the world’s largest private equity firms unlawfully colluded to ensure that they held down prices on the companies they were bidding to buy.

“I don’t think people realize that when this happens, it’s our money, yours and mine, that’s involved,” Williams said. “Yes, some of the shareholders are monied people, but some of the shareholders are retirement funds and the type of mutual funds that your grandmother owns. These aren’t just rich people they are taking advantage of. It’s you, me and the people we care about.” Read more

Beginning Spring, 2019, RE 420 replaces FIN 433 Real Estate Finance. Read more