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Memory, Culture, and Identity in El Salvador—Carlos Henríquez Consalvi, director and founder of the Museum of Word and Image

Friday, April 6, 2018 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Carlos Henríquez Consalvi,

A presentation by Carlos Henríquez Consalvi, director and founder of the Museum of Word and Image.  Carlos Henríquez Consalvi “Santiago” was born in the Venezuelan Andes. He studied journalism in Caracas. In 1972, he traveled to Managua—destroyed by the earthquake—to help the victims. Later, he got involved as a journalist in the opposition against the dictatorship of Anastasio Somoza. In 1979, after the fall of the dictatorship, he participated in the establishment of alternative media in the region. Read more

Roxane Gay: With One N

Thursday, March 8, 2018 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm

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The CSUN Women's Research and Resource Center, in collaboration with the CSUN University Student Union, is excited to welcome author and cultural critic Roxane Gay to our campus.  Read more

Oscar Lopez Rivera

Tuesday, February 6, 2018 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Oscar Lopez

Oscar Lopez Rivera a Puerto Rican Independence Leader and Community organizer. Read more

Open Science: The Future of Research and Education

Wednesday, November 29, 2017 - 8:30am to 1:00pm

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This year the Oviatt Library celebrates the open access movement once again with Open Science: The Future of Research and Education, at which we will present our Fourth Annual Open Access Award! Read more

CSUN 2017 Transportation Town Hall

Wednesday, November 8, 2017 - 5:30pm to 7:30pm

The University Library
On behalf of the CSUN Office of Government & Community Relations we would like to cordially invite you to attend a community focused CSUN Transportation Town Hall meeting. Read more

Education on the Edge with Thomas C. Murray

Thursday, March 15, 2018 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

The CTL's Education on the Edge speaker series presents: Thomas Murray

Thomas C. Murray will be CTL's Education on the Edge speaker on March 15, 2018 from 7-9pm in the USU. Thomas is the recipient of "Education Thought Leader of the Year" in 2017 and is also the author of "Learning Transformed: 8 Keys to Designing Tomorrow's Schools Today". Stay tuned for more information! Read more

Dana Gioia - The Joys of Poetry and Prose

Thursday, November 16, 2017 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm

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Dana Gioia is an internationally acclaimed and award-winning poet, former Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, and a California native of Italian and Mexican descent. Read more

The Afterlife of Kazi Nazrul Islam’s Words of Resistance

Thursday, September 28, 2017 - 11:00am to 12:30pm

Sufia Uddin

Associate Professor at the Department of Religious Studies, Connecticut College, Sufia Uddin, will address the legacy of Kazi Nazrul Islam. He lamented British rule in India, religious conflict and violence. In his poetry and essays he condemned zealots. Uddin will explore the roots of his pluralist perspective and understanding of Islam in the life of the nation, Bengali society, and his own life. Read more

Education on the Edge: Katie Novak, Ed.D.

Thursday, September 21, 2017 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm

Katie Novak

The Center for Teaching and Learning at California State University, Northridge presents the Education on the Edge. Assistant Superintendent, Groton-Dunstable School District and Best-selling author of UDL Now! and UDL in the Cloud Katie Novak will speak on Thursday, September 21, 2017 at 7:00pm. Read more

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