Final BUILD PODER Application Workshops Before March 2 Deadline
Wednesday, February 21, 2018 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
The 2018 BUILD PODER application deadline is fast-approaching on March 2! Join us for our last two workshops from 5-6:30 p.m. on Wednesday February 21st and Tuesday February 27th at Sierra Hall 389. Workshop will provide step-by-step guide on how to complete the application, how to get a letter of recommendation, review the four short-essay questions and more!
Interested in Health, Social Justice, & Biomedical Research? BUILD PODER (Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity, Promoting Opportunities for Diversity in Education and Research) is a $22 million undergraduate biomedical research program funded by the National Institutes of Health. Apply to further your education and gain professional and personal growth! BUILD PODER students receive 60% tuition support, priority registration, PAID research with a faculty mentor, FREE tutoring and GRE Prep courses, Summer Research Opportunities and Conference Travel Funds! Read more
They [Color] Blinded Me with Science: Why Facing Racist Realities Requires Identity Conscious Research
Monday, February 26, 2018 - 12:30pm to 1:45pm
In this talk, Dr. Salter, Associate Professor of Psychology and Africana Studies at Texas A&M University, shares data from two programs of research about racial realities in America that were conducted from the “perspective of the oppressed.” Specifically, she discusses her research on the role of Black history knowledge in perceptions of racism and why individualist narratives are directed at oppressed groups. Read more
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
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
Critical and Social Justice Studies Student Symposium
Tuesday, May 1, 2018 - 9:00am to 5:00pm
Critical and Social Justice Studies Student Symposium, Keynote Speaker: Dr. Dawn Dafari Read more
Roxane Gay: With One N
Thursday, March 8, 2018 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm
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 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
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
Education on the Edge with Thomas C. Murray
Thursday, March 15, 2018 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
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
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