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Guest Speaker Events

Maya Geometry and Textiles: A Talk by Aurora Nohemí Chaj Haz

Monday, October 30, 2023 - 11:00am to 12:15pm

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Aurora Nohemí Chaj Haz is a Maya K’iche’ architect, who graduated from the University of San Carlos, Guatemala. She is a professor of Maya arts as well as a composer/performer and self taught producer of experimental music. Read more

11th Annual Banned Books Readout: Let Freedom Read

Wednesday, October 4, 2023 - 12:15pm to 1:45pm

We Read Banned Books

We gather to celebrate freedom of expression by reading aloud from books that have been challenged. Join the University Library, the Department of Journalism, the Queer Studies Program and the Pride Center for the 11th Annual Banned Books Readout! Read more

The Enchantment of Poetry, featuring Dana Gioia

Thursday, October 5, 2023 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm

Dana Gioia

Dana Gioia (pronounced JOY-uh) is the former Poet Laureate of California. An internationally recognized poet and critic, he is the author of six collections of verse, including Interrogations at Noon (2001), which won the American Book Award, and 99 Poems: New & Selected (2016), which won the Poets’ Prize for the best new poetry volume of the year. Read more

An Evening with Dr. Ellen Ochoa

Thursday, September 28, 2023 - 3:00pm to 5:30pm

Dr. Ellen Ochoa

Join us as we welcome Dr. Ochoa to CSUN, and enjoy an unforgettable evening with one of America’s trailblazers. Ellen Ochoa has charted a dazzling and inspirational career path, from her early days as a researcher, to her four missions as an astronaut, to heading up NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Read more

Find Your Focus for Finals, Spring 2023

Tuesday, May 2, 2023 - 3:00pm to Wednesday, May 10, 2023 - 2:00pm

Find Your Focus for Finals Spring 2023, May 2 through May 10

University Counseling Services invites all CSUN students to join our upcoming events during Find Your Focus for Finals.  These events aim to support students as they prepare for their college finals.  Read more

Tunisian Women's Activism: The Struggle for Social and Gender Justice Continues

Thursday, April 13, 2023 - 9:30am to 11:00am

Amel Grami

Tunisian women have long participated in struggles for liberation, first in anticolonial movements, then against state corruption and dictatorship in independent Tunisia especially during the 'Arab Spring.' Dr. Grami’s talk will discuss the rich history of the women’s movement in Tunisia to help us understand how women interact with various forms of power to renegotiate their identities and their status Read more

Guest Speaker Javier Zamora

Tuesday, March 14, 2023 - 9:30am

Javier Zamora speaking at a lectern

Javier Zamora is an award winning author born in La Herradura, El Salvador in 1990.  When he was a year old, his father fled El Salvador due to the US-funded Salvadoran Civil War. Read more

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