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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

"She Started It" Film Screening

Wednesday, October 4, 2017 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm

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CSUN's Oviatt Library and the Bonita J. Campbell Endowment for Women in Science and Engineering WISE invite you to a film screening and panel discussion of She Started It, with introductory remarks by CSUN President Dr. Dianne F. Harrison. Read more

Jack Kirby @ 100 - Panel Discussion with Comics Creators Mark Badger and Tony Puryear

Monday, August 28, 2017 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm

Jack Kirby @ 100 panel and discussion

“Jack Kirby @ 100,” an exhibit of comics and prints at the Oviatt Library, commemorates the centenary of the famed artist, known for co-creating the Marvel Universe. Working across half a century of comics in diverse genres, Kirby (b. Jacob Kurtzberg, 1917-1994) is the quintessential American comic book creator, and one of the most imitated artists in American popular culture. To launch the show, curator Charles Hatfield will host a panel with comics creators Mark Badger and Tony Puryear on August 28th, which is Kirby's 100th birthday. Read more

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

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

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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

Water-Wise Ways for the Home Garden

Saturday, August 19, 2017 - 9:00am to 11:00am

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Learn how to conserve water in the garden and save money on upgrading your irrigation system in the next CSUN-al Gardening class. Read more

2017 Southwest Seminar in Continental Philosophy

Thursday, June 8, 2017 - 10:00am to Saturday, June 10, 2017 - 7:00pm

2017 Southwest Seminar in Continental Philosophy

The CSUN Department of Philosophy, with the support of the Queer Studies program, is pleased to host the 2017 Southwest Seminar in Continental Philosophy. The event will offer presentations from nearly 50 philosophers from the southwestern region and beyond. 

The event will also feature keynote addresses from Dr. Talia Mae Bettcher (Cal State LA) ("The Phenomenology of Em-personation: What Transphobia Shows about Transition”) and Dr. Lisa Guenther (Vanderbilt University) (“Unmaking and Remaking the World in Long-Term Solitary Confinement”).  Read more

LA Riots: 25 Years After

Thursday, April 27, 2017 - 2:00pm

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Journalists from the three ethnic communities that were most impacted by the 1992 Los Angeles Riots will be speaking to post-riots generation about how much has LA changed. Read more

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