Greg Palast Documentary: The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
Wednesday, October 12, 2016 - 5:00pm
Documentary Film "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy: Billionaires & Ballot Bandits" Presented by investigative reporter Greg Palast. Read more
Sustainability Day Lecture - Federal Lands & Waters
Wednesday, October 19, 2016 - 4:00pm
Federal Lands & Waters: Reimagining Latina/os Relationship to the Great Outdoors Read more
National Parks: America's Best Idea
Wednesday, October 5, 2016 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
"The National Parks: America's Best Idea" is CSUN's event to celebrate the National Park Services Centennial. This town-hall style event will feature several CSUN alumni, each of whom holds a prominent position in the National Parks system. "There is a huge need in the national parks for diversity, and CSUN is well positioned to encourage students to consider careers in the national parks," said Mechelle Best, Chair of the Department of Recreation & Tourism Management. When: Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at 6:30 P.M. Where: Johnson Auditorium in Jacaranda Hall. Seating is limited. RSVP by 5pm October 3.
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Muerte Violenta
Monday, September 26, 2016 - 12:30pm
Daniel Arnavat, Journalist, Photographer and Samuel Aliven Lizama, Judge, will discuss the book Muerte Violenta, a collection of essays addressing the violence facing El Salvador post Civil War. Read more
Open Access: A Day of Data
Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 8:30am to 3:00pm
In commemoration of Open Access Week, faculty will present on open data methods, tools, management, and access for instruction and research. The Library will also present the third annual Open Access Award. Event co-sponsored by the Delmar T. Oviatt Library, Michael D. Eisner College of Education, College of Engineering and Computer Science and College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. More details to come. Read more
Research Fellows Colloquium
Tuesday, October 11, 2016 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Join us for the 8th annual Research Fellows Colloquium for faculty presentations on current research. Read more
CSUN-al Gardening: Splendid Succulents
Saturday, September 24, 2016 - 9:00am to 11:00am
The next lecture in the CSUN-al Gardening Class series will be "Splendid Succulents: The Inside Dirt on Growing Fat Plants" by Sandy Masuo. Read more
AUTHORS OF THE IMPOSSIBLE: HOW TO TALK ABOUT THE PARANORMAL WITHOUT EMBARRASSMENT
Tuesday, May 3, 2016 - 11:00am
In this lecture Jeffrey Kripal will revisit his "Authors of the Impossible" thesis which was my first fascination/encounter with his work on the once vibrant but now neglected topic of the paranormal among academics. Read more
THE BIOLOGICAL GODS: SCIENCE (FICTION) & SOME EMERGENT MYTHOLOGIES
Monday, May 2, 2016 - 7:00pm
A lecture by Jeffrey Kripal that will focus on three texts: Philip K. Dick's VALIS (1981), Whitley Strieber's COMMUNION (1987), and Barbara Ehrenreich's LIVING WITH A WILD GOD (2014). Read more
Lecture with Vahram Shemassian - The Armenian Genocide: Causes, Processes, Consequences
Thursday, April 21, 2016 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
ENGLISH 495RM – THE RHETORIC OF MEMORY
Invites you to a lecture by DR. VAHRAM SHEMMASSIAN Read more