College of Humanities
Welcome to Humanities
As education becomes ever more focused on professional degrees and vocational training, employers increasingly report that what they seek is not necessarily more specialized degrees but rather people who can think, who can synthesize, who can analyze, and who can apply a broad base of thought to a wide variety of areas.
The College of Humanities teaches students to read, write and think. Our graduates are prepared for a 21st-century workforce that advances those who have the power not just to achieve and innovate but to communicate their ideas to an audience beyond their applied field.
Featured Events
James Luna: Images, Monologues, and Emotions
Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
The American Indian Studies Program and American Indian Student Association is proud to present James Luna, one of the leading figures in contemporary American Indian art and a former CSUN student. Read more
Brains, Brawn and the Social Bonds: Evolutionary and Psychological Perspectives on Synchronous Group Exercise
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 11:00am to 12:00pm
A lecture by distinguished visiting guest speaker: Emma Cohen. Humans are highly motivated to engage in coordinated action. We dance, participate in sports and ceremonial rituals together. Social scientists have long speculated about the possible role of such activities in promoting social solidarity and cooperation. Read more
Lecture #2: Israelis Today. Presented by Donna Rosenthal, author of The Israelis: Ordinary People in an Extraordinary Land
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 12:30pm to 1:45pm
Israel. It looks like one country on CNN, a very different one on al Jazeera. The Los Angeles Times has its versions. NPR theirs. But how does Israel look… to Israelis? Read more
Featured News
This Is Irrefutable Evidence of the Value of a Humanities Education
January 30, 2014
The Huffington PostCarolyn Gregoir “You shouldn’t enter college worried about what you will do when you exit,” David Rubenstein, co-founder of the Carlyle Group, said at a World Economic Forum panel discussion last week on the state of the humanities. Read more
Setting the Record Straight on Liberal Arts Grads' Employability
January 22, 2014
A report released this week by the Association of American Colleges and Universities dispels the popular notion that liberal arts graduates are subject to lower earnings and higher rates of unemployment than those with "practical" degrees. Liberal Arts Graduates and Employment: Setting the Record Straight cites U.S. Census data from 2010-11 to show Read more
English Professor Martin Pousson Awarded NEA Fellowship
December 16, 2013
