Valladares was born in Sylmar to a working-class family. After graduating from Sylmar High School, she enrolled at College of the Canyons, where she earned her associate degree in political science while working at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Valladares continued her education at California State University, Northridge, where she graduated in 2011 with a degree in the same field. -- Proclaimer Santa Clarita Valley

The opportunity to change Dang Van Dich's life until she was asked by an American couple to apply for a visa to study in the United States when she was 20 years old. At first she studied economics at Cal State Northridge and thanks to a brilliant intelligence transferred to Yale's prestigious university and graduated here. -- Viet Bao - Vietnam (in Vietnames)

According to The Collegian, Fresno State’s campus newspaper, other candidates for the position included: Abbey Zink, dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas; Britt Rios-Ellis, founding dean of the College of Health Sciences and Human Services at CSU Long Beach and; S.K. Ramesh, professor and former dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at CSU Northridge. -- The Business Journal

Along with Santa Monica College, other colleges in the state of California received the “Outstanding” award from ACS this year. The schools that won this year include UC San Diego, UC Riverside, and UC Davis. Several colleges throughout the state also received an award for ACS’s Green Chapter. Green Chapter awards were given to Pasadena College, California State University Northridge, Humboldt State University, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, and UC Davis. -- Canyon News

A champion for the Valley, he launched Metro’s Orange Line, construction of the California State University Northridge Valley Performing Arts Center, helped fund the construction and modernization of 38 new Valley schools, and construction of more than 200 million dollars of sound walls throughout the Valley. -- San Luis Obispo Tribune

She returned to Warner Bros to star in The Pajama Game directed by Stanley Donen and George Abbott, one of the best translations of a Broadway musical ever. Her final movie With Six You Get Eggroll was released before I became a member so I never got a chance to attend her press conferences. But I was fortunate in having watched her filming when she was doing location work at Cal State Northridge for her 1966 movie The Glass Bottom Boat. I was a student at the time and I found her most accessible, unlike the Hollywood Women’s Press Club which four times gave her their Sour Apple Award as “Most uncooperative star.” -- GoldenGlobers.com

After high school, Avalos studied sociology at California State University in Northridge. She went on to earn a Master of Public Policy from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. -- heavy.

“He’s trying to take into consideration a more humane approach by changing the narrative to the world, that the United States is not just filled with politicians who threaten people to get what they want and that he is willing to listen,” said Douglas Carranza, chair of the Department of Central American Studies at Cal State Northridge. “I think [Democrats] are still looking for the speaker of that narrative.” -- Los Angeles Times

“He’s trying to take into consideration a more humane approach by changing the narrative to the world, that the United States is not just filled with politicians who threaten people to get what they want and that he is willing to listen,” said Douglas Carranza, chair of the Department of Central American Studies at California State University, Northridge. “I think (Democrats) are still looking for the speaker of that narrative.” -- Bristol Herald Courier