Welcome to the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Featured Events
Spring 2019 Bi-Annual Men of Color Enquiry & Student Poster Session
Monday, March 25, 2019 - 11:00am to 1:00pm
Please join us for the Spring 2019 Bi-Annual Men of Color Enquiry & Student Poster Session. The theme for this semester's event is Unpacking Educational Leadership for a Shareable, Sustainable World with special guest, Professor Jabari Mahiri. Read more
4th Annual Black Youth Guidance Forum
Saturday, March 30, 2019 - 9:00am to 2:30pm
To endorse student achievement throughout communities of color, the fourth annual Black Youth Guidance Forum (BYGF) is proud to present, “Financial Fitness: What does health have to do with it?” The event makes available space to reflect on best practices for our constituency. The BYGF invites participation of African American youth and other youth of color, school stakeholders (e.g. parents, teachers, counselors, administrators, and staff), and nonprofit organizations in Los Angeles County. They will join CSUN students from various departments and programs, including Africana studies, liberal studies, and the credential program. BYGF promotes self-care, including but not limited to financial literacy, educational literacy, and health & well-being, especially for those affected by the recent teacher strike in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Read more
Wakanda Forever: Reflecting on the Real and Imagined Africa
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 - 9:00am to 3:30pm
Please join us for the 8th Annual African Studies Symposium. The theme this year, Wakanda Forever: Reflecting on the Real and Imagined Africa, explores the various ways we access Africa, not only through film and media, but also through through commodities, labor, the arts, tourism, and personal relationships and family histories. With Keynote Speaker: Mary Adekoya from the University of Chicago, Cinema & Media Studies Department. For the complete program and to register for this event, please Read more
Keith Morton Memorial Lecture
Thursday, April 4, 2019 - 12:30pm to 1:45pm
"Who Are You?: Thoughts on the Evolution of Identity" by Jonathan Marks, Ph.D. In this lecture, Dr. Marks explores the emergence of a concept of self from the evidence of primatology, paleoanthropology, and ethnology. For more information, please Read more
Envisioning California 2019: Reforming Juvenile Justice in the Golden State
Thursday, April 18, 2019 - 7:00pm to 9:30pm
Please join us for the annual CSUN Envisioning California Lecture. In light of several important new juvenile crime reforms that went into effect in January 2018, how do stakeholders secure juvenile justice ameliorations, adequate oversight, and meaningful accountability? For more information and to register for this event, please Read more
Featured News
Neighborhood Relationships Have a Detrimental Impact on Developing Youth According to Psychology Professor
February 26, 2019
New research by a CSBS psychology professor, Meeta Banerjee, underscores the important role relationships within neighborhoods play in the development and success of adolescents. Read more
CSUN Model UN Team Wins Outstanding Delegation Award
November 28, 2018
Competing against universities from all over the world, the CSUN Model UN team won Outstanding Delegation representing Equatorial Guinea at the National Model United Nations conference in Washington, DC earlier this month. Read more
CSUN Professor Discovers Evidence for Ancient American Coastal Migration
October 9, 2018
An international team of archaeologists, including California State University, Northridge anthropology professor Matthew Des Lauriers, received a grant from National Geographic for efforts in unearthing evidence that dates the arrival of Ancestral Native Americans to at least 13,000 years ago, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. Read more
Dr. Rutchick's Research is Recognized and Featured on CSUN Today
October 2, 2018
Congratulations to Dr. Rutchick on being recognized for his recent article, at CSUN Today. Read more
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Sierra Hall, Room 401
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8256
Mail Drop: 8256
Phone: (818) 677-3317
Fax: (818) 677-3480
Dean's Welcome
Welcome to the 2018-2019 Academic Year! While I have the joy of welcoming everyone to the new school year, it is the CSUN family that has welcomed me warmly to the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Despite being new to CSUN and California, I feel completely at home. The warmth reverberates through every smile and every interaction that I have had ranging from lunch with Interim Dean Matthew Cahn (now Interim Vice Provost), Chairs, greeting and dining with students during freshman orientation, meeting faculty while walking through Sierra Hall, and even joining the local community here on the Oviatt Library lawn for the Associated Students Summer Film Series.
Read the rest of Dean Searcy's Welcome Message.