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Featured Events
Planning for After Graduation for Sociology Majors
Tuesday, November 13, 2018 - 3:30am
Do you have questions about meeting graduation requirements, internships, graduate school or career options for Sociology majors? Join us at one of our upcoming information sessions. For more information and dates, please Read more
Success Strategies for Time Management
Thursday, November 15, 2018 - 11:10am to 12:15pm
The Africana Studies Department and the MSW Student Success Allies present Success Strategies For Time Management. Read more
Latin American Film Festival 2018
Friday, November 16, 2018 - 6:00pm to Sunday, November 18, 2018 - 7:00pm
The 5th Annual Latin American Film Festival is taking place at California State University Northridge from November 16 through 18, 2018. Sponsored by the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and UNAM Los Angeles, this three day event features award-winning Latin American films that have been selected to represent their countries at the 2019 Academy Awards. For more information and to RSVP, please Read more
Dr. James Sefton Memorial Service
Saturday, November 17, 2018 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Please join us in celebrating the life of our friend, colleague and mentor, James Sefton Professor Emeritus of the CSUN History Department. Read more
Testing a Film on Nonprofit Transitional Housing for Older, LGBTQ, and Homeless Individuals
Tuesday, December 11, 2018 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
CSUN Professor Luciana Lagana will present preliminary findings of her research using a film to reduce ageism and improve attitudes towards older, LGBTQ and homeless individuals. Supported partly by a HIRI Nonprofit Research Fellowship grant, the film will be shown along with lecture-discussion. The film features interviews with older LGBTQ individuals residing in transitional housing and with operators of this housing (highlighting challenges encountered by nonprofits in this arena, such as nearby homeowners worried about possible declines in local real estate values). Read more
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Featured News
CSUN Looks to Inspire Men of Color with Student Research Session
October 19, 2018
California State University, Northridge students will explore the collective consciousness of men of color at CSUN’s biannual Men of Color Enquiry and Student Research Poster Session on Friday, Oct. 26. Read more
LAPD Chief Moore Makes Historic Visit to CSUN Campus, Calls for Transparency and Students’ Input
October 15, 2018
The Los Angeles Police Department’s new Chief, Michel Moore, made campus history Wednesday night when he spoke at California State University, Northridge — a CSUN first, and his first forum on a college campus since being named LA’s chief law enforcement officer this past summer. Moore, who took the helm of the nation’s third-largest municipal police force, visited with students and spoke as part of a presentation to students and faculty in CSUN’s new Department of Criminology and Justice Studies (CJS).
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.