Welcome to the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Dean's Welcome
I am delighted to welcome you to the 2019-2020 Academic Year! As I am entering my “sophomore” year as Dean I am happy to be firmly part of the CSUN family that can introduce you to the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.
The beginning of a school year was one of my favorite rituals as a child. I liked the excitement of back to school shopping and rekindling relationships at the start of the year. That feeling never gets old for me. Also what I am drawn to is the possibility of the school year. It is the possibility that stirs my excitement. That possibility greets us at the beginning of 2019-20 in CSBS.
Read the rest of Dean Searcy's Welcome Message.
Featured Events
Richard. W. Smith Lecture in Cultural Studies: A Critical Analysis of Hitler’s Thinking
Wednesday, March 25, 2020 - 7:00pm
Please join us for a very special evening as Dr. Richard A. Koenigsberg, psychologist, historian and leading authority on Hitler and Nazism, discusses his most influential work, Hitler's's Ideology: A Study in Psychoanalytic Sociology. Get more information and RSVP for this event.
Bi-Annual Men of Color Enquiry & Student Poster Session Spring 2020
Monday, March 30, 2020 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Please join us for the Spring 2020 Bi-Annual Men of Color Enquiry & Student Poster Session. The theme for this semester's event is Roots of Resilience: The Renaissance of the Black Male with special guest, Marq Hawkins, also know as, DJ Cli-N-Tel. Get more information about this event.
5th Annual Black Youth Guidance Forum
Saturday, April 11, 2020 - 9:00am to 4:30pm
Please join us for the 5th Annual Black Youth Guidance Forum (BYGF). Get more information and register for this event.
Anthropology Alum Uncovers Early Homestead Owned by African American Woman in Santa Monica Mountains
December 5, 2019
In 1900, just four years after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation, Alice Ballard, an African American woman and daughter of formerly enslaved people, owned 160 acres in the Santa Monica Mountains. Little has been known about this groundbreaking woman and her life, but CSUN alumnus Austin Ringelstein ’16 (M.A., Public Archaeology) is working to tell her story.
CJS Lecturer Contributes U.N. Stakeholder Report on the United States
December 3, 2019
CSUN Criminology and Justice Studies lecturer Denice Labertew prepared the report, “Women’s Rights Violations at the U.S.-Mexico Border: Motherhood, Menstruation and Sexual Violence,” one of more than 30 reports and summaries submitted by the US Human Rights Network to the United Nations as part of the U.N.’s periodic review of the United States. Read the rest of the article.
UPDATED: Africana Studies is Hiring!
November 25, 2019
Africana Studies is hiring! Multiple positions are available. Learn more about open postions in Africana Studies.
CJS Major Kenneth Hooks wins Trustee's Award
September 27, 2019
Kenneth Hooks is the sole student from CSUN to be selected for this year’s prestigious CSU Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement. The award is given annually to students who demonstrate superior academic success, personal achievements, service to the community and financial need. Learn more about Kenneth and his journey.
CSUN Joins Campaign Against Sexual Violence
May 28, 2019
CSUN’s Department of Police Services has signed on to “Start by Believing” campaign, which originated with the nonprofit End Violence Against Women International. 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
