Science helped California Gov. Gavin Newsom handily beat back a recall attempt last month, and California State University, Northridge political science professor Boris Ricks expects science to continue to play a key role in politics over the next year, including the 2022 midterm elections. More than 700,000 Americans…

“Freshman year was the hardest transitional period of my life,” Jessica Steiner said. Struggling with self-confidence and unsure of her career path, the CSUN student felt so overwhelmed and isolated that she’d retreat to her car to eat lunch alone. By the second semester, with no support system…

As the first African American to serve as a dean of engineering in the California State University system, Alfonso F. “Rick” Ratcliffe felt obligated — and made it his life’s mission — to support minority students in engineering. Ratcliffe devoted most of his career, first as professor and…

Patrisse Cullors, the co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Movement, will be doing a Question & Answer webinar on Thursday, Sept. 30 at 5 p.m., for CSUN students, faculty and staff. Now the opportunity to join the conversation is open to CSUN alumni. Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is…

The Center for Teaching and Learning at California State University, Northridge, in collaboration with the Family Focus Resource Center, will hold its biannual Education on the Edge presentation Thursday Sept. 30. The topic of neurodiversity and the importance of understanding it further for educators and families will be…