Of the more than 4,000 graduates invited to take part in CSUN’s Honors Convocation on Saturday, May 9, six people will be singled out for special recognition as outstanding graduating students.

One will be able to hear the cheers emanating from the center of California State University, Northridge’s campus from blocks away later this month as thousands of graduates cross the stage in front of CSUN’s iconic University Library as the university celebrates its 2026 commencement.

CSUN will confer Sherrills’ honorary doctorate at the commencement ceremony for the College of Health and Human Development on Monday, May 18, 2026, at 8 a.m.

The MOU formalizes an already-thriving collaboration between CSUN and Autodesk rooted in expanding access to technology and learning experiences for underserved students.

California State University, Northridge convened national leaders across philanthropy, technology, education and entertainment to launch a bold initiative to equip Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) learners to lead and prosper in an AI-driven economy.

The Center for Social and Technology Entrepreneurship at the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics will host the Sunstone CSU Startup Launch Competition on May 8 in the University Student Union at California State University, Northridge. More than 14 CSU campuses will send student and recent graduate teams to compete for $200,000 in seed funding.

From films that capture the struggle of being mocked about a stutter to the difficult choices immigrants must face, the public is invited to explore stories that a future generation of filmmakers have brought to light at California State University, Northridge’s 35th Annual Senior Film Showcase on Wednesday, April 29.

The University Library at California State University, Northridge is hosting the Gohstand Leisure Reading Room Lecture Series featuring educator and literacy advocate Maryanne Wolf, author of “Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World,” who will examine the constant digital engagement that can undermine deep reading, empathy, and critical thinking.

The event is free and open to the public and is scheduled to take place on Thursday, April 23rd at the Northridge Center in the University Student Union, located at 18111 Nordhoff St. from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

With the help of their own TARDIS, CSUN’s environmental biologists have been studying climate change’s impact on the state’s iconic toyon plants — popularly known as “Christmas Berry” or “California Holly” — to get an understanding of chaparral and oak woodland communities’ resiliency.