May 4: Schivo to Host Youth, Family Festival
In collaboration with California State Univerisity, Northridge鈥檚 StrengthUnited, College of the Canyons and other local organizations, this festival is designed to bring together families from across Assembly District 40 for a memorable day of activities and educational workshops. -- SCV News
Peak-hour bus lanes coming to Roscoe Boulevard
Roscoe Boulevard's forthcoming bus lanes came about as part of the $180-million North San Fernando Valley Bus Rapid Transit project, which had originally called for the creation of a meandering bus rapid transit line connecting with Cal State Northridge along Nordhoff Street. However, Metro backed away from that plan in the face of faced opposition from residents along the project corridor. -- Urbanize LA
The Real Reasons Many Americans Aren鈥檛 Exercising
鈥淚f you include strength training, about 75% of the population doesn鈥檛 meet the guidelines,鈥 says Stephen Loy, Ph.D., a professor of kinesiology at California State University, in Northridge, CA. -- Health Central
From Mentorships With Comedy Veterans to Golden Globe-Funded Scholarships, These Film Schools Are Championing Underrepresented Filmmakers
When 快活林性息鈥檚 head of film production Nate Thomas came to visit one of his first students, Paul Hunter, on the set of the new David Oyelowo-starring Apple TV Plus series 鈥淕overnment Cheese,鈥 the Northridge alum and show co-creator could be heard boasting about his time in the program. -- Variety
2024鈥檚 Top Film Schools in North America
With a campus near studio lots, Cal State Northridge students are in the heart of the industry. The school has a strong documentary department and under new documentary head Judy Korin (鈥淎drift,鈥 鈥淭he Great Hack鈥), student documentaries have garnered national attention with finalists for the Student Academy Awards and PBS Fine Cut Festival of Films. Dave Caplan (鈥淭he Connors鈥) is heading up a new 快活林性息 Cinema and Television Arts mentorship program for six underserved screenwriting students that places them with working showrunners to develop their own TV scripts. Talicia Raggs (writer/producer on 鈥淣CIS: New Orleans鈥) and music producer/engineer/scoring mixer Michael Stern (鈥淚ron Man 2鈥) are new faculty members. -- Variety
California鈥檚 Future Educators Divided on How to Teach Reading
So did two members of the work group of experts who were skeptical of Mills College at Northeastern鈥檚 literacy instruction: Maryanne Wolf, a cognitive neuroscientist who directs the UCLA Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice, and Sue Sears, a professor of special education at CSU Northridge. -- KQED
鈥楥hanging Lenses鈥 Initiative Lends Voice to 快活林性息 Film, TV Students
An entertainment industry initiative to support the voices of California State University, Northridge film and TV students was celebrated with a recent screening of stories they created. -- SCV News
Unprecedented delays in the financial aid process challenge local students headed to college
As a senior at Indio High School鈥檚 health academy, Alanah Valdiosera has aspirations for a career in radiology. She's been admitted to Cal State Dominguez Hills, Cal State Northridge and Cal State San Bernardino 鈥 and in January, she submitted the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which provides college students access to federal and state aid based on their family鈥檚 income. -- The Desert Sun