Northridge
California
California State University Northridge
Mission
California State University, Northridge exists to enable students to realize their educational goals. The University’s first priority is to promote the welfare and intellectual progress of students. To fulfill this mission, we design programs and activities to help students develop the academic competencies, professional skills, critical and creative abilities, and ethical values of learned persons who live in a democratic society, an interdependent world, and a technological age; we seek to foster a rigorous and contemporary understanding of the liberal arts, sciences, and professional disciplines, and we believe in the following values.
Vision
California State University, Northridge is inspired by the belief that our commitment to educational opportunity, inclusion and excellence will extend the promise of America to succeeding generations. Our graduates will be the vanguard of leaders-committed to sustaining a democracy in which diverse people share in the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, proficient in applying technology to wise purposes, and dedicated to securing a humane world community and sustaining the bounty of the Earth.
Recent News
CSUN’s Wind Ensemble to Perform Holiday Concert for State Prisoners on December 7, 2024
Music can transform lives, help people deal with stress and overcome trauma. At its most basic level, it can temporarily transport a listener from the mundane circumstances of their lives to a world filled with joy and beauty. The members of…
Read More »KCET Fine Cut Festival of Films Features Four CSUN Student Shorts
Four student short films from California State University Northridge have made the final cut for the 24th season of public television station KCET’s “FINE CUT Festival of Films.” The series received more than 350 submissions…
Read More »Exhibition Spotlights the ‘Hope and Dignity’ of the Farmworker Movement
They risked their lives in the fight for a better economic future for farmworkers and recognition that the men, women and children who picked produce in America’s fields were human beings and deserved to be treated with respect. “Hope…
Read More »CSUN Film Showcase Spotlights Tomorrow’s Filmmakers
Whether it’s star-crossed lovers dealing with the fallout of the 1992 Los Angeles riots, a young couple fleeing the antisemitism that accompanies the rise of the Soviet Union or a star athlete faced with choosing between his sister or the…
Read More »CSUN's Spring Cinematheque Series Celebrates 'Scribes on the Silver Screen'
California State University, Northridge’s Spring 2024 Cinematheque series celebrates the contributions of authors, playwrights and poets - from Shakespeare and Homer to Upton Sinclair and J. K. Rowling - to the world of cinema. The free…
Read More »CSUN Reopening Planetarium Stars Show to the Public
The reopening of California State University Northridge’s planetarium offers visitors a chance to look up at the stars and track the constellations, something not everyone can do in a big city like Los Angeles. This February, the…
Read More »CSUN Students Offer Free Tax Preparation Help to Low-Income People
The calendar may say January, but April 15 will be here before you know it and taxes will be due. To help take the stress out of Tax Day 2024, California State University, Northridge’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Clinic in the…
Read More »CSUN Professor’s Work Included in ‘Best American Short Stories of 2023’
Isioma is fleeing her mother’s house after recovering from a suicide attempt when the bus she is on is taken over by armed kidnappers. The short story chronicling what happens next, “Supernova” by Kosiso Ugwueze, an assistant…
Read More »CSUN Receives Three Million Grant to Increase Number of Underserved Students in STEM, Arts Disciplines and Close Equity Gap
California State University, Northridge has been awarded a five-year, $3 million Title V grant from the U.S. Department of Education DHSI (Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions) program for the creation of a new project to increase the number of…
Read More »Giving Season and Giving Back All Year-Round
Giving Season and Giving Back All Year-Round At a time of the year when many are motivated to give back to their communities, California State University, Northridge professor Gina Giotta reminds do-gooders to extend their efforts beyond the…
Read More »CSUN Prof: 1994 Earthquake Recovery Influenced Quick Repair of Recent 10 Freeway Fire
The November fire that shut down a section of the 10 Freeway — subsequently reopening more than a week after the blaze severely damaged a crucial artery for Los Angeles drivers — brought comparison to the 1994 Northridge earthquake and…
Read More »CSUN Professors on Gift Giving for Kids: Going Back to the Basics
In an era where there seem to be endless options when shopping for kids’ toys, California State University, Northridge experts in child development and the dynamics of play are offering advice on holiday shopping this season. Kandice…
Read More »CSUN Biology Professor Part of Efforts to Raise Awareness and Find Solutions for Lack of Early Career Latinas in STEM
CSUN Biology Professor Part of Efforts to Raise Awareness & Find Solutions for Lack of Early Career Latinas in STEM While Latinos represent a growing and important demographic in the United States, there is notable underrepresentation…
Read More »CSUN Students Recognized for Work with Indonesian Shelter for Teen Mothers
California State University, Northridge graduate students Melissa Baghoumian and Gaby Mahgerefteh admit that when they enrolled in CSUN’s “Leadership for Managing Reform in Higher Education” class this fall, they thought that, at…
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