A merica’s 2012 Teacher of the Year Rebecca Mieliwocki, Amgen executive Nicholas Timinskas, telecommu­nications entrepreneur Paul Jennings and business executive and former U.S. Census Bureau Director Vincent Barabba, all CSUN alumni, are among the dignitaries who will address California State University, Northridge students when they graduate later this month.

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Representatives from California State University, Northridge’s Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication signed an agreement this week that will allow students at Shanghai Normal University (SHNU) to complete an accelerated master’s degree in music.

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Stacia Short-Baguio thought she was done with education when she dropped out of high school at 17. She had always been a bright student, but the chaos in her life was hectic. Her single, teenage mom had a hard time keeping a roof over their heads and provided little support. She needed stability and a job.

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For César Soto, failure is not defeat. Rather, failing is an opportunity to learn and grow. “All the obstacles I’ve faced have only made me better,” he said.

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More than 9,200 students are expected to walk across a stage at California State University, Northridge later this month as they celebrate their graduation from the university before thousands of family members and friends.

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California State University, Northridge marine seismologist and geological science professor Dayanthie Weeraratne’s passion for her subject matter radiates like an earthquake’s P wave traveling deep into the Earth. But it wasn’t always like that. Originally a psychology student, she lost interest and settled into a job as a machinist.

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Brian Burkhart, who joined the faculty of the American Indian Studies program in 2010, is delighted that his appointment has him interacting within a variety of disciplines that make full use of his academic training. Burkhart received his bachelor’s degree in philosophy and Native American literature at the University of Northern Colorado, after which he earned his doctorate in philosophy, with a minor in religious studies at Indiana University, Bloomington.

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