In these five videos, graduating students with exceptional academic accomplishments, community involvement and extracurricular activities share their stories of achieving success, often after overcoming adversity. (Videos by Krishna Narayanamurti and Jacquil Constant.)

These three videos celebrate the achievements of the California State University, Northridge 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award honorees: international filmmaker and award-winning actress Joan Chen ’92 (Radio/TV/Film); business executive and leadership mentor John J. Harris ’72 (Political Science); and Grammy-winning conductor Richard Kaufman ’77 (Music). (Videos directed by Krishna Narayanamurti.)  

Can two little words—fair trade—make you think that some brands of chocolate are healthier than others? Cal State Northridge psychology professor Jonathon Schuldt, in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Michigan and the University of Grenoble, attempted to answer that question in a study analyzing the effects of food labels and personal bias in [...]

In her first official campus visit, incoming president of California State University, Northridge Dianne F. Harrison shares her background, ideals and commitment to the mission of the university. Currently serving as president at California State University, Monterey Bay, Harrison was named CSUN’s fifth president by the California State University Board of Trustees on March 22, [...]

At Cal State Northridge’s first annual academic hip-hop conference, Ayk A. Terjimanian, a doctoral student in Educational Administration, gave this talk on the origins and primary elements of hip-hop music and culture. Organized by the Hip Hop Think Tank in the Department of Pan African Studies, the Nov. 2011 event featured lectures, panel discussions and [...]

At the 2012 Matador Hall of Fame Luncheon, Larry Ramirez ’71 (Kinesiology), MA ’72 (Education) held an audience of Cal State Northridge alumni, administrators, and former athletes spellbound with a tale of personal courage in turbulent times. Nationally ranked among the top pitchers in college baseball over the 1969 and 1970 seasons, Ramirez looked back [...]

Who are we away from work? Meet a cross-section of Cal State Northridge faculty and staff who are as interesting and involved off-campus as they are during working hours. At CSUN, their ideas and energy are in the mix! This third installment of “Alter Egos” profiles Jorge Balbás, assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics… [...]

Over the 2010-11 academic year, three professors in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences and their students explored the use of sustainable cotton in textile, apparel and interior design. Their research project was funded through a grant from Cotton, Inc. and culminated in a fashion show and art exhibit at the Valley Performing Arts [...]

Theatre students at California State University, Northridge receive hands-on training and instruction in new state-of-the-art facilities in the Valley Performing Arts Center. (Video by Krishna Narayanamurti and Sylvia Sukop)

In this tribute video, California State University, Northridge highlights and celebrates the 11-year tenure of President Jolene Koester, who retires in December 2011. (Video produced by Krishna Narayanamurti and Stacy Lieberman)