Events

Zine-Making for Advocacy and Activism Workshop

Jack and Florence Ferman Presentation Room, University Library

Get your message out, and be seen with your zine! Join the Library for a hands-on workshop exploring zine-making as a tool for advocacy and activism. Workshop participants will engage with the radical history of zines, create their own, and gain access to Know Your Rights information along with campus and community resources. The workshop… Continue reading Zine-Making for Advocacy and Activism Workshop

Education in Action: Accessibility in Education

Ferman Presentation Room, University Library

Join educators, students, and accessibility advocates for an interactive event dedicated to understanding and advancing accessibility in education. Featuring a panel discussion with California Teacher of the Year and High School ASL Teacher, Arby Wolkov, and Deaf Educator Brenzel Barbauld, the audience will have the opportunity explore practical strategies and policy frameworks that promote accessibility… Continue reading Education in Action: Accessibility in Education

CSUN University Library 13th Annual Banned Books Readout

Ferman Presentation Room, University Library

  Banned Books Readout with Pizza     ALA.ORG/BBOOKS Censorship is so 1984 Read for your rights CSUN University Library 13th Annual Banned Books Readout with Pizza Khloe Rios-Wyatt will talk about Read Me Like You Mean It Keynote Speaker Khloe Rios-Wyatt is CEO of Alianza Translatinx. October 8, 2025 1:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.… Continue reading CSUN University Library 13th Annual Banned Books Readout

Papel Picado Workshop

University Library: Jack & Florence Ferman Presentation Room

Learn to make papel picado with Candy Angel-Diaz, "the Nepantlera Artivist." Attendees will learn accessible approaches to this centuries-old craft in an immersive, hands-on workshop in the Library as we begin preparations for Día de Muertos. Join us for an afternoon of art, snacks, and community! The Papel Picado Workshop is open to all CSUN… Continue reading Papel Picado Workshop

AI Curious? How CSUN students are using AI

University Library: 265A

Are you interested in how other students use AI in their research or assignments? Have questions about using AI in your assignments? Drop in to the "AI Curious? How CSUN students are using AI" conversation. We'll have short presentations and lots of discussion about using AI. Listen, participate... or just come for the snacks! Please… Continue reading AI Curious? How CSUN students are using AI

17th Annual Research Fellows Colloquium

University Library: Jack & Florence Ferman Presentation Room

The Office of the Provost cordially invites the CSUN community to hear our distinguished faculty speak about their research. Moderated by Justin Kovalcik, Interim Associate Dean, University Library. Light refreshments will be served. Featured Speakers Farshad Ghodoosi (Business Law, David Nazarian College of Business and Economics) — Evaluating AI’s Capabilities in Law and Access to… Continue reading 17th Annual Research Fellows Colloquium

Open Access 2025: Share your Knowledge, Retain your Rights – Start an OA Journal

University Library: Jack & Florence Ferman Presentation Room

Who owns our knowledge? This year’s International Open Access Week invites us to reflect on how scholarship is created, shared, and controlled. At California State University, Northridge, faculty and students are taking an active role in shaping the future of scholarly publishing by launching their own Open Access journals. Join us for a morning of… Continue reading Open Access 2025: Share your Knowledge, Retain your Rights – Start an OA Journal

Deborah Swan and The Impresario: Leon Hefflin and the World’s First Annual Jazz Festival

Jack and Florence Ferman Presentation Room, University Library

Join us for a presentation on The Impresario: Leon Hefflin and the World’s First Annual Jazz Festival by the author, Deborah Swan. Deborah has dedicated herself to honoring and preserving the legacy of her grandfather, Leon Hefflin Sr. Hefflin was the producer of the long running Cavalcade of Jazz at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles,… Continue reading Deborah Swan and The Impresario: Leon Hefflin and the World’s First Annual Jazz Festival

Civil War to Civil Rights: A Student Research Showcase

University Library: ASRS Viewing Room

Join the CSUN University Library and History Department faculty, Dr. Marissa Jenrich, for a showcase of student research spanning the 19th century through the 1980’s documenting Black history, activism, and resistance. Snacks will be served. This event is part of the CSUN University Library’s Black History Month event series. Thank you to our co-sponsors for… Continue reading Civil War to Civil Rights: A Student Research Showcase

Making A Career in Fashion Design

Jack and Florence Ferman Presentation Room, University Library

BHMJoin us for an engaging conversation with designer, industry leader, and Black Design Collective co-founder, TJ Walker. This event is co-hosted by the student organization from Family and Consumer Sciences, TRENDS. Refreshments will be served. For more than two decades, the clothing designs of Thomas “TJ” Walker have been featured among the pages of such… Continue reading Making A Career in Fashion Design

Commemorating the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Black Panther Party

Jack and Florence Ferman Presentation Room, University Library

Join us for transformative discussion about civil rights and activism from a panel of former Black Panther Party members. This event is part of the CSUN University Library’s Black History Month event series. Thank you to our co-sponsors for making these events possible: University Student Union (USU), Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), California Faculty Association (CFA),… Continue reading Commemorating the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Black Panther Party

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