First Act by CSUN EPC for AY 2019-2020

When Africans were captured after a failed attempt to escape slavery, would you tell them to give up because slavery was so powerful so they must learn to live with it? When Nazis took power over a town, would you tell the town people to give up and see how they can best negotiate with …

Quick Updates from March 2019 to Summer 2019

From February 2019 to May 2019, we were bogged down by more aversive racist behaviors from our campus leaders. This included in being misinformed to attend meetings where we were supposed to be witnesses of a complaint to us being defendants accused of "coaching students to harass faculty." The assumption appeared to be that our …

Statement from the CSU Ethnic Studies Council to support CSUN

12 November 2019 Dr. Timothy P. White, Chancellor The California State University 401 Golden Shore Long Beach, California 90802 Dear Chancellor White: On Monday, October 29, 2018, the California State University (CSU) Ethnic Studies Council held its biannual meeting at CSU Los Angeles. The CSU Ethnic Studies Council represents the more than 200 faculty members …

Quick Summary of December 2018 to February 2019

In December 2018, CSUN Admin once again tried to negate faculty's vote to not implement EO 1100R and EO 1110. For the third time, faculty voted to NOT participate in the implementation of the EOs even as admin tried to persuade faculty to comply to have a say in the implementation since Admin will implement …

Update on Senate Exec and Faculty Senate Meetings since September 27

After September 27 Faculty Senate Meeting, Dr. Masequesmay wrote Dr. Michael Neubauer in Senate Exec. with a list of issues she wanted to raise at Faculty Senate. They were: Vote for 6 units CSUN graduation requirement in ES/GWS/QS Vote of “No Confidence” on President Harrison Mandatory training on race/gender/sexuality/class/disability for administration Faculty doing the training …

Statement from Our Coalition

As the Coalition Against the E0s/Student & Faculty Committee to Restore Democracy at CSUN: We emphatically reject the implementation of EO 1100R and EO 1110 We refuse to participate in the framing of solutions or options, which have been presented as ways of “lying” about compliance while making exceptions We refuse compliance in any form …

Update of Chancellor’s Visit at CSUN

After the faculty senate meeting with students' protests, testimonies, and call for a vote of no confidence on President Harrison, Interim Provost Stella Theodolou sent an email to "faculty leaders" (deans, chairs and senators) and students about a chance to speak with Chancellor White when he planned to visit CSUN on October 3, 2018. Here is …

Last Week’s events 9/26/2018 & 9/27/2018

A lot happened last week. Students staged a boycott of University eateries and had their own groups such as Revolutionary Scholars, to sell food. Thursday at 12:30 pm was a Walk-Out followed by a press conference at the University Hall. Then the students, faculty and staff marched to the quad, library and then to the …

Student Press Release, 9/27/2018

Dear Community: Allow me to introduce the students of California State University, Northridge.  We are one of the largest and most diverse student populations in the United States. Ethnic and racial diversity on our campus composes over 75% percent of our student population, with the most vibrant Ethnic Studies Departments  in the State of California. …

Dr. Kathryn Sorrells’ summary on the EOs and our campus’ responses

Here is Dr. Kathryn Sorrells' summary on the EOs and our campus' various responses. She reported this at the Faculty Senate Meeting on 9/27/2018. Late August and late September 2017, CSUN faculty were informed by CSUN administrators about Executive Orders (E0 1100R and EO 1110) mandated by the CSU Chancellor’s Office. Faculty opposed the EOs …