University Student Union

University Student Union


18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8272

Phone: (818) 677-2251

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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)

The University Student Union is committed to supporting students’ educational goals through inclusive and anti-racist programs, services and activities. Through collaboration with students, faculty and staff from various campus entities, EDI is dedicated to providing spaces where Matadors can come together to learn and engage in conversations regarding race, anti-racism, diversity, equity and inclusivity.

Diversity & Equity Innovation Grant (DEIG)

The DEIG is a partnership between the University Student Union (USU) and the University Counseling Services (UCS). The USU and UCS received funding from the President’s office to provide several programs that address systemic change, create community awareness, campus wide transformation, reflection and transformation around the impacts of injustices on students. The DEIG continues to funds important programs that make it possible to have impactful conversations.

Healing Spaces

Our Healing Spaces are intended to create safe space for communities to come together to heal, be in conversation with one another and create support and action items for matters impacting members of the CSUN community. We have held various events in collaboration with academic departments and student organizations.

USU Work Teams

Internal USU Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Work Team

Provides guidance and support to the University Student Union on creating an inclusive workplace experience for members of the organization. Assist on issues of organization climate, inclusive practices and overall, equitable experiences for staff and board members.

Diversity and Inclusion Committee (USU Board of Directors)

The Diversity and Inclusion Committee will serve as an advisory committee to the USU Board of Directors offering a critical analysis of how the USU can further enhance inclusivity within its policies, practices and programming efforts.

Resource Centers

The DREAM Center is a welcoming resource center that provides resources and services to undocumented students, mixed status families, staff, faculty, allies and future undocumented students while fostering a more inclusive campus community. DREAM stands for Dreamers, Resources, Empowerment, Advocacy and Mentorship.

Contact
(818) 677-7069
dreamcenter@csun.edu

 

The Pride Center supports lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex and asexual (LGBTQIA+) students, faculty and staff through programming and educational outreach to improve the campus climate for LGBTQIA+ individuals as well as advocate for the respect and safety of all members of the campus community. 

Contact
(818) 677-4355 
pride@csun.edu

The Veterans Resource Center (VRC) mission is to assist CSUN students as they transition from military service to academic success. The VRC promotes the academic, personal and professional development of student veterans, reservists, members of the National Guard and their dependents through supportive services, resources and community building events.

Contact
(818) 677-4672 
vrc@csun.edu

Anti-Racism Resource List 

Find helpful allyship articles, training workshops, law enforcement alternatives, history and social justice books, anti-racism videos and other resources.

  • Why We Can’t Wait by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
  • How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi
  • Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
  • Stony the Road: White Supremacy and the Rise of Jim Crow by Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.
  • Killing Rage by Bell Hooks
  • Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall
  • White Trash: The History of 400 of Class in America by Nancy Isenberg
  • The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
  • Nobody: Casualties of American War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to to Flint and Beyond by Marc Lamont Hill
  • Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
  • What Color Is My World?: The Lost History of African-American Inventors by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld
  • Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
  • We Charge Genocide: The Historic Petition to the United Nations for Relief from a Crime of the United States Government Against the Negro People by Civil Rights Congress (presented to the world in 1951, simultaneously by Paul Robeson in New York and William L. Patterson to the UN in Paris)
  • Makes Me Wanna Holler: A Young Black Man in America by Nathan McCall
  • Black Privilege: Opportunity Comes to Those Who Create It by Charlamagne tha God

University Student Union

University Student Union


18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8272

Phone: (818) 677-2251

Send email

Social Media

Instagram | TikTok | Facebook | YouTube | LinkedIn | Flickr

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