Even as the national unemployment rate is now down to 4.2 percent, Santa Clarita ranks No. 182 – dead last – among the best cities in which to launch a post-college career, according to a new survey by WalletHub. The Washington, D.C.-based credit services company compared the relative market strength...

The editors of College of the Canyons’ award-winning literary and arts magazine “cul-de-sac” invite the community to celebrate the publication’s 11th annual volume with a night of poetry, prose, photography and art at COC’s Valencia campus on Friday, May 25, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Admission...

In recognition of National 529 College Savings Day, the Santa Clarita Optimist Foundation’s Safety Town – Santa Clarita program announced Monday the launch of a 4-day promotion by ScholarShare 529, California’s state-sponsored college savings plan. To raise awareness about the importance of saving...

Dianne R. Bartlow When thinking about leadership positions in government, people often picture a man before considering a woman. These career-based gender stereotypes often psychologically institutionalize men and women. California State University, Northridge gender and women’s studies professor Dianne...

Two months after being honorably discharged from the U.S. Marines, Leonel Gonzalez enrolled at College of the Canyons with the goal of becoming a psychologist. The first semester is stressful for any freshman student, but for Gonzalez, who was still transitioning to his new life as a civilian, adapting...

“Fresh Meat,” a play by CSUN graduate student Karen Casady set to open next month as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival, is the tale of a dalliance with cannibals and furries, and what happens when one small algorithm goes awry. It is also a tale of coincidence and serendipity in which a California...

The Santa Clarita Community College District’s Board of Trustees will hold its next business meeting at College of the Canyons’ Valencia campus on Wednesday, May 23, starting at 3 p.m. The meeting will take place in the Board Meeting Room at Hasley Hall (HSLH-137), 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Valencia...

With the goal of contributing to coral reef research, California State University, Northridge biology alumna Jessica L. Bergman submitted her graduate thesis project, “Behavior of Brooded Coral Larvae in Response to Elevated pCO2,” to the National Science Foundation East Asia Pacific Summer Institute. Her...

Stacey Leal of Santa Clarita, CSUN 2018 graduate The cheers may be deafening this week when more than 11,500 students including Stacey Leal of Santa Clarita are expected to take part in California State University, Northridge’s 2018 commencement ceremonies. Leal’s graduation with a B.A. in Communication...

Co-Authors of “Early Burbank,” Erin and Jamie Schonauer. Photo Credit: CSUN Friends of the Oviatt Website. California State University, Northridge’s Friends of the Oviatt Library will present identical twins Erin K. Schonauer and Jamie C. Schonauer with the San Fernando Valley Award for Nonfiction...