The Department of Communication Studies' at California State University, Northridge was selected to participate in a nationally funded educational initiative to address hate speech and racially based violence in our nation’s schools. Communicating Common Ground, sponsored by the Southern Poverty Law Center, the National Communication Association, Campus Compact, and American Association of Higher Education involves thirty educational sites nationwide. The initiative supports a pilot partnership between the Department of Communication Studies (CSUN) and Grant High School to develop a school environment where the benefits of a cultural diverse community are actively fostered. The California State University, Northridge (CSUN) colloquially known as C-SUN, is a state-funded university in Northridge, California, USA. It is part of the California State University System, and was formerly the San Fernando Valley State College. ... The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is based in Montgomery, Alabama, in the South of the US. It was started in 1971 by Morris Dees and Joe Levin as a civil rights law firm. ... The American Association has been the name of at least two leagues of professional United States of America. ... Higher education is education provided by universities and other institutions that award academic degrees, such as university colleges, and liberal arts colleges. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. ... A state-funded university in Northridge, California, part of the California State University System, formerly the San Fernando Valley State College. ...

In Fall 2000, the Department of Communication Studies at Cal State Northridge initiated a pilot partnership with Grant High School (http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Grant_HS/) in Van Nuys, CA to address escalating racial tension at the school. Over the past 15 years, relations between Latino and Armenian students have worsened to the point where annual riots have become a tradition. The collaborative project, which brings CSUN students in the Intercultural Communication class into the high school to work with 9th and 10th graders aims to relieve tensions by facilitating dialogue and understanding across ethnic and racial groups. The overall goal of the partnership is to create a school environment where cultural differences are fostered and utilized as valuable resources. Autumn colours at Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucestershire, England. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. ... A state-funded university in Northridge, California, part of the California State University System, formerly the San Fernando Valley State College. ... Van Nuys is a district within the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. ... CA or ca may stand for: the IATA code for Air China C&A stores calcium (Ca): symbol for the chemical element California (State of, United States) Canada (ISO country code) Catalan language (ISO 639 alpha-2) Central America certificate authority Counter Air heavy cruiser (CA): hull classification symbol cyanoacrylate... In the United States, Latino refers to non-Anglo-American citizens who are living in the United States of America and are of Latin American background, also referred to as Hispanic. ... A state-funded university in Northridge, California, part of the California State University System, formerly the San Fernando Valley State College. ...