In Simple Gifts: A Portrait Series Celebrating SJSU’s Black Faculty, Black faculty at San José State University were asked to choose a personal keepsake, pose with that item for a formal portrait, and then explain how that item influenced their academic careers. Several CoSS faculty are featured:

• Assistant Professor Jason Douglas
• Assistant Professor Faustina DuCros
• Assistant Professor Nikki Yeboah
• Associate Professor Marquita Byrd
• Professor Steven Milner
• Professor Ruth Wilson
• Professor and CoSS Dean Walt Jacobs