SJSU and edX Announce Major Expansion

SJSU Electrical Engineering Lecturer Khosrow Ghadiri helped pioneer the fall 2012 “flipped class.” (Christina Olivas photo)

SJSU President Mohammad Qayoumi, edX President Anant Agarwal and California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom will speak at a news conference scheduled for 9:30 a.m. (PDT) April 10, when SJSU and edX will make a joint announcement detailing an expansion of courses offered to students at SJSU and other CSU campuses. The event will be held at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, Rooms 225/229, 150 E. San Fernando St., San Jose. Credentials are required for all members of the media. Please R.S.V.P. with the reporters’ and photographers’ names by email. View the live stream and join the conversation. San Jose State — Silicon Valley’s largest institution of higher learning with 30,500 students and 3,850 employees — is part of the California State University system. SJSU’s 154-acre downtown campus anchors the nation’s 10th largest city.