by Julia Halprin Jackson | Sep 18, 2023 | Featured, Spartan Spotlight
Educator Nancy Gutierrez Prevails This is how Nancy Gutiérrez describes the neighborhood where she grew up: “When you think of the intersection of King and Story, what images come to mind? People of different colors, cultures and corners, majority Latinx. East Side...
by Julia Halprin Jackson | Sep 14, 2023 | Featured, Spartan Spotlight
Emilio and Samson, Side by Side Emilio Gallegos served in the U.S. Marines from 1999-2010. Bay Area photographer Vicki Topaz interviewed him and his family for the film “By My Side.” Photo by Vicki Topaz. Emilio Gallegos, ’19 Creative Writing, is a man...
by Cassie Myers | Aug 22, 2023 | Awards and Achievements, Spartan Spotlight
Alumnus Shariq Shah Receives $100,000 to Fund AI Tutor Start-up Shariq Shah, ’19 Computer Science, doesn’t waste time. His third start-up, Tutorly.ai, has only been operational since February, and he has already been selected to receive $100,000 from gener8tor, a...
by Julia Halprin Jackson | Aug 21, 2023 | Spartan Spotlight
Redefining Student Success with Shonda Goward When Shonda Goward, associate vice provost of undergraduate advising and student success at San José State, first met with a faculty advisor as a first-generation student at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,...
by Anwyn Hurxthal | Aug 11, 2023 | Research and Innovation, Spartan Spotlight
Deep Dive in 5: Explore the Arctic Circle with Incoming Graduate Student Jo Kaya Biological Oceanography graduate student, Jo Kaya, drills through sea ice to sample water in the Arctic Chukchi Sea. During summer vacation, many may run toward the beach, but incoming...
by Julia Halprin Jackson | Jun 1, 2023 | Spartan Spotlight
Alumna Adrienne Keel Shares Moments of Pride Alumna Adrienne Keel stands with a portrait created for the Womanhood Project by fabric artist Isabelle King. Photo courtesy of Adrienne Keel. On June 28, 1970, New York City hosted the first Pride March a year to the day...
