by Julia Halprin Jackson | Jun 1, 2021 | Research and Innovation
On May 25, 2020, Minnesota resident George Floyd was murdered at the hands of police officer Derek Chauvin – a tragedy captured on a cell phone video by a bystander on a nearby sidewalk. Four days later, San José State College of Social Sciences Dean and Sociology...
by Julia Halprin Jackson | Jun 1, 2021 | Research and Innovation
San José State Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Carolina Prado and Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Advisor of Chicana and Chicano Studies Jonathan D. Gomez have been awarded noteworthy funded fellowships for the 2021-2022 academic year. Both awards...
by Ken Mashinchi | May 20, 2021 | Spartan Spotlight
Above: Watch NBC’s TODAY segment “A Life Well Lived” on Lee Evans that aired Sunday, May 23, 2021. Editor’s Note: This story originally ran on the SJSU Athletics website. Best known as a 1968 two-time Mexico City Olympic Games track and...
by Julia Halprin Jackson | May 14, 2021 | Campus Life
How will San José State honor the Class of 2021? The university will offer a mix of in-person and online celebratory activities to recognize graduating Spartans. Degrees will be conferred virtually by SJSU President Mary Papazian and Provost and Senior Vice President...
by Tiffany Harbrecht | May 5, 2021 | Academics
We’re thrilled to congratulate our graduating class of 2021, who have shown incredible resilience, determination and grit during the COVID-19 pandemic, which spanned more than a year of their college experience. Here are some of our extraordinary soon-to-be graduates,...