Dreamers: The Undocumented Student and Immigrant Experience
“There is an undocumented student community out there that could definitely benefit from a lot of the services I obtained.”
Category: Spring-Summer 2017
Witnessing Mercy: Delivering Health Care and Dignity to San Jose’s Homeless
Every Friday—rain or shine—Mercy Egbujor leads the backpack medical team on its rounds in a battered van, frequently descending into hidden camps where unsanitary conditions provide a breeding ground for diseases such as tuberculosis and hepatitis.
Spartans Champion the Paralympic Movement
Three Spartans who are part of the Paralympic movement, promoting its values of enabling and empowering athletes while challenging stereotypes and transforming attitudes about athletes with impairments.
Crossing the Borders of Identity and Philosophy
As a young child, Professor Carlos Alberto Sanchez learned to cross geographic and cultural boundaries. As a professor, he says that it is his “responsibility to make sure that philosophy belongs to everyone.” Perhaps learning has no borders.
Robot Explorers
“We are trying to make the exploration of the unknown something that everyday people can do. It doesn’t take a science grant to see something no one ever has before.”
A Healing Legacy
“Judy and I traveled a lot together. Now there’s going to be a nursing scholarship in our name that keeps the spirit of service alive.”
Nothing Is Impossible
“I came away from SJSU knowing that if you want anything bad enough you can attain it. Nothing is impossible.”
Faculty Spotlight: A Place of Her Own
“With a lot of the work we do, there’s this tension between the relationship of our bodies and place,” she says. “It’s a female-centered, feminist perspective. Most of our dresses have a large stature. They have a place in the world.”
Editor’s Perspective: Gram’s Stories
Telling the stories of Spartans, remembering a grandmother’s sacrifice.
One Washington Square: Golden State Moment
SJSU Grupo Folklórico Luna y Sol dancers perform at the second annual Latino Heritage Night at Oracle Arena.
Job Maestro: How to Be the “Light of Change,” Advice From Intel CEO Brian Krzanich
In CNBC’s weekly “Fortt Knox” podcast, anchor Jon Fortt interviews extraordinary people with the goal of giving listeners “tips and inspiration to do what you do that much better.” The Job Maestro is excited to share some excerpts from Fortt’s tip-tastic podcast with Intel CEO Brian Krzanich, ’82 Chemistry.
Class Discussion: History 15A: The Essentials of U.S. History
San Jose State history lecturers Laura Guardino, ’03 MA Social Science, Robert Cirivilleri, ’86 BS, ’00 MA, Social Science, and Katherine Chilton challenge students to examine American history through a multicultural lens in History 15A: The Essentials of U.S. History.
Spring/Summer 2017: From Readers
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