Ken Noel: Reframing Possibility
Noel understood that challenging the racial, economic and political status quo under the glow of an international spotlight came with great risk.
26 Sep, 2018
Noel understood that challenging the racial, economic and political status quo under the glow of an international spotlight came with great risk.
14 May, 2018
How do movements such as #MeToo, #NeverAgain, #BlackLivesMatter and #TimesUp gain traction? SJSU professors and experts weigh in.
14 May, 2018
Silicon Valley has disrupted its way into a housing crisis, one so severe that the workers needed to power tech’s growth engine are being priced out of a future here.
14 May, 2018
Paul Thiebaut III, ’09 Economics, is the founder of 10 Books a Home (10BH), a nonprofit tutoring service for nearly 200 low-income families in the Ravenswood City School District.
Spring-Summer 2018 / Web Extra
14 May, 2018
Rycenga’s research on abolitionist educator Prudence Crandall (1803–1890) has provided an early example of how education can be a catalyst for social change.
Photos and Videos / Spring-Summer 2018 / Web Extra
14 May, 2018
Watch a video on the challenges and opportunities facing woman athletes today.
SJSU Women in Sport / Spring-Summer 2018
1 Mar, 2018
Margaret Jenkins, ’25 Education, threw discus in the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam as a member of the first ever women’s track and field team representing the United States. Jenkins belongs to a tradition of Spartan woman athletes who have set records on and off the field.
5 Nov, 2017
From SJSU to Facebook, Netta Conyers-Haynes says: “We don’t grow when things are easy. We grow when we face challenges.”
9 May, 2017
“There is an undocumented student community out there that could definitely benefit from a lot of the services I obtained.”
9 May, 2017
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.
9 May, 2017
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.
Spring-Summer 2017 / Web Extra
7 May, 2017
Washington Square designer and writer Peter Caravalho shares his personal connection to “Enduring History: 75 Years After Executive Order 9066.”
23 Jan, 2017
Marc J. Spears, ’95 Journalism, senior writer for ESPN’s The Undefeated, a site that explores sports, race and culture, is no stranger to the world of athlete activism.
20 Jan, 2017
The father of the sociology of sport on SJSU’s new Institute for the Study of Sport, Society and Social Change.
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30 Nov, 2021
Learning Together: Online Learning and Beyond
21 Jan, 2021
In Good Hands: Faculty Ingenuity and Remote Learning
10 Dec, 2020
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