Honored for Courage
Dr. Harry Edwards and Marie DeBartolo receive the Simeon Booker Award for Courage.
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U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame
SJSU icons Tommie Smith and John Carlos are two of the honorees named to the 2019 class of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame.
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Dr. Harry Edwards Scholarship Award
Bay Area Black Journalist Association (BABJA) proudly presents two scholarship opportunities, in the name of Dr. Harry Edwards, for students attending San Jose State University.
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New Executive Director Joins Institute for the Study of Sport, Society and Social Change
Akilah Carter-Francique said she never pictured moving to Silicon Valley as a step in her career trajectory, but when she saw the job posting for the executive director of the Institute for the Study of Sport, Society and Social Change at San Jose State University she had to apply.
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Alumni Tommie Smith and John Carlos to Receive the San Jose State University Tower Award
Smith and Carlos were SJSU track and field team members when they were selected to compete in the 1968 Olympics, held in Mexico City.
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50th Anniversary of the Defining Moment in Sports Social Activism: The Voices of 1968 Head to San Jose State University for Historic Town Hall
SJSU alumni Tommie Smith and John Carlos, fellow 1968 U.S. Olympic Team members, sports sociologist and SJSU alumnus Dr. Harry Edwards, and additional athletes, scholars and activists will serve as panelists at “Words to Action: Landmarks and Legacy of Athlete Activism.”
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Strategic Partner Network
The institute has established a network of strategic partnerships with other select institutes to collaborate and further study the current wave of athlete activism.
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Harry Edwards to join CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame
Edwards joins Jason Hason, Mike Lowell and Peyton Manning as the 2018 class of inductees.
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Stacey Johnson Joins ISSSSC Advisory Board
San Jose State's Institute for the Study of Sport, Society and Social Change is pleased to announce that NCAA champion fencer and U.S. Olympic Committee Board member Stacey Johnson, ’80 Public Relations, has joined its advisory board.