Annual Report 2013

• Despiteuniversityimpaction,studentsintheMinorProgramcompletetheiracademicprogramsefficiently.ByMay2014,31studentswillhavegraduatedfromSJSUwiththeHumanRightsMinorcredential.Theeaseofcompletionisfurtherevidencedbyadropoutrateofonly6%since2012.

• CorecoursesintheMinor(JS25,JS171,SOCI118,JS179)continuetofillto(andoftenbeyond)capacity.EnrollmentisexpectedtoincreaseasJS25becomesalowerdivision(D3)GEcourseinthecomingAYs.

• HumanRightsWorkingGroupmembership,availablesubstantiveelectivecoursesintheMinorProgram,andpartnershipswithcommunityorganizationsforHumanRightsActionProjects(JS179)continuetoexpand.

• ThankstosupportfromtheCollegeofAppliedSciencesandArts[CASA]andtheDepartmentofJusticeStudies,wearehappytoannouncethenewhireoftenuretrackfacultymember,Dr.EdithKenney(see“NewFacultySpotlight”)Dr.Kinney’sresearchandinstructionwillbringvaluedresourcestotheHumanRightsandCriticalLegalStudiesMinorProgramsinfall2014.

Human Rights Minor Curriculum:

JS25:IntroductiontoHumanRightsandJustice(3units)

Coverscoreinternationallegalconceptsandinstitutions(suchastheUnitedNations)andthehistoryofcontemporaryhumanrightsinstrumentssuchastheUniversalDeclarationofHumanRights[UDHR]and“TheCovenants”[ICCPR,ICESCR].

JS171:HumanRightsandJustice:AnInterdisciplinaryExploration(V)orSOCI118:SociologyofHumanRightsandSocialJustice(3units)

Focusonapplicablepoliticalandsocialscientifictheory,theexplorationofcriticaldebatesinhumanrightsscholarship,andinvestigationsofcontemporaryhumanrightsstruggles—particularlythose“inourownbackyard.”

HUMAN RIGHTS MINOR

About the Minor in Human Rights: TheMinorinHumanRightsisamultidisciplinary15-unitminoratSJSU.StudentsintheMinorhavetheopportunitytoexplorethehistoryandstructureofhumanrightsandinternationallaw,studyanynumberofhistoricalorcontemporaryhumanrightsstruggles,meetandworkwithBayAreahumanrightsorganizations,andgainexperienceinagraduatestylesymposiumcourse.Studentsinterestedincareersorgraduatestudyrelatedtointernationallaw,internationalrelations,internationaldiplomacy,policystudies,humanrightsadvocacy/reporting,forensicreportingonwarcrimes/genocide/crimesagainsthumanity,communityorganizing,socialmovementnetworks,orsocialsciencesarehighlyencouragedtoenroll.

TheMinorProgramisadministeredbytheDirector,Dr.WilliamArmaline.DecisionsonProgramsubstance,curriculum,direction,activities,andgoalsaremadeinconsultationwiththeHumanRightsWorkingGroup—adiversecollectiveofSJSUscholarsandinstructorsdedicatedtopublicintellectualismandtherealizationofhumanrightspractice.ParticipationintheWorkingGroupisopen,voluntary,anddemocratic.AnyinstructionalfacultyorgraduatestudentsworkingonhumanrightsrelevantresearchwhowouldliketojointheWorkingGroupshouldemailDirectorArmalineattheirconvenience.WeareparticularlylookingformembershipfromPoliticalScience,History,EnvironmentalScience,Psychology,MexicanAmericanStudies,andtheSocialSciences(AfricanAmericanStudiesandWomen’sStudiesinparticular).

TheMinorProgrambeganenrollingstudentsinfall2012.Wearehappytoreportthataswebeginthe2014calendaryear,theMinorProgramhasgrownandblossomedbeyondexpectations:•Initialenrollmentgoalsforfall2012were15-20minors,wenowenjoyconsistentenrollmentofapproximately60studentsfromawidevarietyofcollegesanddepartments.Betweenpromotionaleffortsinthespring/summerof2014andexpandedoutreachinthe2014-15AY,weexpectenrollmenttoexceed75.SuchsustainedgrowthisabsolutelyuniquefornewprogramsatSJSU,particularlygiventhatwehavesofaroperatedwithnodedicatedfundingstream,universityspace,oradministrativesupport.

SanJoséStateUniversitydoesnotdiscriminateonthebasisofrace,color,religion,nationalorigin,sex,sexualorientation,maritalstatus,pregnancy,age,disability,disabledveteran’sorVietnamveteran’sstatus.ThispolicyappliestoallSJSUstudent,faculty,andstaffprogramsandactivities

Annual Report 2013HUMAN RIGHTS MINOR

SanJoséStateUniversitydoesnotdiscriminateonthebasisofrace,color,religion,nationalorigin,sex, sexualorientation,marital status,pregnancy,age,disability,disabledveteran’sorVietnamveteran’sstatus.ThispolicyappliestoallSJSUstudent,faculty,andstaffprogramsandactivities.

SubstantiveElectives(6units)

Substantiveelectivesincludeover50coursesacrosstheCollegesofAppliedSciencesandArts[CASA]andSocialSciences[COSS],includingmanyareaR,S,andVcoursesrequiredforgraduation.StudentsarehighlyrecommendedtomeettheirR,S,andVrequirementsastheycompletetheMinor.

Foracompletelistofelectives,pleaseseetheHRMinorGraduationForm:http://www.sjsu.edu/justicestudies/degrees/minors/human-rights-minor/HRMinorGradFormSpring2014.pdf

JS179:HumanRightsPracticumandSeminar(3units)

Thefirstpartofthiscourseisdesignedmuchlikeagraduateseminar,wherestudentsreviewanddeconstructcuttingedgescholarshipinthefieldofhumanrights.Thisistoprovidepreparationforgraduatestudy.

Thesecondpartisaservice-learningcomponentwherestudentsworkinteamsof3-6onapre-determinedHumanRightsActionProjectincollaborationwithacommunityorganizationalpartner.TheseprojectsmeetourUniversitymissionandProgramgoalsbydirectlyengagingwiththeneedsofthelocalcommunitiesweserveasaCSU.Further,byworkingdirectlywithareahumanrightsorganizationsstudentsexpandtheirprofessionalnetworksandemploymentchancesinappliedfields.StudentsinthecapstonecoursearespearheadingandsupportingongoinghumanrightsactionprojectswithorganizationsliketheSanJosePeaceandJusticeCenter,FreshLifelinesforYouth(FLY),CommUniverCity/Garden2Table,andtheACLUofNorthernCA.ProjectswiththeRedCrossofSantaClaraCounty,theSantaClaraCountyCommission/OfficeofHumanRelations,andCarrytheVisionwilljoinmanymoreinthe2014-15academicyear.

Our Faculty and Support:

OurinstructingfacultyholdadvanceddegreesinLaw,Sociology,Criminology,Anthropology,Economics,PoliticalScience,SocialWork,CommunicationStudies,EnvironmentalStudies,Geography,History,variousNaturalandHealthSciences,andsoontheHumanities.Ourfacultyandtheirvariousareasofexpertisemirrortheinterdisciplinaryspiritofhumanrightsscholarshipandprovideawell-roundedcurriculumfitforthecontemporaryfield.TheHumanRightsWorkingGroupincludesmanyofthesetalentededucators,alongwithotherSJSUscholarsdedicatedtohumanrightsstruggles.Manythanksgoouttoworkinggroupmembersfortheirhardworkin2013.

HumanRightsWorkingGroupmembers(2013):

ChristopherCox SociologyKathrynDavis Geography/GlobalStudiesAlessandroDeGiorgi JusticeStudiesMaryJuno ForensicScience/JusticeStudiesSteveLee ForensicScience/JusticeStudiesScottMyers-Lipton SociologyElizabethCara OccupationalTherapyMirandaWorthen HealthScienceNoamPerry JusticeStudiesErickaAdams JusticeStudies

MitraRokni SociologyMargaretStevenson RecordClearanceProject/JSHienDo AsianAmericanStudies/SociologyPersisKarim English/MiddleEastStudiesProg.AkubunduAmazu-Lott AfricanAmericanStudies/SocialSciEmilyBruce SocialWorkRobertoGonzalez AnthropologyElenaKlaw PsychologyMichaelFallon Sociology/CCLLGilbertVillagran SocialWork

ThecontinuedsuccessoftheMinorinHumanRightsatSJSUisalsothankstothesupportofuniversityadministrationincludingJusticeStudiesDepartmentChairJamesLee,SociologyDepartmentChairWendyNg,CASADeanCharlesBullock,andCOSSDeanSheilaBienenfeld.

Faculty Spotlight:

Dr.EdithKinneywillbejoiningtheJusticeStudiesDepartmentinFall2014asanAssistantProfessor.CurrentlythePre-LawAdvisorandVisitingAssistantProfessorinSocialSciencesatMillsCollegeinOakland,Dr.KinneyreceivedherPh.D.inJurisprudence&SocialPolicyfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeley(2011)andherJ.D.fromBerkeleyLaw(2006).AsaFulbrightFellowinThailand,Dr.Kinney’sfieldworkexaminedthestrategicmobilizationoflawandhumanrightsbygrassrootsactivistsandstatesecurityandsocialwelfareofficialsincampaignstoaddresshumantrafficking.HerworkhasappearedintheBerkeleyJournalofGender,Law&JusticeandGender,Violenceandhumansecurity:Criticalfeministperspectives(Eds.AiliMariTripp,MyraMarxFerreeandChristinaEwig,NYUPress,2013),andPowerplays:Rethinkingthepoliticsofsexwork(Eds.SamanthaMajicandCarisaShowden,UniversityofMinnesotaPress,2014).Dr.Kinney’scurrentresearchprojectsexplorethedynamicinteractionsoflawandsociety,focusedparticularlyontherolesocialmovementorganizationsplayincriminaljusticereformathomeandabroad.ShelooksforwardtocontributingtothegrowinginterdisciplinaryhumanrightscommunityatSJSU.

2013 In Highlights: On October 17, 2013 we hosted a packed house (100+) for our second Annual Human Rights Lecture, part of the Ann Lucas Lecture Series. Our event on the formerly named “School of the Americas” at Fort Benning, GA featured Dr. Claudia Chaufan of USCF, Co-Founder of School of the Americas Watch, Judy Liteky, and Director Jim McGarry of the Sister Dorothy Stang Center, Notre Dame de Namur University.

Annual Report 2013HUMAN RIGHTS MINOR

SanJoséStateUniversitydoesnotdiscriminateonthebasisofrace,color,religion,nationalorigin,sex, sexualorientation,marital status,pregnancy,age,disability,disabledveteran’sorVietnamveteran’sstatus.ThispolicyappliestoallSJSUstudent,faculty,andstaffprogramsandactivities.

• Students in the capstone (JS 179) course began several Human Rights Action Projects in 2013 that continue today, including:

DACAmented: Students work with the San Jose Peace and Justice Center, TIGRA, and CommUniverCity SJ to provide free legal services to those who qualify for working papers under federal DACA legislation.

FLY Male Mentors: Students work with Fresh Lifelines for Youth [FLY] on a campaign to recruit much needed male mentors for youth in the dependency and delinquency systems.

Sexual Assault Resistance (SJSU): Students work with university partners to create consistent information and resources to prevent sexual assault on campus and provide support and services to sexual assault victims.

•Dr.WilliamArmaline’sbook(2011)withGlasbergandPurkayastha,Humanrightsinourownbackyard(UPennPress:http://www.upenn.edu/pennpress/book/14904.html)wasreleasedinpaperbackandasanebookin2013.Theirnewbook,Thehumanrightsenterprise:Politicalsociology,statepower,andsocialmovements(PolityPress:http://www.polity.co.uk)willbereleasedinJune2014.

•Dr.ScottMyers-Liptoncelebratesasuccessfulcampaigntoraisetheminimumwageto$10.00/hr.inSanJosewithstudentandcommunitypartnerssuchasCaféJ.LookoutforDr.Myers-Lipton’snewbookavailableinOctober2014,Endingextremepoverty:Aneconomicbillofrightstoeliminatepoverty(ParadigmPublishers:www.paradigmpublishers.com).

•In2013theRecordClearanceProject,undertheleadershipofMargaret“Peggy”Stevensonfiled169petitionsincourtfor55clients,ofwhich167convictiondismissalsweregranted;wasgranted21outof22filedpetitionstoreduceeligiblefeloniestomisdemeanors;andgave39communitypresentationstoover1600peopleonexpungementlawandprocedure.RCPmembersalsoworkedwithStanfordUniversitytoimproveoneffortstoimplementCAexpungementpolicies.

•We’rehappytohighlightDr.MirandaWorthen’sworkonreturningveteransintheU.S.andwar-affectedyoungmothersinLiberia,SierraLeon,andUganda:

-WorthenM.&AhernJ.(2013)TheCauses,Course,andConsequencesofAngerProblemsinVeteransReturningtoCivilianLife.JournalofLossandTrauma.

-Worthen,M.,Onyango,G.,Veale,A.,Wessells,M.,McKay,S.(2013)FacilitatingWar-AffectedYoungMothers’Reintegration:LessonsfromaParticipatoryActionResearchStudyinLiberia,SierraLeone,andUganda.InternationalJournalofSocialScienceStudies1(1):145-149.

-Worthen,M.,McKay,S.,Veale,A.,Wessells,M.(2012)Reintegrationofyoungmothers:youngmothersseekingreintegrationafterperiodsoftimespentlivingwithfightingforcesandarmedgroupsfaceexclusionandstigmaratherthanthesupporttheyandtheirchildrenbadlyneed.ForcedMigrationReview40.www.fmreview.org/young-and-out-of-place.

•Dr.ArmalinehadseveralopportunitiestopromotetheMinorProgramin2013,givingtalksonKQED’sEqualTimetalkshow,SEIU-USWWorganizingevents,theCriticalSociologyRe-ImaginingHumanRightsconference,andtheSantaClaraCountyHumanRightsDayProclamation.In2014hewillfocusontalksconcerninghumanrightsandglobalsustainability,beginningatEmoryUniversity.

•Dr.PersisKarim,Professor,English&ComparativeLiterature,receivedaPeace-BuildingGrantfromtheUnitedStatesInstituteofPeacetohostaworkshopforhighschoolandcommunitycollegeinstructors:“TeachingPeace/TeachingNonviolence:ApproachestoTeachingtheIsraeli-PalestinianConflict.”TheSJSUworkshopinvolvedotherfacultyincludingDr.DianaStover(Journalism)andDr.KathrynDavis(Geography/GlobalStudies).TheworkshophelpedteachersexplorehowtopresenttheconflicttohighschoolstudentsandofferpedagogicalapproachestounderstandingthenarrativesofbothPalestiniansandIsraelisaswellastounderscorethehumanrightsimpactofoccupation.

•Dr.ErickaAdamscontinuesher(interviewstudy)researchon“theimpactofcriminalrecordclearanceonex-offendersandtheirfamilies”withco-authorElsaChenofSantaClaraUniversity.

•DevelopedinpartnershipwithJusticeStudiesGraduatecoordinatorDr.AlessandroDeGiorgi,twohumanrightscoursesenteredtheJSMastersProgramcurriculum:JS212Local&GlobalPerspectivesonHumanRights,JS214:SocialMovements,CommunityOrganizingandSocialJustice.Lookforthesecoursesinfall2014andspring2015.

• JS 173:InformationRightsAreHumanRightswasdevelopedandproposedasanewsubstantiveelectivecourseintheJusticeStudiesandHumanRightsMinorProgramsinpartnershipwithDr. Susan MaretoftheSchoolofLibraryandInformationSciences[SLIS]atSJSU.

•HS 172:ContemporaryEnvironmentalHealthIssuesandJS172:HumanTraffickingandModernDaySlaverywereaddedtothelistofsubstantiveelectivecourses.

•JS 25:IntroductiontoHumanRightsandJusticewassubmittedasalowerdivisionGEcourse.WeexpectJS25tosatisfyGEareaD3bythe2014-15AY.

Annual Report 2013HUMAN RIGHTS MINOR

SanJoséStateUniversitydoesnotdiscriminateonthebasisofrace,color,religion,nationalorigin,sex, sexualorientation,marital status,pregnancy,age,disability,disabledveteran’sorVietnamveteran’sstatus.ThispolicyappliestoallSJSUstudent,faculty,andstaffprogramsandactivities.

•Lastbutcertainlynotleast,wewouldliketocongratulateallthosestudents—ourfirst—whocompletedtheMinorinHumanRightsin2013.Pleasejoinusinrecognizingtheseverytalented,pioneeringindividuals:

Annie Luu Francisco PadilBriana Garcia Humberto RiveraFrancisco Padilla Jamie MarcilRowena Castro Deysi MadrizRobert Lopez Marcela EnriquezVictoria Perry Shirley JimenezAlexandria Rodriguez Luis AraujoIngrid Infante Luz Pardo de FigueroaHelen Chen Bo LiJose Pedraza

What’s to be done? What’s to come?

•In2014wewillcontinuetoworkonourwebpresence,andunveilanewwebpagehostedbytheDepartmentofJusticeStudies.Pleasemakesuretolike/followusonFacebookandTwitter:http://twitter.com/SJSUHumanRights,http://www.facebook.com/sjsuHumanRightsProgram.

•InanefforttoexpandandmaturebeyondtheMinorinHumanRights,wewillcontinueoureffortstosecureinternalandexternalfundingoverthenextseveralyearstofuelourexpansionintoafullyfledgedprogramwithadedicateduniversityfundingstream,permanentresearchcomponent,opportunitiesforgraduatelevelresearch,andpermanentstaff.ThoseinterestedincollaboratingonsucheffortsshouldcontactDr.Armalineviaemail.

•Wewillexpandenrollment,availablecoursework,andHumanRightsActionProjectpartnershipsinthe2014-15AY.NewcoursesshouldincludethoseonGenocide,HumanRightsForensics,andtheconceptualRighttoInformation.

•Lookforthe3rdAnnualHumanRightsLectureinthe2014-15AY.ForvideosofpreviousHumanRightsandAnnLucasLectureSerieseventssee:http://www.sjsu.edu/justicestudies/programs-events/ann-lucas/index.html

•WewouldliketocongratulateSteveLeeandMaryJunoforlaunchingthenewMinorinForensicScience!WehopetoofferournewHumanRightsForensicscourseinthe2014-15AY.

•LookforthenewHumanRightsProgramBulletinBoardonthe5thfloorofMacQuarriehallin2014.WewillpostHRrelevanteventsaswellasinternship,scholarship,andextracreditopportunitiesavailabletoHumanRightsMinorstudents.

VerySpecialThanks

Withoutdedicatedadministrativeresources,theHumanRightsMinorProgramwouldnotfunctionifnotfortheborrowedsupportofJusticeStudiesadministrativestaff:CarolSantos,MollyMarquez,EduardoBautista,andLanTran.ManythankstothesededicatedstaffmembersfortheircontributionstotheMinorProgram!!

ContactInformationandForms:

Note:AllstudentsinterestedintheMinorinHumanRightsshouldsubmitenrollmentpaperworktoDr.Armalineandseehimwithunofficialtranscriptsforadvising.

WilliamArmaline,Directorwilliam.armaline@sjsu.edu

Website:http://www.sjsu.edu/justicestudies/degrees/minors/human-rights-minor/index.html

Twitter:http://twitter.com/SJSUHumanRights

Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/sjsuHumanRightsProgram

Minordeclarationformforstudentswith<90units:http://www.sjsu.edu/registrar/docs/major_minor_less_than_90.pdf

Minordeclarationformforstudentswith>90units:http://www.sjsu.edu/registrar/docs/major_minor_more_than_90.pdf

MinorinHumanRightsGraduationForm:http://www.sjsu.edu/justicestudies/degrees/minors/human-rights-minor/HRMinorGradFormSpring2014.pdf

Please direct all mail correspondence to: William Armaline Department of Justice Studies SJSU, One Washington Square, MH 524