Past Advising Notices

Fall 2008:

Hi, everyone, welcome back to school! Hope your summer was enjoyable and that you're in the mood to launch into the new semester.
This will be a general announcement about the program, so please read carefully.
First, below you will find an announcement for a fellowship to take a Masters in Int'l Relations at a Madrid university. If you have graduated and are fluent in Spanish, quiickly apply (deadline next week).
Second, we have a new advisor for the program, Professor Rajiv Khanna of the history department. He will be advising you in his office at DMH 217, Wed and Thurs 2-5:30 pm and by appointment. He will have all your files there. I will attach his bio below. I will continue to help out while he is learning the ropes, and you should feel free to call me if you like.
Third, the Department of Foreign Languages is expanding its offerings this year to include beginning Arabic and a new course in Brazilian culture (Port. 102A), in English.
Fourth, Dr. Bornstein will offer GLST 1B in spring 2009. I will try to schedule it so it does not conflict with Geog. 100W, which I'm recommending for our majors.
Again, welcome back. I look forward to seeing you and hearing from our 14 graduates last May. Cheers!

Rajiv Khanna, a native of Bombay , India , earned his B.A. from Newman University in Wichita , Kansas , and is finishing his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University. He specializes in 19 th and 20 th century European International history and Modern South Asian history. His research focuses on the "peculiar partnership" between the greatest former imperial power, Great Britain , and its non-aligned former colony, India . Rajiv Khanna is also fascinated by the international consequences of forced population migration in a broad, comparative perspective. His teaching interests include modern British, European, World, and South Asian history, as well as empire and decolonization, the 20 th century world, diplomatic history, and the Cold War from a global perspective.

My office hours will remain the same as last semester

Michael L. Conniff, Director
Global Studies (gs.sjsu.edu)
San José State University
San José CA 95192-0135
408-924-7196, fax -7203
Cell 408-761-1705

Spring 2008:

• Hello, everyone, hope you had enjoyable holidays and are already launched into a productive 2008!
• I'm back from my travels and available to meet at my office (210 N. 4th, suite 301) by appt. or in the History Dept., DMH 134, Wed. 9-10 or Thurs. 5-6. Be sure to let me know when you wish to meet so I can have your advising file in hand!
• Remember that we will give out two awards for $500 each this spring, for academic excellence and study abroad. The deadline is March 17. To find out more go to http://gs.sjsu.edu/degree/scholarships
• The special course, Arab American Dialogues (GLST 187) has a few more openings. If you are interested please contact Prof. Thurston.
• The History Department will offer a special course on Thursdays, 6-8:45, called Hist 103, Seminar in World History: The Contemporary World. Veteran professor Jerry Underdal will teach it. Instruction will focus on key world issues in human rights, the environment and international security.  Then, as an integral part of the course, students will play the role of diplomats representing the policies of the U.S. in negotiations with other country delegations, similar to a Model UN course. You may get credit for a Group 3 breadth course by taking this seminar. Contact Prof. Underdal for more information.
• Anil Azad has begun working in our office and will be helping with GLST student advising and administration. His phone is 924-7197. He will post this msg. with other advising notices on our website, gs.sjsu.edu.