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Walter R. Jacobs

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Dean of the College of Social Sciences at San José State University.

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	Sparked: George Floyd, Racism, and the Progressive Illusion by Walter R. Jacobs (Goodreads Author) (editor), Wendy Thompson Taiwo (Editor), Amy August (Editor) 4.08 avg rating — 52 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghostbox: A Memoir 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	If Classrooms Matter: Progressive Visions of Educational Environments by Jeffrey R. Di Leo, Walter R. Jacobs (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2004 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Speaking the Lower Frequencies: Students and Media Literacy it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2005 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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This is the 300th and final entry of this blog. I know, I have ended the blog in the past (most recently in May, 2019) and then restarted it, but this time it should really stick, as today (June 30, 2022) is my last day as a dean, so I won’t have any more “Dispatches from a Dean.” After nine years as a dean (two at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, and seven at San José State University), tomo

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