Lecturer AY-A, History
Email
Preferred: iris.jerke@sjsu.edu
Telephone
Preferred: (408) 924-5507
Office Hours
Fall 2014: M 12:00 to 1:00 pm on the days of the history section
I am also available through email M-Th from 9 am to 5 pm: iris.jerke@sjsu.edu
Education
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Master of Arts, CSU-San Jose, 2003
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Associate of Arts, Intercultural Studies, De Anza College, California, United States,
2000
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Bachelor of Arts, African American Studies, CSU-San Jose, California, United States,
2002
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Bachelor of Arts, Social Science: Race, Ethnicity and Gender, CSU-San Jose, California,
United States, 2002
Bio
Iris M. Jerke, history professor at San Jose State University and San Jose City College.
Ms. Jerke was born and raised in Germany. During her twenty years stay in the multi-ethnic
city of Berlin (West, Germany) she gained a well-founded diverse cultural background.
Extensive travel throughout Europe and the United States added to her understanding
of different race relations inside and outside of the United States. Before pursuing
a career in academics, Ms. Jerke owned a business in Germany.
Between the years 1998 and 2003 Ms. Jerke received an A.A. in Intercultural Studies
at DeAnza Community College, Cupertino, a B.A. in African American Studies, a B.A.
in Social Science with emphasis in Race, Class, Gender, and Ethnicity and a M.A. in
U.S. History with a concentration in African American History from San Jose State
University.
Ms. Jerke received honors as a President’s Scholar and Dean’s Scholar; she is the
recipient of several scholarships and a First Year Fellowship from the University
of California, Department of History, Davis, California.
Her academic interests are African American History, Cross-cultural Black Women's
History, 19th century American History, and History of the West.
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