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List of Pitzer College people

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Here follows a list of notable alumni and faculty of Pitzer College.

Notable alumni

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Arts and letters

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Film and television

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Writing

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Journalism

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Music

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Government and law

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Business

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Other

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Notable faculty

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  • Nigel Boyle, Political Studies, expert in comparative politics, European social policy, labor market policy, Irish politics, soccer and politics; recognized by the Fulbright Scholarship Board as the top Fulbright adviser[3]
  • Halford Fairchild, Psychology and Black Studies
  • Stephen L. Glass, John A. McCarthy Professor Emeritus of Classics, longest-serving faculty member of the College, 1964–2011[4]
  • Judith Grabiner, Mathematics, history of mathematics and science; awarded the 2014 Beckenback Book Prize for A Historian Looks Back: The Calculus as Algebra and Selected Writings (MAA Spectrum, 2010); inaugural member of the 2012 Fellows of the American Mathematical Society[5]
  • David Moore, Psychology, director of the Claremont Infant Study Center, winner of the American Psychological Association's 2016 Maccoby Book Award for The Developing Genome: An Introduction to Behavioral Epigenetics (2015)[6]
  • Gregg Popovich, men's basketball coach 1979-1986, 1987-1988
  • Dana Ward, Emeritus Professor of Political Studies, founder of the Anarchy Archives, executive director of the International Society of Political Psychology (1998–2004)
  • Kathleen Yep, Asian American Studies, chair, Intercollegiate Department of Asian American Studies at the Claremont Colleges,[7] honored in 2015 for promoting literacy in the Los Angeles community[8]
  • Phil Zuckerman, Sociology and Secular Studies, expert in secularity, atheism, apostasy, and Scandinavian culture; author of several books including Living the Secular Life (2014); frequent contributor to the Huffington Post and sought after commentator for discussions on secularism[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Dee Mosbacher, Nanette Gartrell". The New York Times. January 16, 2005. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "j. lately - 2DOPEBOYZ". 2dopeboyz.com.
  3. ^ "Nigel Boyle, Associate Dean for Global and Local Programs". Academics. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  4. ^ "Stephen L. Glass - Academics". Academics. Archived from the original on 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  5. ^ "Judith V. Grabiner, Professor of Mathematics". Academics. Archived from the original on 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  6. ^ "David Moore - Academics". Academics. Archived from the original on 2015-11-27. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  7. ^ "Kathleen Yep - Academics". Academics. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  8. ^ "Professor Kathleen Yep Honored with Mayor's Award for Promoting Literacy in LA Community". Office of Communications. Archived from the original on 2016-02-26. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  9. ^ "Phil Zuckerman, Professor of Sociology". Academics. Archived from the original on 2015-12-03. Retrieved 2016-01-13.