On February 21, 2018, Reed announced the construction of the "largest residence hall in its history". . Last Updated on December 13, 2022 by Fola Shade. Jacob B. Tanzer was an American attorney in the state of Oregon. Some organizations, such as the Motorized Couch Collective dedicated to installing motors and wheels into furniture have become more Reed myth than reality in recent years. It is a close community valuing sustainability, organic food, consensus-based decisions, self-government, music, and plants.[123]. [6] There is also a Humanities Senior Symposium. AlumniAcademiaJulia Adams sociologist; professor, Yale UniversityJon Appleton, 1961 composer; Arthur R. Virgin Professor of Music at Dartmouth College, Visiting Professor of Music at Stanford UniversityLouis T. Benezet, 1939 President, Colorado CollegeSacvan Bercovitch (did not graduate) Professor of American Literature, Harvard UniversityCharles Bigelow, 1967 Professor of Type Design and Writing, Rochester Institute of TechnologyJonathan Boyarin, 1977 Mann Professor of Modern Jewish Studies; Professor of Anthropology, Cornell UniversityRobert Brenner, 1964 Professor of History, UCLAJoan Bresnan, 1966 Professor of Linguistics, Stanford UniversityRobert A. Brightman, 1973 Greenberg Professor of Native American Studies, Reed CollegePeter Child, 1975 composer, professor of music at MITJessica Coon, 2004 Linguistics Professor at McGill UniversityGalen Cranz, 1966 Professor of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley[1]Ann Cvetkovich, 1980 Associate Professor of English at University of Texas, Austin; author of several books, including An Archive of Feelings: Trauma, Sexuality, and Lesbian Public CulturesShannon Lee Dawdy, 1988 Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of ChicagoKai T. Erikson, 1953 President, American Sociological Association and Professor at Yale UniversityElizabeth Warnock Fernea, 1950 anthropologistJanet Fitch, 1978 Professor of Professional Writing, University of Southern CaliforniaNeil Fligstein, 1973 Professor of Sociology, University of California, BerkeleyDavid H. French, 1939 anthropologist and linguistVictor Friedman, 1970 Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Balkan and Slavic Linguistics, University of ChicagoDavid Grusky, 1980 Barbara Kimball Browning Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford UniversityPeter Gordon, 1988 Professor of History, Harvard UniversityTed Robert Gurr, 1957 Professor of Political Science, Northwestern UniversityLoyd Haberly, 1919 Dean, Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityPeter Dobkin Hall, 1968 Hauser Lecturer on nonprofit organizations, Kennedy School of Government at Harvard UniversityCarol Heimer, 1973 Professor of Sociology, Northwestern UniversityDavid Hoggan, 1945 controversial historianDell Hymes, 1950 anthropologist and linguistMaurice Isserman, 1973 Professor of History, Hamilton CollegeLewis Webster Jones, 1921 President of Rutgers UniversityDon Kates, 1962 criminologistGail M. Kelly, 1955 anthropologistWallace T. MacCaffrey, 1942 scholar of Elizabethan England; chaired the Harvard University history department twiceBrendan McConville, 1987 Professor of History at Boston UniversityWilliam D. McElroy, 1939 Chancellor, University of California, San Diego and former Director, National Science FoundationDennis B. McGilvray, 1965 Professor of Anthropology, University of ColoradoLisa Nakamura, 1987 Professor at the Institute of Communication Research and Asian American Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignKaori OConnor, 1968 Senior Research Fellow, University of LondonChristopher Phelps, 1988 Professor of History, University of NottinghamRay Raphael, 1965 historianDiane Silvers Ravitch (did not graduate) Professor of History, New York University; Senior Fellow, Brookings InstitutionBarbara Reskin (did not graduate) Professor of Sociology, University of WashingtonLawrence Rinder, 1983 Dean of Graduate Studies at the California College of the Arts; former Curator of Contemporary Art at the Whitney MuseumStephen Shapin, 1966 historian and sociologist of science at Harvard University; taught at the University of Edinburgh and the University of California, San DiegoRobert E. Slavin, 1972 Director of the Center for Research and Reform in Education, Johns Hopkins; cooperative learning, project Success for AllGeorge Steinmetz (academic), 1980 Professor of Sociology, University of MichiganRobert K. Thomas (did not graduate) Academic Vice President, Brigham Young UniversityKatherine Verdery, 1970 Julien J. Studley Faculty Scholar and Distinguished Professor, Anthropology Program, City University of New York Graduate Center[2]Jon Westling, 1964 President Emeritus and Professor of History at Boston UniversityRichard Wolin, 1974 Professor at City University of New York Graduate CenterArts and entertainmentJacob Avshalomov, 1941 composerKip Berman, 2002 songwriter and vocalist for The Pains of Being Pure at Heart[3]Jody Bleyle, 1992 singer, songwriter, musician[4]Xenia Cage, 1935, artist and musician[5][6]Jennifer Camper, 1979, cartoonistPeter Child, 1975 composer, professor of music at MITRy Cooder, 1971 singer, songwriter; attended Reed for one semesterRobert Cornthwaite, 1939 actorLamar Crowson, 1948 pianistDr. Barbara Hayden, usually known professionally as Pat Silver or Pat Silver-Lasky, is an American actress, screenwriter, and writer, mostly known for her collaborations with her second husband, Jesse Lasky Jr. Allen Eric Bergin is a clinical psychologist known for his research on psychotherapy outcomes and on integrating psychotherapy and religion. In addition to famous Reed College graduates, it also includes some famous Reedies who did not graduate. Here's a look at some of the biggest names to play for "Last Chance U." . One change to the program was the addition of a course in Chinese Civilization in 1995. [85], Loren Pope, former education editor for The New York Times, writes about Reed in Colleges That Change Lives, saying, "If you're a genuine intellectual, love the life of the mind, and want to learn for the sake of learning, the place most likely to empower you is not Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Chicago, or Stanford. The school's student-run newspaper, The Reed College Quest or simply the Quest, has been published since 1913, and its radio station KRRC had been broadcasting, with a few interruptions, from 1955[143][144] The station now broadcasts online only at krrc.fm. Fred Dewey). Your email address will not be published. His books have also traced the emergence of the New Left and the 1960s. Reed's Cooley Gallery is an internationally recognized contemporary art space located at the entrance to the Eric V. Hauser Memorial Library. Igor Vamos is a member of The Yes Men (using the alias Michael "Mike" Bonanno), and an associate professor of media arts at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. [63], Money magazine ranked Reed 512th in the U.S. out of 623 schools evaluated for its 2022 "Best Colleges for Your Money" edition. Sumner Stone is a typeface designer and graphic artist. Scholz, Richard F., "Remarks to the Association of American Colleges", 1922. "[62] In 2019, a team of statistics students recreated the formula used by U.S. News and were able to identify and quantify the penalty imposed on Reed. [110], The Reed College Canyon, a natural area and national wildlife preserve, bisects the campus, separating the academic buildings from many of the residence halls (the so-called cross-canyon halls). Kelly J. McCreary is an American actress, best known for her role on the ABC drama series Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Maggie Pierce, the half-sister of series protagonist Meredith Grey. He also served on the Oregon Court of Appeals, was a deputy district attorney for Multnomah County, Oregon, and worked for the United States Department of Justice. [68], An episode of Malcolm Gladwell's podcast Revisionist History examines the flaws in the U.S. News system of university rankings. One of the unofficial symbols of Reed is the Doyle Owl, a roughly 280-pound (130kg) concrete statue that has been continuously stolen and re-stolen since about 1919. [15][16][17] Reed's first president (19101919) was William Trufant Foster, a former professor at Bates College and Bowdoin College in Maine. Elsewhere, Homicide: Life on the Street, Law & Order, The Wire, New Amsterdam, Bosch, Treme, and The Man in the High Castle. )[30] Although Reed does not award Latin honors to graduates, it confers several awards for academic achievement at commencement, including naming students to Phi Beta Kappa.[31]. 30. She is an associate professor of philosophy and religion at Montana State University Billings, and is the author or editor of nine books. She is best known for leading an all-woman ascent of Annapurna (I), a climb that was also the first successful American ascent. He has also designed and contributed to role playing, miniatures and card games, and a computer game. Greta Christina is an American atheist, blogger, speaker, and author. Shannon Lee Dawdy is an American anthropologist, historian, and archaeologist. An unofficial motto of Reed is "Communism, Atheism, Free Love", and can be found in the Reed College Bookstore on sweaters, T-shirts, etc. Adrian Chen is an American blogger, and former staff writer at The New Yorker. [78], Reed's endowment as of June 30, 2021, was $726 million. Tim Green. [21], After World War II the college saw its enrollment numbers dramatically increase as veterans began enrolling in the college. Bergin is also noted for his interchanges with probabilistic atheist Albert Ellis. Eric Ellis Overmyer is an American writer and producer. Life Beyond Reed. Renn Fayre is an annual three-day celebration with a different theme each year. According to Reed's website, each semester, a $130 student body fee "is collected from each full-time student by the business office, acting as agent for the student senate. She, with Charles Bigelow, is the co-creator of the Lucida font family, among many other typeface designs. One element of the class deemed racist by the protestors was the use of the 1978 Steve Martin song "King Tut" in a discussion about cultural appropriation. Lent also served as a mediator and senior judge in Oregon. He published more than twenty books, and his memory is honored by his foundation's annual James Beard Awards. [134] At the present time only one Owl is being shown.[135][136]. [139] While the full calligraphy course[140] is no longer taught at Reed, Paideia usually features a short course on the subject in addition to the informal, weekly gatherings (currently held every Thursday night) of aspiring calligraphy enthusiasts. He is a principal of the Bigelow and Holmes studio. [96][97] According to an article in the college's alumni magazine, "because of the decisive support expressed by Reed's faculty, students, and alumni for the three besieged teachers and for the principle of academic freedom, Reed College's experience with McCarthyism stands apart from that of most other American colleges and universities. He was a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and a professor emeritus at Georgetown University. Mukunda Goswami is a spiritual leader (guru) within the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (popularly known as ISKCON or the Hare Krishnas). Overall, Reed offers five Humanities courses, twenty-six department majors, twelve interdisciplinary majors, six dual-degree programs with other colleges and universities, and programs for pre-medical and pre-veterinary students. [145], Although some student organizations partnered with outside groups such as Oxfam or Planned Parenthood are more structured, most student organizations are highly informal. He and his eponymous company are synonymous with geometric prints in a kaleidoscope of colors. [148], In 2012, Reed College had the third highest reported sexual assault rate among U.S. colleges and universities. He returned to the State Department as Special Advisor to the Secretary for Africa's Great Lakes Region. William Sumio Naito was an American businessman, civic leader and philanthropist in Portland, Oregon, U.S. He studied at Oxford thanks to the prestigious Rhodes scholarship, and read PPE at University College from 1969 . The funding poll uses a voting system in which each organization provides a description that is ranked by each member of the student body with either 'top six,' 'approve,' 'no opinion,' 'disapprove.' Running the gamut, we look at the 30 most influential universities of the past 100 years. Yoram Keyes Bauman is an American economist and stand-up comedian. The commons dining hall is operated by Bon Apptit, and food is purchased on an item-by-item basis. This third shop is not student-run, but is operated by Bon Apptit. In 2018 she served as a visiting professor at Stanford University in the Center on Food Security and the Environment. He co-authored a biography of Dorothy Ray Healey and wrote an award-winning biography of the American socialist leader Michael Harrington. He is also a co-founder of RTmark and the recipient of a 2003 Guggenheim Fellowship, granted for a project that used Global Positioning System (GPS) and other wireless technology to create a new medium with which to "view" his documentary Grounded, about an abandoned military base in Wendover, Utah. The official mascot of Reed is the griffin. Lawrence Mark Sanger is an American Internet project developer and philosopher who co-founded the online encyclopedia Wikipedia along with Jimmy Wales. She is a recipient of a Lannan Literary Award. List of famous alumni from Reed College, with photos when available. [citation needed] Reed is singled out as having little to no grade inflation over the years;[28] only ten students graduated with a perfect 4.0 GPA in the period from 1983 to 2012. He is widely recognized as a pioneer of the personal computer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, along with his early business partner and fellow Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. Let kindness, respect, responsibility, and a spirit of shared engagement in the Reed community guide all your interactions with students, staff, and each other. Aktipis is the author of the book published on March 24, 2020 from Princeton University Press The Cheating Cell: How Evolution Helps us Understand and Treat Cancer. Was it consistent with notions of honorableness? According to the school, "a conventional letter grade for each course is recorded for every student, but the registrar's office does not distribute grades to students, provided that work continues at satisfactory (C or higher) levels. Born in Vallejo, California, she was part of the hippie movement before becoming an initiated disciple of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in 1967. In all these areas, Whitties use their broad liberal educations as well as our discipline's focus on critical reading, cultural comparisons, and . 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'"[13] Reed's will suggested his wife could "devote some portion of my estate to benevolent objects, or to the cultivation, illustration, or development of the fine arts in the city of Portland, or to some other suitable purpose, which shall be of permanent value and contribute to the beauty of the city and to the intelligence, prosperity, and happiness of the inhabitants". Grudin is also well known for the "Grudin Paradox" or "Grudin Problem", which states basically with respect to the design of collaborative software for organizational settings, "What may be in the managers' best interests may not be in the interests of individual contributors, and therefore not used." While at the Center, Wolpe directed post-conflict leadership training programs in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Liberia. During the 1980s and early 1990s she was a prominent figure in the Democratic Socialists of America. Howard Eliot Wolpe was a seven-term U.S. Representative from Michigan and Presidential Special Envoy to the African Great Lakes Region in the Clinton Administration, where he led the United States delegation to the Arusha and Lusaka peace talks, which aimed to end civil wars in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Michael E. Levine was a "Distinguished Research Scholar" at the New York University School of Law. She was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Selena Cross in the 1957 film Peyton Place. She is usually known as "Sistie", "Ellie" or "Eleanor". [86] The Insider's Guide to the Colleges, written by the staff of Yale Daily News, notes an impression among students of institutional permissiveness: "According to students, the school does not bust students for drug or alcohol use unless they cause harm or embarrassment to another student. Maurice Isserman, formerly William R. Kenan and the James L. Ferguson chairs, is a long-time Professor of History at Hamilton College and important contributor to the "new history of American communism" that reinterpreted the role of the Communist Party USA during the Popular Front period of the 1930s and 1940s. The school song, "Fair Reed", is sung to the tune of the 1912 popular song "Believe Me, if All Those Endearing Young Charms". The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Margaret Bechard is an American author of contemporary and science fiction for children and young adults. Dougher began her musical career playing the Farfisa organ in the Portland, Oregon based band The Crabs, and later joined Cadallaca with Sleater-Kinney frontwoman Corin Tucker. Robert Rae Cornthwaite was an American film and television character actor. [113] Until 2006, it was thought that these residence halls had been designed by architect Pietro Belluschi. About Reed; Job opportunities; Today, Brin is worth an estimated $53.3 billion and has been ranked as the 14th richest person in the world by Forbes. Steven Raichlen is an American culinary writer, TV host, and novelist. He is the owner of The Meadow, a boutique that specializes in finishing salts, bean-to-bar chocolate, cocktail bitters, and other products. [103] The group eventually focused on Reed's banking relationship with Wells Fargo, based on allegations that the bank had invested in the Dakota Access Pipeline project and the private prison industry, and staged an occupation of Reed's Eliot Hall. Types of events include Reunions, Forum for Advancing Reed, Travel Study, the Alumni Holiday Party, and Westwind, just to name a few. He was an enthusiastic advocate for investment in downtown Portland, both private and public, and is widely credited for helping to reverse a decline in the area in the 1970s through acquiring and renovating derelict or aging buildings and encouraging others to invest in downtown and the central city. In the same year, she and her husband, Shyamasundar Das, helped Mukunda Das organize the Mantra-Rock Dance, a countercultural musical event held at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco; the dance was a fundraiser for ISKCON's first center on the west coast of the US. [92] This led The New York Times to conclude that "Reed has long been known almost as much for its unusually permissive atmosphere as for its impressively rigorous academics." Eduardo M. Ochoa is an Argentinean-American economist and academic administrator serving as the president of California State University, Monterey Bay. Professional football player, author and lawyer; two-time collegiate All-American and first-round draft pick in the 1986 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons; children's book "Football Genius" made "New York Times'" best-seller list of children's chapter books; recipient of the Chancellor's Medal. [74], The total direct cost for the 202223 academic year, including tuition, fees and room-and-board, was $80,710. He and his eponymous company are synonymous with geometric prints in a kaleidoscope of colours. Elizabeth Warnock Fernea was an influential writer and filmmaker who spent much of her life in the field producing numerous ethnographies and films that capture the struggles and turmoil of African and Middle Eastern cultures. Sanger has worked on other online projects, including Nupedia, Encyclopedia of Earth, Citizendium, WatchKnowLearn, Reading Bear, Infobitt and Everipedia. Its 32 Rhodes Scholars are the second-highest count for a liberal arts college. Howard Rheingold is an American critic, writer, and teacher, known for his specialties on the cultural, social and political implications of modern communication media such as the Internet, mobile telephony and virtual communities (a term he is credited with inventing). Student body funds (totaling roughly $370,000 annually) are distributed each semester to groups that place among the top 40 organizations in the semester's funding poll. [43], Reed's Humanities program includes the mandatory freshman course Introduction to Western Humanities covering ancient Greek and Roman literature, history, art, religion, and philosophy. Pamela C. Ronald is an American plant pathologist and geneticist. Rather, the onus is on students individually and as a community to define which behaviors are acceptable and which are not. Richard Wolin is an American intellectual historian who writes on 20th Century European philosophy, particularly German philosopher Martin Heidegger and the group of thinkers known collectively as the Frankfurt School. 10 Free Programs That Should Be On Every PC. Malati Dasi is a senior spiritual leader of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). Victor Jorgensen was a former Navy photo journalist who probably is most notable for taking an instantly iconic photograph of an impromptu scene in Manhattan on August 14, 1945, but from a different angle and in a less dramatic exposure than that of a photograph taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt. Below is the list of 41 notable alumni from Alfred University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The Most Influential Contemporary Americans. A left-leaning populist with little political experience before his mayoral bid, he was one of Portland's most colorful political figures. The canyon is filled by Crystal Creek Springs, a natural spring that drains into Johnson Creek. [109] According to the master plan, "The College's goal is to provide housing on or adjacent to the campus that accommodates 75% of the [full-time] student population. It may be imitative of the Harvard anthem "Fair Harvard", which is also sung to the tune of "Believe Me, if All Those Endearing Young Charms". Famous alumni include director Kathyrn Bigelow, Casey Affleck, Timothe Chalamet (who attended for one year), James Franco, Maggie and Jake Gyllenhaal (Jake did not graduate), Jenny Slate,. She is President of Bigelow & Holmes Inc., a typeface design studio. Snyder is a winner of a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and the American Book Award. It was a label that the Reed community claimed from critics during the 1920s as a "tongue-in-cheek slogan" in reference to Reed's nonconformism. Murphy still had a short-lived college career as a student at Nassau Community College in Garden City, N.Y., according to Business Insider. His remaining book is on the use of bitters and amari in mixology and cooking. There is no formal process for forming a student organization at Reed; a group of students (or a single student) announcing themselves as or just considering themselves a student organization is enough, but groups that desire funding from the school's Student Activities office or Student Body Fees must register with Student Activities or through the Student Senate. His research is in algebraic geometry; he has served as chair of the mathematics department at the University of California, Berkeley. The gallery is currently under the directorship of Stephanie Snyder,[121] who succeeded founding director Susan Fillin-Yeh in 2004. After the Cold War intensified with Russia's launch of Sputnik in 1957, Reed repositioned itself as an important national asset, leveraging the college's historically strong reputation in the sciences by modernizing the campus's physical plant and strengthening its teaching resources. [105] In November 2017, Chris Bodenner of The Atlantic wrote about growing student resentment toward the tactics of RAR. "[95] Following campus debate, Reed's president at the time, Colin Diver, issued a letter to students and staff, saying the college would not tolerate illegal drug use on campus: "Such behavior endangers the health and welfare of the entire community, attracts potentially dangerous criminal activity on campus, undermines the academic mission of the college, and violates the college's obligations under state and federal law. Regarded for its intellectualism, Reed is known for a mandatory first-year humanities program, senior thesis, progressive politics, de-emphasis on grades, academic rigor, grade deflation, and high proportion of graduates who go on to earn doctorates and postgraduate degrees. He is also a senior fellow of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research and the director of the Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality. Alumni Profiles. . Grudin is a pioneer of the field of computer-supported cooperative work and one of its most prolific contributors. Contact Reed College. Mark Bitterman is an American entrepreneur and food writer. [150] In 2011, a student member of Reed's Judicial Board resigned over the college's handling of sexual assault cases. Ryland Peter "Ry" Cooder is an American musician, songwriter, film score composer, record producer, and writer. Steven Shapin is an American historian and sociologist of science. She is a member of the post-punk rock band Le Tigre and founded the band MEN with Le Tigre bandmate JD Samson. She is currently represented by The Box L.A. in Los Angeles, CA, and has works in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, the Generali Foundation in Vienna, the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, and the Moderna Museet in Stockholm. Don Emilio Pucci, Marchese di Barsento was an Italian aristocrat, fashion designer and politician. While large lecture-style classes exist, Reed emphasizes its smaller lab and conference sections. Langan's IQ was estimated on ABC's 20/20 to be between 195 and 210, and in 1999 he was described by some journalists as "the smartest man in America" or "in the world". Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Seagraves is an American librarian, educator, historian, and editor. One is drugs. Winner of two American Book Awards, her work is often associated with the Language School, the poetry of the New York School, phenomenology, and visual art. Reed has been featured in several books and movies. Peter O'Toole (Stage and Film Actor) 49. [64], Reed is ranked as tied for the 72nd best liberal arts college by U.S. News & World Report in its 2022 rankings, and tied for 16th in "Best Undergraduate Teaching", tied for 13th in "Most Innovative Schools", and tied for 185th in "Top Performers on Social Mobility". The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. The Air Force Academy has the most conservative alumni, the survey said, with notables that include several astronauts, Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich and miracle-on-the-Hudson pilot . 3203 Southeast Woodstock Boulevard Portland, Oregon 97202-8199 Phone: 503-771-1112 Fax: 503-777-7769. 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