AKA Alfred Howard Bloom

Born: 27-Feb-1946
Birthplace: New York City

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Educator

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: President, Swarthmore College

Father: Alfred H. Bloom
Mother: Martha Berrol
Wife: Margaret Hennigan (m. 22-Aug-1971)

    University: BA Romance Languages, Princeton University (1967)
    University: PhD Psychology and Social Relations, Harvard University (1974)
    Professor: Psychology and Linguistics, Swarthmore College (1974-86)
    Administrator: Dean of Faculty, Pitzer College (1986-90)
    Administrator: VP Academic Affairs, Pitzer College (1986-90)
    Administrator: EVP, Pitzer College (1990-91)
    Administrator: President, Swarthmore College (1991-)

    Association for Asian Studies
    Obama for America
    Science Debate 2008

Author of books:
The Linguistic Shaping of Thought: A Study of the Impact of Language on Thinking in China and the West (1981)
Moral Behavior in Chinese Society (1981)

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