Notable Alumni
Department of Applied Psychology
- Dorothy Height, social activist
Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions:
- Elmer Bernstein, film composer and Oscar winner
- Cy Coleman, composer
- Betty Comden, lyricist
- C. C. DeVille, guitarist (attended, did not graduate)
- Tania Leon, conductor and composer
- Enoch Light, music technologist and composer
- V.J. Manzo, music composer, performer, pedagogue, author, and programmer
- Jerrold Ross, New York College of Music President and music educator
- John Patrick Shanley, Oscar-winning screenwriter, playwright, and director
- Wayne Shorter, jazz legend
- Ferdinand Sorenson, prominent Oregon music educator, conductor, composer, dance instructor and performer
- Alan Menken, Academy Award and Oscar-winning composer and pianist
- Carol Bove, Visual Artist
Department of Teaching and Learning:
- Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Frank McCourt
Notable faculty include the late Neil Postman, guitarist John Scofield, and Meg Bussert
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