Faculty Profile

John J. Pitney, Jr., Ph.D.
Crocker Professor of Politics
Government
E-mail: jpitney@cmc.edu

Phone: (909) 607-4224
Campus Address: Center Court D-6
Web Site
Curriculum Vitae

Office Hours

Monday

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Monday

4:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Wednesday

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Wednesday

4:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Current Course Schedule

101

MW- 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM  BrC 23

20

MW- 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM  BrC 23

Educational Background

B.A., Union College; M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D., Yale University

Teaching Interests

  • American politics: Congress, presidency, parties, public policy, media politics, political leadership (Nixon).

Research Interests

  • Congress, political organizations and parties, political language, popular culture and mass media.

Selected Professional Activities

  • National Association of Scholars
  • American Political Science Association
  • Western Political Science Association
  • Christians in Political Science
  • American Association of University Professors

Selected Research and Publications

Selected Awards

  • Honorary life membership, Claremont McKenna College Alumni Association, May 18, 2001.
  • Excellence in Education Award, Saratoga Central Catholic High School, June 13, 2000.
  • Glenn R. Huntoon Teaching Award, Claremont McKenna College, 2000 and 1995.
  • Richard M. Shure Award for excellence in teaching, Claremont McKenna College, 1988.