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| + | '''Peter Pouncey''' is a british classicist who served as the 9th dean of [[Columbia College]]. Pouncey earned the ire of then-president [[William McGill]] by unilaterally announcing a plan to take Columbia College co-ed. Pouncey was thereafter axed. He went on to serve as president of Amherst College between 1984-1994 before returning to Columbia's faculty. He currently holds an adjunct position at the [[Heyman Center for the Humanities]]. | ||
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[[Image:PeterPouncey.jpg|thumb|Peter Pouncey]] | [[Image:PeterPouncey.jpg|thumb|Peter Pouncey]] | ||
{{succession|office=Dean of Columbia College|years=[[1972]]-[[1976]]|preceded=[[Carl Hovde]]|succeeded=[[Arnold Collery]]}} | {{succession|office=Dean of Columbia College|years=[[1972]]-[[1976]]|preceded=[[Carl Hovde]]|succeeded=[[Arnold Collery]]}} | ||
[[Category:Deans of Columbia College|Pouncey, Peter]] | [[Category:Deans of Columbia College|Pouncey, Peter]] | ||
Revision as of 03:03, 15 October 2007
Peter Pouncey is a british classicist who served as the 9th dean of Columbia College. Pouncey earned the ire of then-president William McGill by unilaterally announcing a plan to take Columbia College co-ed. Pouncey was thereafter axed. He went on to serve as president of Amherst College between 1984-1994 before returning to Columbia's faculty. He currently holds an adjunct position at the Heyman Center for the Humanities.
| Preceded by Carl Hovde |
Dean of Columbia College 1972-1976 |
Succeeded by Arnold Collery |
