John H. Bunzel

Bunzel graduated from Kent School in 1942, a AB in political science from Princeton University, an MA in sociology from Columbia University, and a PhD in political science from the University of California, Berkeley. He served in the United States Army 1943–1946. ==Activism at Princeton==

Upon returning from the Army in 1946, Bunzel helped found the Princeton Liberal Union and was its first president. after which three were accepted. John Bunzel ’46, whose education had been interrupted by his service in World War II, returned to campus in 1946 to finish his final two years of college. He later said his time in the Army had sparked a passion for civil rights. He led Princeton University students who shared Broderick’s commitments to form the Liberal Union in 1946 and served as its president until his graduation in 1948. == San Jose State University Presidency ==

From 1970 to 1978, Bunzel was the president of San Jose State University. During his administration, he appointed a greater number of women to prominent administrative positions than any other California State University. His initiatives included expanding the Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, and opening the Steinbeck Center and Nuclear Science Facility. Additionally, under his leadership, programs in Religious Studies, Jewish Studies, and Women’s Studies were established. ==References==