“The Cost and Value of Higher Education” –
Thacker is the seventh president of Pitzer College, starting the job in 2023. He graduated from Pomona College with a degree in international relations and received master’s and doctoral degrees in political science from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Previously, he served as a dean and professor at Union College and professor at Boston University. His academic research focuses on the political economy of development, both globally and in Latin America. Thacker’s selection as Pitzer president marks the first time that Pitzer has been led by a graduate of the Claremont Colleges.