Reed College

Reed College is a liberal arts college with 1341 students as of the fall of 2004 (45% men and 55% women), located in Portland, Oregon in the Eastmoreland neighborhood. In August of 2005, The Princeton Review ranked Reed number 1 in its category "Best Overall Academic Experience For Undergraduates."

Notable alumni

Reed considers any student who attended a semester or more at the college to be an alumnus. Reed's notable alumni include:

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• James Beard (chef)
• Richard Danzig (71st Secretary of the Navy)
• Dr. Demento (radio personality)
• Katherine Dunn (author)
• David Eddings (writer)
• Barbara Ehrenreich (writer and social critic)
• Janet Fitch (author of White Oleander)
• Peter Norton (creator of the Norton Utilities)
• Keith Packard (X Window System)
• Emilio Pucci (fashion designer)
• Howard Rheingold (writer)
• James Russell (inventor of the compact disc)
• Larry Sanger (co-founder of Wikipedia)
• Gary Snyder (poet)
• Howard Vollum (founder of Tektronix)
• Steve Jobs (co-founder of Apple Computer) attended Reed for one semester.
• Ry Cooder (musician) attended Reed for one semester.