Bruce M. Rowe

Bruce M. Rowe is a professor emeritus of anthropology at Los Angeles Pierce College, where he has taught since 1970. He designed the college’s first linguistics course for students majoring or minoring in linguistics, anthropology, education, English, interpreting for the deaf, and communications studies, and for those fulfilling a general education requirement. Professor Rowe also taught physical and cultural anthropology as well as sociology. He is the coauthor (with Diane P. Levine) of six editions of A Concise Introduction to Linguistics, he has co-authored twelve editions of Physical Anthropology, two editions of Physical Anthropology: The Core, and physical anthropology study guides and workbooks (all with Philip L. Stein). Professor Rowe has authored four editions of The College Survival Guide: Hints and References to Aid College Students and The College Awareness Guide: What Students Need to Know to Succeed in College. He has also written a series of educational books for older children on various kinds of animals. He has received numerous awards for teaching. He has been a fellow of the American Anthropological Association, a member of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, the Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges, and the Linguistic Society of America. Professor Rowe's hobby is painting.