Master's Office (2-0560; fax: 2-7930)
The Master acts as the chief administrative officer of the residential college and presides as a faculty presence. He sets the intellectual and cultural tone of the college, lives with his family alongside Ezra Stiles students, and eats many of his meals in the college dining hall. His responsibilities include the physical safety and well-being of resident students. He also oversees much of the college's social life, hosting study breaks, Master’s Teas, trips, and other events.
Swing by to ask for help, pick up a package, hear the opinions of wise Master’s Aides, engage in conversation, or borrow a Frisbee or basketball, or a board game, or a DVD (check out the DVD library!)... You can also use the copier (copies are 5 cents) and the FAX machine (203-432-7930).
The office is open Monday thru Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm.
Master Stephen Pitti
Master Stephen Pitti is Professor of History and American Studies, and Director of the Ethnicity, Race, and Migration Program, at Yale University. President Levin appointed him Master of Ezra Stiles College in Spring 2008. Master Pitti graduated from Ezra Stiles College (ES ’91), completed his PhD in History at Stanford University, and held a postdoctoral appointment at UC San Diego. A specialist in the history of Latinos in the United States, the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands, immigration from Latin America, and civil rights struggles since World War II, he is the author of The Devil in Silicon Valley: Race, Mexican Americans, and Northern California (Princeton University Press, 2003). He teaches courses on Latinos in the United States, on California history, on civil rights movements, and other topics. He testified before the U.S. Congress in 2006 in favor of comprehensive immigration reform, and is currently writing a biography of Cesar Chavez that explores the politics of farm labor, and of Latino civil rights, since the early-1950s.
Master Pitti’s Office Hours (Fall 2011):
Mondays 1:30-2:30
Wednesdays 1:00-2:30
Thursdays 1:00-2:30
(The schedule sometimes changes from week to week.)
For appointments, email Mary Jo Miller or visit tinyurl.com/mpofficehours
Associate Master Alicia Schmidt Camacho
Associate Master Alicia Schmidt Camacho is Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity, Race, and Migration at Yale University. She is the author of Migrant Imaginaries: Latino Cultural Politics in the US-Mexico Borderlands (NYU Press, 2008), winner of the American Studies Association’s Lora Romero Prize, and articles about gender violence, migration, labor, and human rights in the Mexico-U.S. border region. Her current scholarship concerns human traffic and the criminalization of undocumented migration in the Americas. She serves on the board of Junta for Progressive Action, a community agency serving the Latina/o community of Fair Haven, and is a contributor to local and transnational projects for immigrant and human rights. She serves as the Associate Master of Ezra Stiles College.
When they're not racing through Ezra Stiles, Antonio and Thalia Pitti attend third grade in New Haven. They can also be seen playing with their middle-aged Boston Terrier named Henry, as well as Aqua, their rambunctious black lab puppy (born in January 2010).
Patty Mack, Operations Manager
Phone: (203) 432-8976
Fax: (203) 432-7930
Mary Jo Miller, Administrative Assistant
Phone: (203) 432-0560
Fax: (203) 432-7930
Master’s Office Aides
Master's House Aides
Master Pitti and family
Mary Jo Miller
