Mark Alter ’69
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Before his name became synonymous with inclusive education policy, Dr. Mark Alter was part of something much smaller: Unity’s very first class of students. He would go on to advise governments, lead international research, teach thousands of teachers, and shape how entire educational systems can and should support the students who need them the most. But long before New York University (NYU), the Fulbright Senior Specialist award, and decades of influence, Alter was a young man stepping off a plane into a state he’d never been to, looking for something different. The country was in upheaval. He had heard of an experimental, still unaccredited college in Maine.
