David Schwartzman ’66 ScM, ’71 PhD

David Schwartzman ’66 ScM, ’71 PhD, of Washington, D.C.; Jul. 1, of cancer. He taught at Howard University. After 39 years as a professor, including time as department head, he retired in 2012 as professor emeritus. He published two books, Life, Temperature, and the Earth and The Earth is Not for Sale (coauthored with his son), and was working on his book Solar Communism at the time of his passing. He was an invited speaker/presenter at numerous international conferences and was elected to several prestigious professional affiliations. He ran for citywide office of the D.C. Statehood Green Party three times and was a tireless activist for racial and economic justice.