Claire Van Zevern Vacanti 

Political Science

Claire Van Zevern Vacanti received her B.A. in Politics from the University of San Francisco with a certificate in Peace Studies and her M.A. in Political Science from the University of Southern California and completed her coursework towards a PhD in Politics at the University of California at Santa Cruz. In addition to teaching Political Science at Cañada College, Ms. Vacanti teaches at City College of San Francisco and New College of California. Ms. Vacanti teaches at East Palo Alto Academy through Cañada's Early College Program – a collaboration between East Palo Alto Academy, Cañada College and Stanford University. Ms. Vacanti is a current member of the American Political Science Association.