He is the Emeritus Reuben C. and Eleanor Winslow Professor of Computer Science at Pomona College,[1] and was previously the Frederick Latimer Wells Professor of Computer Science at Williams College.
[1] He helped establish the computer science departments at both institutions.
[2] His work focuses on the design of programming languages.
[1] Bruce was the Frederick Latimer Wells Professor of Computer Science at Williams College for 28 years.
[1] He then moved to teach at his alma mater, Pomona.