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No Ivory Towers

What makes Teachers College different from other graduate schools?

Its location in the heart of the major urban center in America and its close contact with the institutions of New York City give the College vibrancy. The wide-ranging expertise of the College's faculty offers students a plethora of philosophies from which each student can form a personal point-of-view. And, especially, the interplay between theory and practice, between the world of the mind and the world of real work with real people, children, adolescents and adults, makes Teachers College the one-of-a-kind institution that it is. And each graduate of Teachers College becomes a one-of-a-kind leader-the kind of leader institutions of our nation and our world need today.

In Cougar Territory, Cubs Take the Lead

Barry A. Farber said "dating an older woman may free the man from the pressures of the -'baby hunger' that a relationship with a younger woman might bring."  Published: 11/16/2009

Libraries and Community Centers Use Games to Inspire Youth to Take Action

Selen Turka, a doctoral student in the Instructional Technology and Media program at Teachers College, Columbia University, recently prepared an independent evaluation of Global Kids' Playing For Keeps Capacity Building Program, which trains educators to combine games and social issues in their work with youth.  Published: 11/16/2009

Maybe Grief Isn't So Bad After All

What do we know, or think we know, about the way we respond when a loved one dies?  Published: 11/16/2009

Programs to Certify Teachers May Grow

William J. Baldwin said that in expanding the certification process, the state would be treating teaching as something to be trained for, rather than a sophisticated profession.  Published: 11/16/2009

Quitting smoking with help from your cell phone

Switching to light cigarettes isn't going to help kick the habit, says a new study released this week, but playing a game on your cell phone may be an alternative to smoking in the future.  Published: 11/9/2009

Racial Achievement Gap Still Plagues Schools

Amy Stuart Wells: "race still matters quite a bit in a society and very much so in education"  Published: 11/9/2009