Publications: Inside
The source for news and events at Teachers College, Columbia University
Volume XI, No.2 ♦ 10/2005
A 'Divine' Inspiration
Author and education activist Jonathan Kozol signs his new book, Shame of the Nation, after speaking at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in September.
Published: 10/11/2005 2:44:00 PM
Glass Half Full
William Taylor, chair of the Citizen's Commission on Civil Rights, speaks in favor of No Child Left Behind (NCLB), the Bush Administration's education program, at a forum sponsored by the Department of Organization and Leadership on September 8.
Published: 10/11/2005 2:44:00 PM
New Faces
Eleanor Drago-Severson, Rachel L. Navarro, Barbara Tversky, and Ye (Angel) Wang
Published: 10/11/2005 2:44:00 PM
The Welcome Wagon
Don Martin, Associate Dean for Enrollment and Student Services, meets with new Student Ambassadors for the 2005-06 school year.
Published: 10/11/2005 2:44:00 PM
Who's your Buddy?
The new TC Math Buddies program pitches to potential recruits during TC's New Student Orientation Week.
Published: 10/11/2005 2:44:00 PM
Ringing in the New
This year you may notice fewer first-year students wandering the hallways in bewilderment, trying to discern the difference between Thorndike and Thompson, or talking nervously about how they accidentally took the subway to 168th St. when they were trying to get to Columbus Circle.
Published: 10/11/2005 1:25:00 PMThe End of an Era
Arthur Levine had much to report in his annual State of the College address on September 14, but he saved the biggest news for last: he will step down as the Colleges President on July 1, 2006. His departure will cap a 12-year run during which the College tripled its endowment; refurbished and rehabilitated its physical plant; reorganized its academic departments and strengthened its faculty and Board of Trustees; conducted the largest capital campaign ever undertaken by a graduate school of education; and adopted a new mission focused on educational equity.
Published: 10/11/2005 11:28:00 AMA Call to Arms
Congressman Charles Rangel and Teachers College President Arthur Levine issued a joint call for the creation of greater incentives for highly qualified teachers to work in New York City's most challenging schools. Speaking on the eve of the new school year, the two - who were joined by a panel of other speakers - aimed their message at both the New York City Department of Education and the United Federation of Teachers, who are in the midst of negotiating a new contract for the city's teachers.
Published: 10/11/2005In Brief
Sharon Lynn Kagan, Veronica Holly, and Department of Communication, Computing and Technology in Education (CCTE)
Published: 10/11/2005It's Not Just Academic
The knock on scholarly conferences and symposia is that too often they are just that: scholarly. Information gets presented; debates ensue - but then what?
Published: 10/11/2005
Shelter from the Storm
Teachers College alumnus Michael Johnson was working as superintendent of schools for New York City's District 29 (student population: 30,000) when terrorists attacked the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
Published: 10/11/2005
The Elaine Brantley Memorial Award
The Elaine Brantley Memorial Award for Community and Civility...
Published: 10/11/2005
