Press Room: International
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A Field Returns to Its Roots
The annual gathering of comparative international education will take over campus during spring break. The meeting is expected to draw upwards of 1,500 scholars and students from around the world, and it will feature some 300 panel sessions and 1,200 papers.
Published: 2/13/2008 -
Blog from the North Atlantic: Allegrante in Iceland
TC's John Allegrante is on sabbatical in Iceland as a Fulbright Scholar, as a researcher on health and academic achievement among adolescents, and as acting dean of Reykjavik University's School of Health and Education. Here he blogs about it all.
Published: 12/6/2007 -
In Bolivia, Helping Children to See and Be Heard
Professor Cate Crowley's trips to Bolivia with her students help prepare them in navigating cultural differences to provide speech/language pathology services.
Published: 10/18/2007 -
Foreign Correspondent: Colvin Reports on Education in Singapore
When Richard Colvin visited Singapore in September, he went at the invitation of the U.S. Embassy there as a visiting expert, sharing his expertise on education journalism with members of the media and other local audiences.
Published: 10/3/2007 -
From Jordan, a Visiting Delegation Teaches as Much as It Learns
If the definition of an educational exchange is that both sides learn, then this summer's visit to Columbia and Teachers College by 11 teachers from Jordan was a smash success. Video interviews included with story...
Published: 9/5/2007 What Next: A Frank Discussion of Jordan's Education Needs
Not long before they headed home, the 11 Jordanian teachers enrolled in TC's summer TESOL Certificate Program sat down for an informal debriefing and talked about how they will apply what they learned at TC back home
Published: 9/5/2007Storyteller delights crowd at African festival
Wayne Charles recalled that when he was a child in White Plains, there were not many activities or events that acknowledged African heritage and culture.
Published: 7/15/2007
