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Speaking in Their Own Voices: Muslim Students Are Heard From
Published: Friday, May 02, 2008
From Kosovar Albanians to new Latino converts, New York City has the most diverse Muslim community outside of Mecca during Hajj. This is Where I Need to Be: Oral Histories of Muslim Youth in NYC, a new anthology from TC’s Student Press Initiative, seeks to capture slices of that diversity, and it goes right to the source. The book’s 12 pieces were written 12 high-school-age Muslims, each of whom had interviewed a peer about what it’s like growing up (or becoming) Muslim in New York City.
With guidance from SPI director Erick Gordon, project advisor Kerry McKibbin, and teachers Nisrin Elamin, Ann Hawley and Amina Tawasil, the students learned the exhaustive interviewing, writing, editing, and publishing processes that goes into producing an SPI anthology. The result are produced sympathetic, nuanced portraits that range from from budding fashion designers to a new convert trying to make her Jewish family understand her views.
Says Gordon, “They endeavored to capture genuine pieces of everyday moments—some perfectly ordinary, some poignant, others aggravating—in the lives of fellow teenagers for whom ‘looking Muslim’ can scare up a suspicious gaze or a look of disdain.”
In one of the pieces, new convert Danielle Benson talks about how she learned to love the hijab -- a traditional head-covering of Muslims -- even before her conversion. “It feels wonderful to understand the principle of ... more >>
TC Receives a $9.75 Million Federal Grant to Create an Urban Teaching Residents Program
Teachers College is creating a new teacher residency program in which TC students apprentice for a year with experienced teachers in high-needs New York City public schools. A. Lin Goodwin (at left) secured a $9.75 million, five-year federal grant that will fund the Teaching Residents at Teachers College program (TR@TC- part of a broader effort to bring teacher education into the 21st century. Published: 10/2/2009
Charter School Founded by Klingenstein Grads Opens in Brooklyn
On Wednesday, September 23, an impressive cast of New York City public school officials and politicians assembled in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn to cut the ribbon on a new building that will house three new schools-including a charter school founded by two alumni of TC's Klingenstein Center for Independent School Leadership. Published: 9/26/2009
Jeffri's Study of Older Artists Leads to NYC Arts Program
A study last year by Joan Jeffri, Director of Arts Administration and the Research Center for Arts and Culture, found that aging visual artists have larger social networks, more intergenerational contacts, and higher life satisfaction scores than other older adults. The study sparked a New York City program to place visual artists in studio spaces at targeted senior centers throughout the city's five boroughs. To view the city's news release, go to http://bit.ly/gUECN Published: 8/27/2009
As Americans heed President Obama's call to service work, TC's Peace Corps Fellows and Summer Principals Academy won a total of $256,000 in AmeriCorps grants to place teachers and volunteers in schools in New York City and elsewhere.
The grants will fund 38 Peace Corps Fellows, returning Peace Corps volunteers who will teach full-time in high-need schools in New York City, and 55 experienced educators who will become school leaders in high-need public schools through the Summer Principals Academy. Published: 6/19/2009
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