October

October 2021 (14 Articles)

• Announcing the New Gardner Cowles Professor of Anthropology and Education

  Thursday, October 28, 2021

• Hervé Varenne is Named TC’s Gardner Cowles Professor of Anthropology & Education

  The College honors a 50-year faculty member who has explored learners’ agency and unpredictability

• How Congress Can Support Community College Students

  In a recent op-ed in The Washington Post, President Thomas Bailey and Thomas Brock, Director of the Community College Research Center, outline why modest federal investment would go a long way toward helping community college students to complete their studies and enter the workforce

• Important Update on Our Spring 2022 Plans

  Thursday, October 28, 2021

• Why School Ratings Can Backfire

  School ranking schemes often reinforce inequalities rooted in which students attend a particular school, argues TC’s Aaron Pallas

• Reminder: TC’s COVID-19 Random Testing Program Begins Monday, October 25

  Friday, October 22, 2021

• New York State Agrees to Fulfill $4.2 Billion Promised to Schools in Case Led By TC’s Michael Rebell

  Rebell, the co-counsel for the coalition New Yorkers for Students’ Educational Rights, secures the agreement after seven years of litigation with state leaders

• Celebrating TC’s Essential Staff

  Wednesday, October 20, 2021

• REQUIRED: Read Instructions for TC’s COVID-19 Random Testing Program Beginning Oct. 25

  Wednesday, October 20, 2021

• Advancing Social Justice in a Post-Pandemic World: Academic Festival Returns

  In Teachers College’s signature homecoming event, the entire community will convene virtually Nov. 10-13 for a series of engaging discussions focusing on the most pressing issues of our time

• Study: Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Linked to Cyberbullying, Exploitation

  Findings by TC’s George Bonanno, post-doc researcher Ann Christin-Haag and colleagues offer insight that could help survivors

• Tony Award for Orchestrator and TC Alumna Katie Kresek

  The two-time Music Education grad won musical theater’s biggest honor with her orchestration debut on Broadway

• TC to Partner with Columbia on Climate Change Education Initiatives Funded by the National Science Foundation

  The $25 million grant funds a new Columbia research center that will receive support from Teachers College faculty on developing climate change programming for NYC public schools

• Listen Now: President Thomas Bailey Appears on EdUp Experience Podcast to Discuss Essential Issues in Higher Education

  The new episode of the series, produced by Elvin R. Freytes (M.A. ’01), features the leader at the helm of Teachers College