July

July 2022 (9 Articles)

• New York Voters Strongly Support a Black Studies Curriculum in Public Schools

  A new survey of Black voters from TC’s Black Education Research Center (BERC) provides critical context for ongoing efforts to implement one of the first PK-12 Black Studies curriculums in the country

• New Jaffe Family Gift Bolsters Scholarship Funding for Returning Peace Corps Volunteers

  The $1.7 million gift reaffirms a 30-year-plus commitment to supporting returning volunteers who will teach in New York City public schools

• Six Takeaways for Building Cultural Inclusion and Equity in the Classroom

  TC’s Reimagining Education Summer Institute offers educators and school leaders actionable tools for antiracist education

• STEM Success in Higher Ed Strengthened With Summer Programs, Study Finds

  Mentorship and additional academic opportunity can support long-term success for Black and Hispanic students in STEM, according to a new study from TC’s Sarah Cohodes

• Meet Four TC Alumni Leading Education in Big Ways

  Four education champions are the latest to join the ranks of TC alumni in major leadership roles throughout the education sector

• Banning Topics Won’t Help Students Build Meaningful Skills for Democracy

  A new white paper from TC’s Michael Rebell offers recommendations for productive classroom discussions on potentially controversial issues

• To the UN Climate Meeting and Beyond

  Adventuring to the recent United Nations’ meeting in Bali, TC doctoral student Joshua DeVincenzo combines his expertise in curriculum design to help address climate change

• Abortion Dialogues Across Party Lines Are More Vital Than Ever

  Talking about difficult issues with those who don’t agree with us can lead to better cooperation and prosperity long term, outlines TC conflict resolution expert Peter Coleman

• Fulbright Fellowships for Visiting Scholars Sam Abrams and Nick Wasserman

  From examining privatization to curriculum development in advanced university mathematics courses, the TC faculty take their research and teaching abroad