October

October 2025 (11 Articles)

• 5 Students on Serving New York City Schools

  Recipients of the Abby M. O’Neill Teaching Fellowships share their drive to make a local impact

• The National Dance Education Organization Honors TC’s Barbara Bashaw, and Doctoral Students Shirlene Blake and Deborah Damast

  Bashaw has received the organization’s Lifetime Achievement Award, while Blake and Damast have received Outstanding Leadership Awards

• Celebrating Our TC Community on Alumni Day

  Alumni, faculty and current students gathered at Teachers College for robust discussion and celebration

• How This TC Alumnus Is Building Academic Confidence in Black Boys

  Brandon Martin’s (M.A. ’16) nonprofit organization, Close Ties Leadership Program, supports boys and teens in Atlanta to reach their full potential through mentorship, career exposure and more

• Closer Look: How SNAP Cuts Will Impact Critical Food Access

  TC experts weigh in on the challenges posed by policy changes

• TC Names Keri Brondo as Inaugural Lambros Comitas Chair in Applied Anthropology

• Schools Are Accommodating Student Anxiety — and Making It Worse

  Removing stressors robs students of growth opportunities, writes TC's Ben Lovett and his co-author Alex Jordan

• Why New York’s Next Mayor Must Put Education at the Center of the Race

  In an op-ed for the New York Daily News, President Thomas Bailey calls for a clear, comprehensive vision for education from the city’s mayoral candidates

• Uplifting the Voices of Black-Indigenous Scholars

  Doctoral student Deanne Green (Ed.D. ’26) aims to illuminate the complex and often overlooked experiences of students like her

• Fall 2025 News Faculty Round-Up

  Updates, honors and more from faculty across Teachers College

• Expert Questions for NYC's Next Mayor

  Going beyond platform rhetoric and diving deeper, TC faculty share the question they would ask New York City’s mayoral candidates