Educational equity - a moral imperative for the 21st century.
Teachers College Names New General Counsel
Lori E. Fox, a New York native who has broad experience in higher education law, has been named General Counsel for Teachers College. Fox, who has served since 2003 as Deputy General Counsel to the J. Paul Getty Trust, an international arts institution based in Los Angeles, will assume her new post on February 23rd.
As the nation inaugurates its first black president, a new book co-authored by TC faculty member Amy Stuart Wells, Both Sides Now: The Story of School Desegregation's Graduates (University of California Press, 2009), suggests that Barack Obama's generation is ready to take on issues of racial inequality and segregation, in part because so many members of this generation are graduates of desegregated schools.
A study conducted prior to Israel's current military operation against Hamas found that the prevailing view among Israeli Jews now rejects a "Zionist narrative" that holds Arabs/Palestinians primarily or totally responsible for the overall conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.
TC alumna Elaine Tagliareni, President of the 27,000-member National League of Nursing, is redefining opportunity in the helping profession.
An article published on January 11 in the New York Times highlights a study by faculty member George Bonanno that shows just how resilient people can be, even when they endure a personal tragedy.
Come to this exciting day of visions for a new and hopeful future in food and activity. Get inspired through provocative sperakers and critical discussion. learn about policy initiatives to a variety of audiences and settings.
3rd Annual Conference Mind and Body in Autism
Friday and Saturday
April 17 and 18, 2009
http://www.tc.edu/ceoi/Autism
Transformative Learning:
Imagination, Authenticity and Individuation
Patricia Cranton
ORLD 4828.010
Asynchronous Online course
January 21 - May 12, 2009
http://www.tc.edu/ceoi/transformative
The Gottesman Libraries is hosting
tours for new members of the
Teachers College community. See
the café, assistive technology lab,
group study rooms, reading rooms,
Digital Depot, children?s literature
and curriculum bays and the art
gallery.
Interdisciplinary Curriculum
Heidi Hayes Jacobs
February 20-22, 2009
Available for 2-3 credits @ $1,085 or 3.0 CEU for $730
For information or to register call 800-209-1245
or visit www.tc.edu/ceoi/InterdisciplinaryCurriculum
Macy Gallery Exhibition
The artwork of the Rita Gold Early
Childhood Center demonstrates the
creative abilities of infants, toddlers
and preschoolers. Through their
wide range of expression they show
the world their nuanced, artistic
voices.
Community Painting, Experiment with with paint and Collage. Spring classes begin February 2, 2009. 100$ for any 4 classes.
The Office for Diversity and
Community Affairs presents
Celebrate Inauguration Day 2009!
with Student Affairs andDiversity
andCommunity Affairs on Tuesday,
January 20, 2009 from 10:00:00 AM
to 3:00:00 PM at . For more info,
contact Viktoria Potapova at 339
FACULTY EXPERTS ON EDUCATION ISSUES
Many faculty members at Teachers College, Columbia University, can serve as expert sources for reporters on stories about education, including NCLB, early childhood education, school finance, community colleges, math and science education, student health and fitness, and more.
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