Storyteller delights crowd at African festival
Wayne Charles recalled that when he was a child in White Plains, there were not many activities or events that acknowledged African heritage and culture.
View ArticleWhat Next: A Frank Discussion of Jordans Education Needs
Not long before they headed home, the 11 Jordanian teachers enrolled in TCs summer TESOL Certificate Program sat down for an informal debriefing and talked about how they will apply what they learned...
View ArticleFrom Jordan, a Visiting Delegation Teaches as Much as It Learns
If the definition of an educational exchange is that both sides learn, then this summers visit to Columbia and Teachers College by 11 teachers from Jordan was a smash success. Video interviews included...
View ArticleForeign Correspondent: Colvin Reports on Education in Singapore
When Richard Colvin visited Singapore in September, he went at the invitation of the U.S. Embassy there as a visiting expert, sharing his expertise on education journalism with members of the media and...
View ArticleIn Bolivia, Helping Children to See and Be Heard
Professor Cate Crowleys trips to Bolivia with her students help prepare them in navigating cultural differences to provide speech/language pathology services.
View ArticleBlog from the North Atlantic: Allegrante in Iceland
TCs John Allegrante is on sabbatical in Iceland as a Fulbright Scholar, as a researcher on health and academic achievement among adolescents, and as acting dean of Reykjavik Universitys School of...
View ArticleA Field Returns to Its Roots
The annual gathering of comparative international education will take over campus during spring break. The meeting is expected to draw upwards of 1,500 scholars and students from around the world, and...
View ArticleTalking Equity, From Azerbaijan to Zambia
The 52nd annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, which will take place at Teachers College beginning this Monday, March 17th, will tackle issues of gender, ethnicity,...
View ArticleTC and CIES: Showcasing Some of Our Internationally-Minded Faculty
Teachers College, host of the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Comparative International, boasts many faculty members who do internationally focused research.
View ArticleDeveloping Young Leaders in India
Teachers College has received a $750,000 grant from The Global Education and Leadership Foundation (tGELF) to help develop and assess a leadership curriculum for junior high and high school students at...
View ArticleAn Icelandic Connection: Teachers College and Reykjavik University
In June, Teachers College signed a memorandum of understanding with Icelands Reykjavik University that will encourage and support a wide range of academic exchanges between the two institutions over...
View ArticleTC Partners with Private Womens College in Saudi Arabia
Teachers College has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Dar Al Hekma College, a private womens college in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The agreement was formally signed by TC President Susan...
View ArticleChinese Principals Visit TC, New York City Public Schools
Jin Qiu Zhang, headmaster at Dayu Branch Middle School in Beijing, learned about the American educational system during a visit to Teachers College. Zhang was one of 15 Chinese principals who visited...
View ArticleConversations Across Cultures Series Focuses on South Asian Art
Just how does one understand a painting by a Pakistani artist that is titled, What is So Pakistani About this Painting? Such preoccupations with identity were typical of the artists, musicians and...
View ArticleTC, Dominican Republic Set to Develop Partnership
President Susan Fuhrman has signed a letter of intent to work with the Caribbean country in its efforts to revamp its educational system.
View ArticleTranslating for Peace in the Middle East
Morton Deutsch, TCs legendary Professor Emeritus, co-edited a classic in the field, emThe Handbook of Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice/em. Now, thanks to a TC doctoral student and her mentor,...
View ArticleTC to Partner with Turkish University
The College will help Bahand#231;eand#351;ehir University develop a school of education and create a center for education and economic development.
View ArticleStudy Surprisingly Finds 47% of Israeli-Jews Believe that the 1948...
A TC doctoral students new study reveals a more critical view of the Zionist narrative of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
View ArticleNamibias Great Educator
In building a unified school system, Prime Minister Nahas Angula, a TC alumnus, has helped lead his country out of the apartheid era.
View ArticleEducational Equity at the Village Level
TC Professor Mun Tsang is leading the fight to fund schooling for Chinas rural poor and through his Center for Chinese Education is helping drive faculty research and outreach projects in the Asian...
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