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Dr. Khalil Muhammad Visits TC

Citing Lewis Lapham’s claim in “Ignorance of Things Past” that Americans have “a wonderful talent for grand simplification,” Dr. Muhammad made an unimpeachable case for the significance of history, archival work, and the Schomburg center in undoing at least a century of historical oversimplification of the black experience in America, and the American experience writ …

Posted 18 days ago by Pressible

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“Spearheading Debate: Culture Wars & Uneasy Truces”, with Steven Dubin

"As South Africa's democracy matures, this book analyses the following questions: how does the state mediate between traditional tribal authority and constitutional law in matters such as initiation customs or the rights of women, children and gay people? "

Posted 21 days ago by Gretchen

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From TC to Joe’s Pub: Music Ed Students Play the City

Since getting their undergraduate degrees at The New School, Christian Nourijanian and Dustin Kaufman have followed a similar trajectory in their career and educational paths.  Dustin recently graduated from Teachers College with a dual Master’s degree that pairs a jazz performance major from Manhattan School of Music (MSM) with a music education major from Teachers …

Posted 2 months ago by marieweller

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Exploring Discourse Analysis

Dr. Hansun Zhang Waring, Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics and TESOL at Teachers College, is bringing a wealth of learning opportunities to the discourse analysis research community. As founder of the Language and Social Interaction Working Group (LANSI), Dr. Waring oversees a monthly meeting of professors, researchers, and students who come together to work on …

Posted 15 months ago by Liz Hoelzle

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TC Student Activists: TC represents at the Save Our Schools March and National Call to Action in Washington DC

July 30, 2011 was a sweltering day in Washington DC, but the heat didn’t dampen the spirits of the thousands of teachers, parents, students, and activists who traveled from across the country to protest education policies they say are demoralizing teachers and reducing the profession to little more than “teaching to the test.” After rendezvousing …

Posted 20 months ago by Liz Hoelzle

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Spotlight on Alumna Monika Ekiert: “A product of TC!”

Dr. Monika Ekiert received her doctorate in Applied Linguistics (AL) from TC in May, 2010. She also holds a Master of Arts degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) from TC.  She has collectively spent nine years at the college in a variety of capacities (including a revamp of the Community Language …

Posted 23 months ago by Amy Wolf

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This Week at TC: The Society for the History of Children and Youth Conference (June 23-25)

The Society for the History of Children and Youth is an international scholarly organization that places current controversies involving children in historical perspective. The SHCY’s sixth biennial conference will take place June 23-25 at Teacher’s College. Admission for TC students and faculty is free of charge.

Posted 23 months ago by Amy Wolf

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“Art as a Human Necessity”: TC, MoMA and The Art Barge Sessions Celebrate the Life and Work of Victor D’Amico

A pioneer in Art Education, TC alumnus and instructor Victor D'Amico (1904-1987) believed that art education for children should be based on making art, as opposed to the teaching of rote techniques. Throughout his long and storied career he began and taught scores of art workshops, classes and programs based on that idea. He was …

Posted 23 months ago by Amy Wolf

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It's in point of fact a nice and useful piece of information…

The Society for the History of Children and Youth Conference: June 23-25 at TC

The Society for the History of Children and Youth’s sixth biennial conference, “The State of Children: Politics and Policies of Childhood in Global Perspective,” will take place on June 23-25, 2011 at Teachers College. Admission for TC students and faculty is free of charge.

Posted 23 months ago by Amy Wolf

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Social Issue Media Festival

Another exciting upcoming event at TC! The Social Issue Media Festival asks: What moves us? How can you inspire someone in just a few minutes? How does the medium shape the message, and how does the message shape the medium? These questions are at the heart of the Social Issue Media Festival. Initiated as a …

The Symposium is just around the corner, and if the exciting events of Thursday and Friday weren't enough, TC will also be hosting the Social Issue Media Festival on Wednesday, April 27th from 5-6:30 with a reception to follow. If you're interested in creativity, this is another TC event that you should check out! Visit …

Posted 25 months ago by Ravi Ahmad

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A conversation with Symposium co-chair, Professor Margaret Crocco

A glimpse into what's behind the upcoming Creativity & Imagination Symposium...

Professor Crocco, co-chair of the event, shares some thoughts on the Creativity, Imagination, and Innovation in Education Symposium: What’s the goal… and why now? The Symposium is a unique opportunity to learn about the ways in which creativity, imagination, and innovation function throughout the educational enterprise. Premised on the notion of "ubiquitous creativity" and linking …

Posted 25 months ago by Ravi Ahmad

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The Department of Arts & Humanities Announces a New Blog

As we ramp up for The Creativity, Imagination, and Innovation in Education Symposium, being held April 28th & 29th at Teachers College, the Department of Arts & Humanities announces a new blog dedicated entirely to news and updates pertaining to the Symposium.

Posted 26 months ago by Liz Hoelzle

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Randall Allsup to give Keynote at CARMU conference

Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan is hosting  2011 Conference on Music Learning and Teaching at the Center for Applied Research in Musical Understanding (CARMU), the third annual conference for music educators, from March 10-12 2011. Keynote speakers will include Dr. Randall Allsup from Columbia University’s Teachers College and TC Alumna Cathy Benedict from …

Posted 26 months ago by Justine Dolorfino

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Creativity, Play, and the Imagination Conference at Teachers College (May 26-May 28, 2011)

The Call for Proposals deadline for Creativity, Play, and the Imagination, to be held at Teachers College, Columbia University from May 26 to May 28, 2011, has been extended to February 14, 2011. In thinking of the conference as a play of ideas rather than presentation of ideas, we encourage proposals that promote uncommon levels …

Posted 27 months ago by Lydia Kim

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Submit a Proposal: KDP Centennial Conference

Call for Proposals: Leadership through Service Are you helping improve New York City? Do you work with youth to improve their leadership skills? Does your research take you into the community? Have you done research on adult learning or continuing education? Share your work: submit a proposal! Who The Entire TC and CU Community Free …

Posted 27 months ago by Sandy

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An Innovative Conference: Second Language Acquisition of Chinese

On October 1st and 2nd, an exciting inaugural event took place at Teachers College: the Applied Linguistics program hosted the tremendously successful Teachers College, Columbia University Roundtable in Second Language Studies (TCCRISLS) on the theme of Second Language Acquisition of Chinese. Professor Zhaohong Han, Associate Professor of Language and Education for the TESOL and Applied …

Posted 31 months ago by Lydia Kim

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Great event and report…

Philosophy in Schools Conference

The Columbia University Philosophy Outreach (philosophyoutreach.org) - with the generous support of the Squire Foundation, the Office of the Provost, and the Department of Arts and Humanities at Teachers College - will present a conference on Philosophy in Schools on October 16th, 2010

Posted 32 months ago by Holly Brewster

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Call For Papers–Society for the History of Children and Youth

“The State of Children: Politics and Policies of Childhood in Global Perspective” Society for the History of Children and Youth Sixth biennial conference June 23–25 2011 Teachers College and Columbia University, New York The Society for the History of Children and Youth is an international scholarly organization founded in 2001 which is committed to the …

Posted 32 months ago by Holly Brewster

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Ethnography & Social Change Conference

Friday September 24th, 2010 Columbia University This conference examines the ways that ethnographic research has, and can have, an impact on public perception of health issues, on political action, and on policy.  What can we learn from socially engaged, theory-building ethnographers about the ways they have or have not maximized the social impact of their …

Posted 33 months ago by Holly Brewster

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The Economist Human Potential Conference September 2010

IDEAS - HUMAN POTENTIAL - CREATIVITY - LEADERSHIP Topics that are essential to us as teachers! Get the newest research, insights and opinions of leading scientists, politicians, business managers and authors on human potential and the ideas economy in the 21st century at THE ECONOMIST CONFERENCE: The Ideas Economy - Human Potential, September 15th and …

Posted 33 months ago by Holly Brewster

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