2003 at Teachers College
It was a year of growth and change at TC, even as we reaffirmed our most deeply rooted values and traditions.
It was a year of growth and change at TC, even as we reaffirmed our most deeply rooted values and traditions.
Fourteen new faculty members joined the school, while current faculty
such as Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Jeff Henig, Amy Stuart Wells, Tama
Leventhal, Lucy Calkins, Angela Calabrese Barton and Xiandong Lin
contributed ground-breaking new research in their fields. The largest
and most successful capital campaign ever conducted by a school of
education came to a close, and renovation of the Gottesman Libraries
neared completion. There were guest appearances by Congressman Charles
Rangel, author James Garbarino, PBS television talk show host Richard
Heffner and jazz great Billy Taylor. Beyond its own doors, TC
made its presence felt through the establishment of the National
Academy for Excellent Teaching (thanks to a $10.8 million grant from
Lilo and Gerard Leeds); the creation of a professional development
program for schools in Central Harlem; and such existing venues as the
annual Superintendents Work Conference and the Cahn Fellows Program for
Distinguished New York City Principals. TC faculty and students also
rallied before the U.S. Supreme Court in support of affirmative action
in higher education admissions.On the international front, the
College hosted its first Conference on Chinese Education; sent a
delegation of students to study reading development in Tanzania; and
launched a major initiative to rebuild education in war-torn
Afghanistan. The academic year concluded with a Convocation
ceremony that honored folk singer Pete Seeger, Archbishop Desmond Tutu,
Reverend James A. Ford of New York City's Riverside Church, documentary
film maker Ken Burns, civil rights attorney Morris Dees and
pharmaceutical executive Hank McKinnell-a distinguished and diverse
group whose common feature, as Acting President Darlyne Bailey put it,
is "a selfless commitment to social justice."
Published Saturday, Apr. 2, 2005