All Entries Tagged With: "Teachers College"
Claudia Schrader Appointed as the Eighth President of York College in New York
Dr. Schrader has served as York College’s interim president since January. She has extensive background in higher education, including recent service as the first Black president of Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn.
Columbia University’s Mary Mendenhall Receives an International Book Award
Dr. Mendenhall is an associate professor at Columbia University’s Teachers College. Her award-winning book, Education and Resilience in Crisis, examines how humanitarian crises have impacted teaching and learning in seven sub-Saharan African countries.
New Book by Swarthmore’s Roseann Liu Wins Two National Awards
Designed to Fail by Roseann Liu, assistant professor at Swarthmore College, examines funding disparities between predominately White and non-White schools in Philadelphia.
Mayme Hostetter Named Twenty-Second President of Hamline University in Minnesota
“I have always had great respect and admiration for Hamline’s role in the Twin Cities as an engine for socio-economic mobility, and as a place that connects college to career,” said Dr. Hostetter, who will assume her presidency on July 1.
In Memoriam: Vernice Doris Ferguson, 1928-2012
After a long and distinguished career in government service, she was named a senior fellow at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and held the Fagin Family Chair in Diversity.
Susan Fuhrman Will Lead Teachers College for at Least Five More Years
The board of trustees extended her contract for five years with an option for two additional years.
Three Women Honored for Service or Scholarship
Linda Darling-Hammond, Tiffany P. Fontaine, and Deidre Scozzafava are the recipients of prestigious awards.
Four Women Elected to the National Academy of Education
The National Academy of Education was founded in 1965. Members are elected on the basis of outstanding scholarship in the field of education. Recently, the academy announced the election of 11 new members. Four of the new members are women.
