TEACHERSCOLLEGE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 2000–2001 Contents
1 Teachers College. Defining the Work of Educators 4 An Introduction to Teachers College 36 Academic Calendar 39 Research and Service Activities 51 The Milbank Memorial Library 53 Computing and Information Services 55 Instruction and Research Support Services 56 Teacher Education Programs and Internships 59 Research Fellowships 59 Student Life and Student Services 62 Faculty 82 Special Term Faculty 92 Trustees and Officers 94 Programs of Study 275 Degree Requirements 278 Registration, Expenses and General Regulation plus Touchtone Services 284 Residence Halls Information 287 Admissions Application Information 290 Student Aid Information 293 Application for Admission 295 Letter of Reference 297 Residence Hall Application 299 Student Aid Application 301 Index Correspondence Directory Notice of Nondiscriminatory Policy How to Get to Teachers College Map TEACHERSCOLLEGE D EFINING THE W ORK OF E DUCATORS
Soon after being named president of Teachers College, I received a letter from a well-known educator suggesting the College change its name. The author reasoned that Teachers College is the largest and most comprehensive graduate and professional school of education in the United States. Teachers College focuses on education in the broadest sense of the word—in and out of the classroom and across a lifespan. A third of our students are in teacher preparation programs. Arthur E. Levine, President, Teachers College, The rest are planning on careers in administra- Columbia University tion, policy, research, and teaching in fields rang- ing across education, health, and psychology. The proposal certainly had merit, but it was at the same time impossible. The most valuable possession we have at Teachers College is our name. The name summons a powerful historical T OP R ANKED IN U.S. NEWS S URVEY Teachers College is again in the top rankings in the 2000 U.S. News and World Report survey of schools of education. It is third just points behind Harvard University and Stanford University and well ahead of the remaining 47 schools in the survey. In specialty programs, Teachers College is in the top ten in Administration/Supervision, Social/Philosophical Foundations, Educational Psychology, Elementary Teacher Education, Secondary Teacher Education, and Curriculum/Instruction. legacy. Teachers College began almost a Shaping the public debate and public century ago with the radical mission of policy in education. preparing a new breed of professional educa- Improving practice in educational tors. In the years since, Teachers College has institutions. been a leader in defining the work of educa- We live in an age in which our world is tors and the nature of their field. It has changing dramatically and quickly. Our edu- attracted to its faculty the greatest minds in cational institutions and the educators who education and educated the students who lead them are being buffeted by demographic, have led the field. economic, global, and technological change. The name Teachers College also stands for a Our work at Teachers College today, as it was vital and enduring mission. yesterday, is to create the programs, carry out For more than 100 years, the College has the research, and develop the models that will been committed to: guide educators and the institutions they serve.