1999–2000
TEACHERSCOLLEGE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Our work is to create the programs, carry out the research, and develop the models that will guide educators and the institu- tions they serve.
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1 Teachers College. Defining the Work of Educators 4 An Introduction to Teachers College 36 Academic Calendar 39 Research and Service Activities 50 The Libraries of Columbia 52 Computing and Information Services 53 Instruction and Research Support Services 54 Teacher Education Programs and Internships 57 Research Fellowships 57 Student Life and Student Services 62 Faculty 82 Special Term Faculty 1996–1997 93 Trustees and Officers 95 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 Teachers College is once again in the top rankings of the 1999 U.S. News & World Report survey of graduate schools of edu- cation. It is a close second in the nation to Harvard University. In spe- cialties ranked by education school legacy Teachers College began deans and senior faculty, Teachers Shaping the public debate and . College is first in Curriculum/ almost a century ago with the Instruction, in the top five in Admin- public policy in education. istration/Supervision, Social/Philo- radical mission of preparing a sophical Foundations, Elementary Improving practice in educa- Teacher, Secondary Teacher, and new breed of professional educa- Higher-Education Administration, tional institutions. tors. In the years since, Teachers and the top ten in Educational Psychology. We live in an age in which our College has been a leader in world is changing dramatically defining the work of educators and quickly. Our educational institutions and and the nature of their field. It has attracted to the educators who lead them are being buffeted its faculty the greatest minds in education and by demographic, economic, global, and techno- educated the students who have led the field. logical 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 been the research, and develop the models that will committed to: guide educators and the institutions they serve.