Michelle G. Knight-Manuel Teachers College, Columbia University Department of Curriculum and Teaching 525 West 120th Street, Box 31 New York, NY 10027 212.678.4136 Email: [email protected] EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS______________________________________________ University of California, Los Angeles, 1998 Ph.D., Department of Curriculum and Teaching Dissertation Title: Unearthing the Muted Voices of African American Teachers Monterey Institute of International Studies, 1984 M.A., TESOL, Language Development Specialist Credential/(CLAD) Franklin and Marshall College, 1982 B.A., French and Secondary Education Teacher Certification Université de Tours, Tours, France, 1981 Deug 1 Certification (French) ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS____________________________________________ Associate Dean, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2016- • Assist with recruitment, tenure and promotion cases • Assist in the legal life of the college/General Counsel Search • Lead and collaborate with faculty on the curricular breadth requirement • Collaborate with Senior Leadership and TC faculty to support faculty development related to the success of International students • Work with Senior Leadership and TC Students for a Quality Education (SQE) to develop evaluation of Departmental Diversity Plans • Maintain liaison between TC and Columbia University’s Dean of Social Sciences • Collaborate with faculty to select the Shirley Chisholm Dissertation Award Senior Advisor to the Provost, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2015-2016 • Assisted the Provost in developing policy on the criteria for the Senior Lecturer position • Assisted the Provost in recruiting 3 faculty members in Educational Leadership • Worked in close collaboration with Associate Provost and External Affairs to plan and implement the program for the 20th anniversary of minority post-docs Knight-Manuel 2 • Provided leadership, advocacy and advisement for TC Students for a Quality Education (QSE) to strengthen faculty-student relationships and curricular innovation. • Served as Teachers College’s liaison to the Columbia University Committee on Women and Girls of Color • Increased collaboration among TC faculty and the Director of the Institute for African- American Studies at Columbia University to identify and develop a new joint policy program through existing academic programs within both institutions Coordinator, Master of Education Program (ED.M.), Department of Curriculum and Teaching, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2005-2007, 2010-2016 • Provided leadership for the design and delivery of the ED.M. Professional Program. • Collaborated monthly with the 6 program coordinators in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching for academic programming, budget transparency, enrollment management and developing innovative ways to recruit and retain a diverse graduate student body • Collaborated with the Office of Accreditation and Assessment for Middle States assessments of student learning in the Ed.M. program and the International program in Singapore • Advised 30-45 Ed.M. students yearly • Coordinated and facilitated conversations to enhance program development and social learning opportunities based on student experiences Coordinator, Master of Secondary Education (CUSD), Department of Curriculum and Teaching, Teachers, College, Columbia University, 2002-2004, 2008-2010 • Provided leadership for program development of the New York State Accreditation for a 32-point MA Professional Program in Secondary Education • Collaborated with the Office of Accreditation and Assessment for NCATE Accreditation. • Advised students in the 32-point MA Program • Assisted in the preparation of materials regarding the program for the college catalog EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP SEMINARS______________________________________ 2017 (forthcoming) HERS Women’s Leadership Institute 2017 (Jan-March) Women in Leadership 2016 (October) Council of Academic Deans from Research Education Institutions (CADREI) ACADEMIC POSITIONS________________________________________________________ Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University, Department of Curriculum and Teaching, 2015- Associate Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University, Department of Curriculum and Teaching, 2004–2015 (Tenured) Knight-Manuel 3 Director of Culturally Relevant College and Career Readiness, New York City Department of Education Expanded Success Initiative, 2013–2015 • Provided professional development for and conducted research across 28 NYC Schools Visiting Professor, National Institute of Education, Singapore and Teachers College, Columbia University • Taught Curriculum Implementation and School Improvement, Summer 2013, 2015 and 2016 Visiting Professor, Tokyo, Japan, Teachers College, Columbia University • Taught Critical Perspectives in Secondary Education, Summer 2005 and 2009 Assistant Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University, Department of Curriculum and Teaching, 1998–2004 Adjunct Professor, California State University, Northridge, Department of Curriculum and Teaching, 1997 Research Assistant, UCLA • K-16 Articulation for UC College Admissions (Principal Investigators: Jeannie Oakes and Kris Guitterez) • Minority Student Recruitment in Teacher Education Programs (Principal Investigator: Stuart Biegel) Instructor, UCLA • UCLA Graduate School of Education, Winter-Spring, 1997 Teaching Assistant, UCLA • Women’s Studies Department, 1997 • Graduate School of Education, 1996 - 1997 • Graduate School of Education, Summer 1995 and 1996 PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHING, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, AND RESEARCH Teaching • College Advisor, Oakland Unified School District, Oakland, CA. Grades 9-12, 1991 - 1994 • English as a Second Language (ESL)/French Teacher, Oakland, CA. Grades 7-9, 1985 - 1991 • Cooperating Teacher, California State University, Hayward, CA, 1990 - 1991 Adult ESL Teacher, Oakland Evening Adult School, Oakland, CA. Taught beginning and intermediate levels of English as a Second Language to adults from Africa, Asia, Central America, and Mexico, Summer 1994 and 1995 Knight-Manuel 4 Curriculum and Professional Development • California State Department of Education Curriculum Certified Reviewer, 1992 - 1994 • Parent Outreach, Oakland, CA. College Financial Aid Workshops, 1991 - 1994 • Language Arts District Team, Oakland, CA. Developed Eighth Grade Core, 1990 - 1991 • Bilingual/ESL, Oakland, CA. Developed District Curriculum Guide, 1989 - 1990 Research • Research Department, Oakland, CA. Surveyed parents on year round schools, Summer 1993 • Teacher Researcher, Mills College. Oakland, CA. The Role of Gender and Ethnicity in Students’ Oral Responses to Teachers’ Questioning Strategies, 1989 - 1990 • Teacher Leadership Team, Oakland, CA. Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, 1989 – 1990 HONORS & AWARDS________________________________________________________ Research 2014-2017 Senior Research Fellow, Boston University, Massachusetts Institute for College and Career Readiness, Leominster District 2015 Seat at the Table Award, Black Student Network, Teachers College, Columbia University 2012 - 2013 Faculty Innovation Award, Black Student Network, Teachers College, Columbia University 2011 - 2012 AERA Outstanding Research Paper Award (with graduate student Denzil Street). The title of paper is “Who will remember your name? Teachers and African immigrant students.” Caribbean and African Studies in Education SIG 2007 - 2008 Rose Fellowship, Chinese American Planning Council and Teachers College, Columbia University 2001 - 2003 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship 2001-2002 Theme Co-Editor, Equity & Excellence in Education 2001 - 2002 Distinguished Service Certificate, AERA Division G 1999 AERA Women Educators Award for Research on Women and Girls 1998 AERA Division K Doctoral Seminar Participant (San Diego) 1996 - 1997 UCLA Research Assistantship/Mentorship Fellowship 1996 American Educational Research Association Award for Graduate Students (Standing Committee on the Role and Status of Minorities in Educational Research and Development) 1995 - 1997 UCLA Graduate Fellowship 1994 - 1995 UCLA Graduate Opportunity Fellowship Knight-Manuel 5 Teaching 2014 - 2015 Dean’s Fellowship Program for Teaching and Diversity (with Karishma Desai). Black, Latina, and Transnational Feminisms in Education, Teachers College, Columbia University 2009 - 2010 Dean’s Fellowship Program for Teaching and Diversity (with Vaughn Watson & Ramatu Bangura). Culturally Grounded Research Methodologies, Teachers College, Columbia University 2004 and 1999 Outstanding Teaching Award, Teachers College, Columbia University 2003 - 2004 Dean’s Fellowship Award for Teaching and Diversity, Teachers College, Columbia University Faculty Executive Committee on Race, Culture, and Diversity 1997 Minority Doctoral Teaching/Research Fellowship (Washington State University) 1989 Russian/American Teacher Exchange Program GRANTS AND FUNDED RESEARCH_____________________________________________ Spencer Foundation Small Research Grant Program Co-PIs Michelle Knight-Manuel and Sandra Schmidt Title Belong or not: West African youth’s negotiations of everyday spaces Date 2017 - 2018 Amount $50,000 Provost’s Investment Fund, Teachers College, Columbia University Co-PIs Noah Drezner, Michelle Knight-Manuel, and Felicia Mensah Title Faculty Engagement with Racial Trauma & Creating a More Responsive TC Date 2017 - 2018 Amount $20,000 Provost’s Investment Fund, Teachers College, Columbia University Co-PIs Michelle Knight-Manuel, Garnett Russell, and Sandra Schmidt Title