Teachers College, Columbia University

Teachers College, Columbia University
TypePrivate graduate school of education
Established1887 (1887)
Parent institution
Columbia University
Endowment$512.7 million (2021)[1]
PresidentThomas R. Bailey
ProvostKerryAnn O'Meara
Students5,299
Location, ,
United States
CampusUrban
Websitetc.columbia.edu

Teachers College, Columbia University (TC) is the graduate school of education of Columbia University, a private research university in New York City.[2][3] Founded in 1887, Teachers College has served as one of the official Faculties and the Department of Education of Columbia University since 1898.[3][4] It is the oldest and largest graduate school of education in the United States.[5]

Teachers College alumni and faculty have held prominent positions in academia, government, music, non-profit, healthcare, and social science research. Overall, Teachers College has over 90,000 alumni in more than 30 countries.[6][7] Notable alumni and former faculty include John Dewey, Art Garfunkel, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Carl Rogers, Margaret Mead, Bill Campbell, Georgia O'Keeffe, Edward Thorndike, Rollo May, Donna Shalala, Albert Ellis, William Schuman (former president of the Juilliard School), Lee Huan (former Premier of the Republic of China), Shirley Chisholm (first black woman elected to the United States Congress), Hafizullah Amin (former leader of Afghanistan), Hamden L. Forkner (founder of Future Business Leaders of America), and E. Gordon Gee (has held more university presidencies than any other American including Brown University and Vanderbilt University).

  1. ^ As of August 31, 2021. Annual Report (Report). TC. August 31, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "What is the relationship between Teachers College and Columbia University? on Vimeo". Vimeo.com. January 1, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Organization and Governance of the University". Columbia.edu. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  4. ^ "History – Columbia University in the City of New York". www.columbia.edu. Archived from the original on December 31, 2017.
  5. ^ "2018 Best Education Schools". Grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  6. ^ "TC Office of Alumni Relations | Teachers College Columbia University". Tc.columbia.edu. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  7. ^ "International Alumni Network | Teachers College Columbia University". Tc.columbia.edu. Retrieved March 18, 2017.

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