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research university in New York City. Founded in 1887, it has served as one of the official faculties and the Department of Education of Columbia University since 1898 and is consistently ranked among the top 10 graduate schools of education in the United States (currently 7th as of 2022). It is the oldest and largest graduate school of education in the United States. Although it was founded as an independent institution and retains some independence, it has been associated with Columbia University since shortly after its founding and merger with the university. Teachers College alumni and faculty have held prominent positions in academia, government, music, non-profit, healthcare, and social science research just to name a few. Overall, Teachers College has over 90,000 alumni in more than 30 countries. Notable alumni and former faculty include

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, Rollo May,

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, Albert Ellis, William Schuman (former president of the Juilliard School), Lee Huan (Premier of the

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), Shirley Chisholm (first black woman elected to the United States Congress), Hafizullah Amin (leader of Afghanistan), Hamden L. Forkner (founder of

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and Vanderbilt University).

History

Founding and early history

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Teachers College was the first graduate school in the United States whose curriculum focused specifically on teacher education. In 1880, the Kitchen Education Association (KEA) was founded by philanthropist Grace Hoadley Dodge, the daughter of wealthy businessman William Dodge. The association's focus was to replace miniature kitchen utensils for other toys that were age-appropriate for kindergarten-aged girls. In 1884, the KEA was rebranded to the Industrial Education Association (IEA), in the spirit of widening its mission to boys and parents. Three years later, it moved to the former Union Theological Seminary building on University Place, as well as founded a coeducational private school called the Horace Mann School. In 1887

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offered a substantial financial sum to the IEA. With the support of Dodge, Vanderbilt appointed Nicholas Murray Butler, the future longest-serving president of Columbia University and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, as new president of the IEA. In 1892, the name of the New York School for the Training of Teachers was again changed to Teachers College. The next year, Teachers College and Columbia University were merged (affiliated) with each other, and the trustees acquired land for the new college campus in Morningside Heights.{{harvnb, Dolkart, 1998, ps=., p=228 The buildings for the campus of the college were designed by William Appleton Potter. The first structure in the original complex, Main Hall, was completed in late 1894; the last, Milbank Memorial Hall, was finished three years later.{{harvnb, Dolkart, 1998, ps=., pp=231–232 The curriculum combined a humanitarian concern to help others with a scientific approach to human development. The college was affiliated with Columbia University in 1898 as the university's Graduate School of Education. A new building for Horace Mann was erected in 1899,{{harvnb, Dolkart, 1998, ps=., pp=233–234 followed by the Frederick Ferris Thompson Memorial Hall in 1902–1904.{{harvnb, Dolkart, 1998, ps=., pp=235–236 Additionally, a four-wing dormitory building, called Whittier Hall, was built in 1900–1901.{{harvnb, Dolkart, 1998, ps=., pp=237–238 Enrollment increased quickly: the graduating class of 1911 contained 686 students, as opposed to the 26 students in the first graduating class.{{harvnb, Dolkart, 1998, ps=., p=241

Expansion of scope

The founders early recognized that professional teachers need reliable knowledge about the conditions under which children learn most effectively. As a result, the college's program from the start included such fundamental subjects as educational psychology and

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. The founders also insisted that education must be combined with clear ideas about ethics and the nature of a good society; consequently, programs were developed in the history of education and in comparative education. As the number of school children increased during the twentieth century, the problems of managing the schools became ever more complex. The college took on the challenge and instituted programs of study in areas of administration, economics, and politics. Other programs developed in such emerging fields as clinical and

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, instructional technology,

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, who served as president of the American Psychological Association and the American Philosophical Association, and was a professor at the facility from 1904 until his retirement in 1930.

Presidents

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Academics

The school offers Master of Arts (M.A.), Master of Education (Ed.M.), Master of Science (M.S.), Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees in over sixty programs of study. Despite the college's name, less than one-third of students are preparing to become teachers. Graduates pursue careers, for example, in the social sciences, health and health promotion, educational policy, technology, international and comparative education, as well as educational leadership. According to Teachers College former president Susan Fuhrman, the college provides solutions to the difficult problems of urban education, reaffirming its original mission in providing a new kind of education for those left most in need by society or circumstance. The college continues its collaborative research with urban and suburban school systems that strengthen teaching in such fundamental areas as reading, writing, science, mathematics, and the arts; prepares leaders to develop and administer psychological and health care programs in schools, businesses, hospitals and community agencies; and advances technology for the classroom, developing new teaching software and keeping teachers abreast of new developments. Major_General_Dwight_Eisenhower%2C_1942_TR207

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Teachers College also houses a wide range of applied psychology degrees, including one of the nation's leading programs in organizational psychology. Every year captains from the United States Military Academy at West Point are selected for the Eisenhower Leader Development Program (ELDP) and complete the Organizational Psychology M.A. program to become tactical officers (TAC) at West Point. The college also houses the programs in anthropology. It was foundational in the development of the field of anthropology and education. By the 1930s, Teachers College had begun to offer courses in anthropology as part of the foundations of education. By 1948 Margaret Mead started what would be a long association with Teachers College where she taught until the early 1970s. In 1953 Solon Kimball joined the faculty. In 1954 nine professors (including Mead and Solon Kimball) came together to discuss the topic. In the 1960s, these people formed the Council on Anthropology and Education within the

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The student experience at Teachers College is governed by a student senate, headed by the Senate president, followed by the vice-president, parliamentarian, communications officer, and treasurer. Two senators, a master's candidate, and a PhD candidate are elected each year to represent each academic department at Teachers College to advocate on behalf of current students and alumni.{{citation needed, date=August 2011 The TC Senate meets bi-weekly to determine what issues need to be investigated.

Academic departments

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Rankings

For 2023, '' U.S. News & World Report'' ranked Teachers College, Columbia University, No. 7 among all graduate schools of education in the United States.{{cite web, url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-education-schools/edu-rankings?int=a3a109, title=Best Education Schools, website=Grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com, access-date=March 18, 2017 In 2008, 2002, 1998, 1997, and 1996 Teachers College, Columbia University, was ranked first by the publication. Teachers College, Columbia University, was ranked #2 in Curriculum and Instruction in 2023 according to U.S. News & World Report. Admissions are highly selective.

Relationship with Columbia University

Teachers College graduates are awarded Columbia University degrees.{{cite web, url=http://secretary.columbia.edu/files/secretary/university_charters_and_statutes/University%20Charters%20and%20Statutes_June2017.pdf , title=Charters and Statutes , date=2017 , website=secretary.columbia.edu/files Teachers College is statutorily prohibited from conferring its own degrees. Although the college houses PhD programs, these degrees are conferred by Columbia University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in a manner analogous to the PhD programs of the university's other professional schools. Teachers College's graduating class participates in the Columbia University Commencement ceremony.{{cite web, url=http://c250.columbia.edu/c250_celebrates/remarkable_columbians/thomas_kean.html, title=Thomas Howard Kean, website=c250.columbia.edu{{cite web, url=http://c250.columbia.edu/c250_celebrates/remarkable_columbians/georgia_okeeffe.html, title=Georgia O'Keeffe, website=c250.columbia.edu TC graduates are Columbia University alumni, may attend Columbia Alumni Association events, retain their @columbia.edu email for life, and are eligible for nomination of the alumni medal and membership to the Columbia University Club of New York. Teachers College serves as Columbia University's graduate and professional school of education by virtue of its designation as the university's Faculty and Department of Education. However, the college holds its own corporate status, including an independent administrative structure, board of trustees, and endowment. While Teachers College faculty appointments are approved by Teachers College's board of trustees at the discretion of the president of Columbia University, "Columbia University asno responsibility for salaries, tenure, or retirement allowances" of officers of Teachers College. Low Memorial Library Columbia University NYC retouched

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Teachers College shares academic and institutional resources with greater Columbia University including courses of instruction (Teachers College students may take courses at any other Columbia University graduate school and vice versa), libraries, health service systems, research centers, classrooms, special event facilities and the Dodge Fitness Center. The Ivy League will allow Columbia fourth-year senior student-athletes, who may have lost playing time due to COVID-19-related cancellations in their final year of eligibility, to continue playing their varsity sport for the 2021–22 season if they are accepted to and enroll at Teachers College. The Columbia University Senate includes faculty and student representatives from Teachers College who serve two-year terms; all senators are accorded full voting privileges regarding matters impacting the entire University. The president of Teachers College is a dean in the university's governance structure.

Housing

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The college has three residence halls for single students. They are 517 West 121st, Grant Hall, and Whittier Hall. The college has three residence halls for family housing. They are Bancroft Hall, Grant Hall, and Sarasota Hall. One bedroom apartments are available for childless students and students who have one child. Two and three-bedroom apartments are available for students who have more than one child. Lowell Hall and Seth Low Hall have faculty housing units.

Publications

The '' Teachers College Record'' has been published by the college continuously since 1900. In 1997 a group of doctoral students from Teachers College established the journal '' Current Issues in Comparative Education'' (CICE), a leading open-access online academic journal. Teachers College Press, founded in 1904, is the national and international book publishing arm of Teachers College and is dedicated to deepening the understanding and improving the practice of education. Teachers College also publishes ''The Hechinger Report,'' a non-profit, non-partisan education news outlet focused on inequality and innovation in education that launched in May 2010.

Notable faculty

Current faculty

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, Health Education * George Bonanno, Clinical Psychology * Peter T. Coleman, Social-Organizational Psychology and Conflict Resolution * Christopher Emdin, Science Education * Edmund W. Gordon, Psychology and Education *

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, Mathematics Education *

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, Nutrition Education * Henry Landau, Mathematics Education * Arthur M. Langer, Professor of Professional Practice, Department of Organization and Leadership *

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, Psychology and Education * Elizabeth Midlarsky, Psychology and Education * Lisa Miller, Clinical Psychology * Kimberly G. Noble, Neuroscience and Education *

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, Mathematics Education * Michael Rebell, Law and Educational Practice * Robert S. Siegler, Psychology and Education * Derald Wing Sue, Counseling Psychology * Barbara Tversky, Psychology and Education * Erica Walker, Mathematics and Education *

Barbara C. Wallace Barbara C. Wallace is a clinical psychologist and the first African-American woman tenured professor at Teachers College of Columbia University. She is a fellow of the American Psychological Association within divisions 50 (addictive behaviors) ...

, Clinical Psychology * Ruth Westheimer, Adjunct Professor, International and Transcultural Studies Department.{{cite web, title=Dr. Ruth Westheimer Sex Therapist, Author and Media Personality, url=http://www.tc.columbia.edu/articles/2013/march/dr-ruth-westheimer/, website=Teachers College, Columbia University, publisher= Columbia University, access-date=June 4, 2015

Past faculty

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* Eva Allen Alberti (1856-1938), dramatics teacher * Richard Thomas Alexander, founder of New College for the Education of Teachers * Allen E. Bergin, clinical psychologist * Elizabeth Burchinal, authority on American folk dance * Lambros Comitas, Applied Anthropology * Frank W. Cyr, father of the Yellow School Bus * Morton Deutsch, social psychologist and founding father of the field of conflict resolution *

, philosopher * Arthur Wesley Dow, arts education *

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, health education * Elizabeth E. Farrell, first president of the Council for Exceptional Children * Hamden L. Forkner, founder of

* Elbert K. Fretwell, second

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* Maxine Greene, philosopher of education * Linda Darling Hammond, founder of the National Center for Restructuring Education * Virginia Henderson, arguably the most famous nurse of the 20th century * Leta Stetter Hollingworth, psychology and education * Adele T. Katz, Music *

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, philosopher of education * Solon Kimball, anthropologist * Charles J. Martin, arts instructor * Margaret Mead, anthropologist * Jack Mezirow, sociologist; former professor of adult and continuing education * Harold J. Noah, comparative education * Nel Noddings, philosopher of education * Mary Adelaide Nutting, nursing * Philip H. Phenix, philosopher of educatio

* Mary Swartz Rose, created nation's first program in nutrition * Harold Rugg, educational reformer * Julius Sachs, Education *

, former US Secretary of Health and Human Services * Douglas Sloan, professor of history of education; educational theorist; author * David Eugene Smith, professor of mathematics & mathematics education * Graeme Sullivan, art education *

, psychologist * Robert L. Thorndike, psychologist * Clarence Hudson White, founding member of the Photo-Secession movement *

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, pioneer in vocational education, one of the first two women on staff

Notable alumni

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* Thelma C. Davidson Adair (M.A. 1945; Ed.D. 1959), advocate for human rights; peace; and justice *

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(M.A. 1930; PhD 1934), Prime Minister of Iraq * Pam Allyn (M.A. 1988), literacy expert *

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(M.A. 1945, PhD 1948), psychologist and "Grandame of early childhood education" * Charles Alston (M.F.A. 1931), artist * Hafizullah Amin (M.A.), president of Afghanistan * Nahas Gideon Angula (M.A. 1978; Ed.M. 1979), Prime Minister of Namibia *

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(1902), immigration rights activist; author of ''The Promised Land'' * Michael Apple (Ed.D. 1970), professor of educational policy studies * William Ayers (Ed.M.; Ed.D. 1987), founder of Weather Underground; professor of education *

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(1896), author of Miss Hickory winner of the 1947 Newbery Medal *

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(PhD 1922), pedagogue; school supervisor; progressive education advocate * Sarah Bavly (M.S. 1929; PhD 1947), Dutch-Israeli nutrition education pioneer in Israel * Louis T. Benezet (PhD 1942), former president of

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* Sara Benincasa (M.A.), comedian and author *

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(M.A. 1977; Ed.M., 1978; Ed.D. 1979), educational researcher * Josephine Thorndike Berry (B.S. 1904, A.M. 1910), American educator, home economist * C. Louise Boehringer (B.S. 1911), the first female to be elected to office in Arizona * Zhang Boling (1917), Chinese founder and president of National Nankai University * Louie Croft Boyd (1909), nursing instructor * Augusta Fox Bronner (B.S. 1906; M.A. 1909; PhD 1914), psychologist and co-director of the first child guidance clinic * John Seiler Brubacher (M.A.; PhD), educational philosopher; professor at Yale *

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(Ed.D. 1953), nursing educator, Professor & Principal, College of Nursing, (now Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing) New Delhi, India * Paul G. Bulger (Ed.D. 1951), academic administrator * Peter L. Buttenwieser (PhD), American educator, fundraiser, member of the Lehman family *

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(PhD 1982), jazz and fusion trumpet player; music educator * William Vincent Campbell Jr. (Ed.M. 1974), board director for Apple Inc.; CEO for Claris; Intuit Inc. and GO Corporation; chairman of the board of trustees of Columbia University * Betty Castor (1963), politician and president of the University of South Florida * P. C. Chang (PhD), philosopher and diplomat * Arthur W. Chickering (PhD 1958), educational researcher in student development theory * May Edward Chinn (B.S. 1921), first black woman to graduate from Bellevue Hospital Medical College * Shirley Chisholm (M.A. 1952), first African American woman elected to Congress and former US presidential candidate * Carl Henry Clerk (PGDip. 1926), fourth synod clerk of the Presbyterian Church of the Gold Coast * Peter T. Coleman (PhD), psychologist; executive director of the Morton Deutsch ICCCR and the AC4 * Satis N. Coleman (PhD 1931), music educator *

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(Ed.M. 1995), special education * Norman Cousins (B.A.), editor; peace activist * Margaret Mordecai Jones Cruikshank (1911), president of St. Mary's Junior College *

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(M.A. 1957), composer * Frank W. Cyr (PhD 1930), educator and author * Bidhu Bhusan Das (M.A. 1947), public intellectual; professor; and ranking government official from India * Sarah Louise Delany (B.A. 1920; Ed.M. 1925), first African-American permitted to teach high school science in New York * Ella Cara Deloria (B.S. 1915), Yankton Sioux ethnologist * Patricia DiMango (M.A.), judge; star of CBS’ Hot Bench created by Judge Judy * Diane DiResta (M.S. 1977), media trainer; speech coach; certified speech pathologist * Marjorie Housepian Dobkin (M.A.), author; Barnard College professor and dean * Aaron Douglas (M.A. 1944), painter; illustrator; visual arts educator; and major figure in the Harlem Renaissance * Patricia Lynne Duffy (M.A. 1981), synesthesia expert * Edward C. Elliott (M.A.), educational researcher and president of Purdue University * Albert Ellis (M.A. 1943; PhD 1947), cognitive behavioral therapist * Blanche General Ely (M.A. 1923), principal and founder of multiple schools in Broward County, Florida * Claire Fagin (M.A.), first woman to serve as president of an Ivy League university *

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(Ed.D. 1959), academic; second president of Nova Southeastern University * Edward Fitzpatrick (B.S. 1906; M.A. 1907; PhD 1911), president of Mount Mary College * Rudolf Flesch (PhD 1955), Austrian-born American author; inspired Dr. Seuss to write The Cat in the Hat * William Patrick Foster (Ed.D. 1955), revolutionized college marching band technique * William Trufant Foster (PhD 1911), economist; first president of Reed College *

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, music educator * Susan Fuhrman (PhD 1977), first female president of TC; former UPenn dean * Clarence Gaines (M.A. 1950), hall of fame basketball coach of Winston-Salem State University *

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(Ed.D. 1987), president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) * Art Garfunkel (M.A. 1967), singer (

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inductee); poet; and actor *

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(Ed.D. 1972), president of Ohio State University * Haim Ginott, child psychologist and psychotherapist and parent educator * Samuel E. Goldfarb, composer * Edmund W. Gordon (Ed.D.), psychologist * Erick Gordon (Ed.M. 1992), founding director of the Student Press Initiative (SPI) *

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(M.A. 1967), American politician and activist *

(Ed.D. 1975), professor; author; food policy expert; environmentalist; gardener * Margaret H'Doubler (1916), dance education * Martin Haberman (Ed.D. 1962), academic * Tsuruko Haraguchi (PhD 1912), psychologist * Anna Mae Hays (B.S. 1958), first woman in the U.S. Armed Forces to be promoted to a general officer rank * Virginia Henderson (B.S. 1932; M.A. 1934), nurse; researcher; theorist; the "first lady of nursing" * Martha Hill (B.S. 1929), first director of dance at the Juilliard School * Andy Holt (PhD 1937), president of University of Tennessee *

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(PhD 1977), director and co-founder of the East Side Institute * Olivia Hooker (M.A. 1947), first African-American woman to serve in the U.S. Coast Guard * Lee Huan (M.A.), premier of the

* Percy Hughes (M.A.; PhD), philosopher; teacher * Seymour Itzkoff (PhD 1965), professor emeritus of education and child study at

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* George Ivany (M.A. 1962), president of the University of Saskatchewan * Kevin Jennings (M.A. 1994), former assistant deputy secretary at the U.S. Department of Education * David W. Johnson (Ed.D. 1966), social psychologist * Hazel Johnson-Brown (M.A. 1963), first female African-American general in the United States Army *

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(A.B., 1925; M.A. 1928), civil rights leader, educator, lawyer, president of Edward Waters University and Kittrell College * Yoshi Kasuya (M.A. 1930, PhD 1933), Japanese educator * Thomas Kean (M.A. 1963), former governor of New Jersey * John D. Kendall (M.A.), leader in bringing the Suzuki Method to the US * Deborah Kenny (PhD 1994), CEO of Harlem Village Academies * Maude Kerns (M.A. 1906), pioneering

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ist and teacher *

(PhD 1912), philosopher of education; successor of

* Imogene King (Ed.D.), pioneer of nursing theory development * John King Jr. (Ed.M.; Ed.D. 2008), 10th United States secretary of education *

Herbert Kliebard Herbert M. Kliebard was an historian of education, and professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is best known for his 1995 book, ''The Struggle for the American Curriculum''. Early life Kliebard was born in the Bronx on July 24, 1 ...

(Ed.D. 1963), historian of education * Ellie Krieger (M.S. 1994), nutritionist; host of Healthy Appetite with Ellie Krieger on Food Network and Ellie's Real Good Food on PBS * Eleanor C. Lambertsen (B.S. 1949; M.A. 1950; Ed.D. 1957), revolutionized nursing and health care organization and delivery * H. S. S. Lawrence (M.A.; Ed.D. 1950), Indian educationist * Maya Lawrence (M.A. 2010), Olympic fencer * J. Paul Leonard (1901–1995), American university president, educator{{Cite news , date=March 31, 1995 , title=J. Paul Leonard, TC Educator, India Expert, Is Dead at Age 93 , volume=20 , website= Columbia University Record , issue=22 , url=http://www.columbia.edu/cu/record/archives/vol20/vol20_iss22/record2022.32.html , access-date=2022-08-04 , issn=0747-4504 * Harriet Lerner (M.A.), clinical psychologist * Eda LeShan (B.S. 1944), writer; television host; counselor; educator; playwright * Mosei Lin (PhD 1929), Taiwanese academic and educator; first Taiwanese to receive a PhD degree * Guillermo Linares (Ed.D.), first Dominican elected to public office in the US * Mort Lindsey (M.A. 1948; Ed.D. 1974), orchestrator; composer; pianist; conductor; musical director *

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(M.A. 1939), Cuban-born American polar explorer and lichenologist * Ruth Lubic (B.S. 1959; M.A. 1961; Ed.D. 1979), leader of the nurse-midwifery movement in the US * Sid Luckman, quarterback in the Pro Football Hall of Fame *

Ryah Ludins Ryah Ludins (1896–1957) was a Russian-born American muralist, painter, printmaker, art teacher, and writer. She made murals for post offices and other government buildings during the Great Depression and also obtained commissions for murals ...

(B.S. 1921; artist and art teacher * Agnes Martin (B.A. 1942), artist * Rollo May (PhD 1949), existential psychologist * John C. McAdams (M.A.), associate professor of political science at Marquette University * Jane Ellen McAllister (PhD 1929), first African American woman to earn a PhD in education in the United States *

Margaret McFarland Margaret Beall McFarland (July 3, 1905 – September 12, 1988) was an American child psychologist and a consultant to the television show ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood''. She was the co-founder and director of the Arsenal Family and Children's Ce ...

(PhD 1938), child psychologist, chief consultant to '' Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' * Morris Meister (PhD 1921), first principal of The Bronx High School of Science, and the first president of The Bronx Community College * Olga A. Mendez (M.A. 1960), first Puerto Rican woman elected to a US state legislature * Jiang Menglin (PhD), president of Peking University; minister of education for the Republic of China *

Chester Earl Merrow Chester Earl Merrow (November 15, 1906 – February 10, 1974) was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire. Born in Center Ossipee, New Hampshire, Merrow attended the public schools and Brewster Free Academy in Wolfeboro from 1921 to 1925. He ...

(1937), educator; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire * Yvonne B. Miller (M.A. 1962), first African-American woman to be elected to the Virginia state house * Richard P. Mills (Ed.D. 1977), former commissioner of education for Vermont and New York *

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(attended in 1894) * Jerome T. Murphy (M.A.), dean emeritus at the Harvard Graduate School of Education * Georgia O'Keeffe (1914), artist *

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(Ed.D. 1982), founder of El Museo del Barrio * Annie-B Parson (M.A. 1983), dancer, choreographer, founder of Big Dance Theater *

Hildegard Peplau Hildegard E. Peplau (September 1, 1909 – March 17, 1999) was an American nurse and the first published nursing theorist since Florence Nightingale. She created the middle-range nursing theory of interpersonal relations, which helped to revolut ...

(M.A.; PhD), nurse and nurse theorist who led the way towards the humane treatment of patients with behavior and personality disorders * Regina Peruggi (Ed.D. 1984), educator *

Esther Peterson Esther Eggertsen Peterson (December 9, 1906 – December 20, 1997) was an American consumer and women's advocate. Background The daughter of Danish immigrants, Esther Eggertsen grew up in a Mormon family in Provo, Utah. She graduated from Brig ...

(M.A. 1930), consumer rights activist; 1981 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient * Kuo Ping-Wen (M.A. 1912; PhD 1914), Chinese educator * Anita Pollitzer (1913), suffragette and national chairman of the NWP * Thomas S. Popkewitz (M.A. 1964), professor of curriculum theory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison * Neil Postman (M.A. 1955; Ed.D. 1958), cultural critic * Louise M. Powell (B.S. 1922), nurse and educator who led the University of Minnesota School of Nursing during its formative years. * Caroline Pratt (B.A. 1894), progressive educator; founder of City and Country School * Soon-Yi Previn (Ed.M.), special education * Thomas Granville Pullen Jr. (Ed.M.; Ed.D. 1926), president University of Baltimore; Maryland State Superintendent of Education *

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(M.A. 1942), conductor; music educator; radio host * Robert Bruce Raup (PhD 1926), philosophy of education professor emeritus and critic of the American education system * Diane Ravitch (PhD 1975), historian of education; former U.S. Assistant secretary of education * Betty Reardon (Ed.D. 1985), founder and director of the Peace Education Center *

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(M.A. 1931), talk show personality; professor * June Reinisch (M.A. 1970; PhD 1976), psychologist and director of the Kinsey Institute * Richard Robinson (attended, 1963), former CEO of Scholastic Corporation * Henrietta Rodman (1904), teacher; feminist activist * Agnes L. Rogers (PhD 1917), educational psychologist; professor of education * Carl Rogers (M.A. 1928; PhD 1931), psychologist * Martha E. Rogers (M.A. 1945), nursing theorist; creator of the Science of Unitary Human Beings *

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(M.A.), television executive producer and creator * Morton Schindel (M.A. 1947), educator and film producer * William Schuman (B.S. 1935; M.A. 1937), former president of the

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and the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts * Jill Sheffield (M.A. 1963), women's reproductive rights advocate * Robert Sherman (M.A. 1953), radio broadcaster; author; educator * Tian-Ming Sheu (Ed.D. 1993), president of the National Academy for Educational Research in Taiwan *

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(2001), artist; curator; teacher * Hu Shih (PhD 1917), Chinese philosopher; essayist; and diplomat *

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(Ed.D. 1936), art therapist * Lucy Diggs Slowe (M.A. 1915), first black woman to serve as Dean of Women at an American University; one of the original founders and first president of

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; pioneer in

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s * Elaine Sturtevant (M.A.), artist * Leon Sullivan (M.A. 1947), civil rights leader and social activist; 1991 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient * Ruth C. Sullivan (M.A. 1953), autism activist *

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(M.A. 1987), children's songwriter; record producer; performer * Marius Sznajderman * Hilda Taba (PhD 1932), architect; curriculum theorist; curriculum reformer and teacher educator * Alma Thomas (M.A. 1934), expressionist painter and art educator * Ellen R. Thompson (M.A.) composer and music educator *

(PhD 1898), psychologist * Robert L. Thorndike (M.A. 1932; PhD 1935), psychologist * Merryl Tisch (Ed.D.), chancellor of the New York State Board of Regents * Samuel Totten (Ed.D. 1985), genocide scholar * Minnie Vautrin (M.A. 1919), educator and missionary * Marion Verhaalen, (Ed.D., 1971) composer and musicologist * Lynd Ward (1926), artist and storyteller * Moshe Weinberger, rabbi and author * Joel Westheimer, professor of citizenship education at the University of Ottawa * Ruth Westheimer (Ed.D. 1970), sex therapist known as "Dr. Ruth", German-American, also talk show host, author, professor, Holocaust survivor, and former

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sniper. * Floyd Wilcox (M.A. 1920), third president of Shimer College * John Davis Williams (Ed.D. 1940), chancellor of the University of Mississippi * Henry Wittenberg (M.A.), Olympic wrestling champion * Carmen Rita Wong (M.A. 2000), personal finance expert; former host of On the Money on CNBC *

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(M.S. 1938; Ed.D. 1945), Education Chief of the US House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor * Marion Thompson Wright (PhD 1940), first African-American woman in the United States to earn PhD in History{{Cite book, title=Encyclopedia of New Jersey, date=2004, publisher=Rutgers University Press, others=Lurie, Maxine N., 1940–, Mappen, Marc., isbn=0813533252, location=New Brunswick, N.J., oclc=57590112 * Tao Xingzhi (1917), Chinese educator and political activist * Darlene Yee-Melichar (M.S. 1984; Ed.D. 1985), gerontologist * Anzia Yezierska (1905), Polish-born American novelist *

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