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. 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 John Dewey,

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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

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, 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

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. In 1887

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offered a substantial financial sum to the IEA. With the support of Dodge, Vanderbilt appointed

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, the future longest-serving president of Columbia University and

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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

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. 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

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and educational sociology. 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

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. 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

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, economics, and politics. Other programs developed in such emerging fields as clinical and counseling

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, developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, curriculum development,

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, media studies, and school health care. Teachers College, Columbia University, was also associated with philosopher and public intellectual John Dewey, 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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, , 2006–2018 , - , 11. , , Thomas R. Bailey , , 2018–present

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

, 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

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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

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 American Anthropological Association, and it is still considered as the leading organization in the field. Margaret Mead NYWTS

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

{{div col, colwidth=18em *Arts & Humanities *Biobehavioral Sciences *Counseling & Clinical Psychology *Curriculum & Teaching *Education Policy & Social Analysis *Health & Behavioral Studies *Human Development *International & Transcultural Studies *Mathematics, Science & Technology *Organization & Leadership {{div col end

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

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. 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

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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 ''

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Teachers College Press Teachers College Press is the university press of Teachers College, Columbia University. Founded in 1904, Teachers College Press has published professional and classroom materials for over a century and currently publishes 70 titles per year. Hi ...

, 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

* John Allegrante, Health and Behavior Studies * Charles Basch, Health Education *

George Bonanno George A. Bonanno () is a professor of clinical psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University, U.S. He is responsible for introducing the controversial idea of resilience to the study of loss and trauma. He is known as a pioneering resear ...

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

Neil R. Grabois Neil R. Grabois (born 1935) is a mathematician and a former university administrator. He held positions as the dean, provost, and chair of the department of mathematical sciences of Williams College; as the thirteenth President of Colgate Universit ...

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

Suniya Luthar Suniya S. Luthar was Founder and executive director oAC Groups nonprofit Professor Emerita at Teachers College-Columbia University, and Co-founder Emerita aAuthentic Connections Co She had previously served on the faculty at Yale University's Dep ...

, 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 Barbara Tversky (nee Gans) is a professor emerita of psychology at Stanford University and a professor of psychology and education at Teachers College, Columbia University. Tversky specializes in cognitive psychology. Education Tversky received ...

, 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 Karola Ruth Westheimer ( Siegel; born June 4, 1928), better known as Dr. Ruth, is a German-American sex therapist, talk show host, author, professor, Holocaust survivor, and former Haganah sniper. Westheimer was born in Germany to a Jewish fam ...

, 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=

, 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 * John Dewey, philosopher *

Arthur Wesley Dow Arthur Wesley Dow (1857 – December 13, 1922) was an American painter, printmaker, photographer and an arts educator. Early life Arthur Wesley Dow was born in Ipswich, Massachusetts, in 1857. Dow received his first art training in 1880 from An ...

, arts education * David F. Duncan, health education * Elizabeth E. Farrell, first president of the Council for Exceptional Children * Hamden L. Forkner, founder of Future Business Leaders of America * Elbert K. Fretwell, second Chief Scout Executive *

Maxine Greene Sarah Maxine Greene (née Meyer; December 23, 1917 – May 29, 2014) was an American educational philosopher, author, social activist, and teacher. Described upon her death as "perhaps the most iconic and influential living figure associated wit ...

, philosopher of education *

Linda Darling Hammond Linda Darling-Hammond (December 21, 1951) is an American academic who is the Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education Emeritus at the Stanford Graduate School of Education. She was also the President and CEO of the Learning Policy Institute. She ...

, 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 Adele Terese Katz (26 August 1887 – May 1979) was a music teacher and music theorist, and writer.Berry, David Carson. "The Role of Adele T. Katz in the Early Expansion of the New York 'Schenker School, ''Current Musicology'' 74 (Fall 2002), p ...

, Music * William Heard Kilpatrick, philosopher of education * Solon Kimball, anthropologist * Charles J. Martin, arts instructor *

, 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 Julius Sachs (July 6, 1849 – February 2, 1934) was an American educator, founder of the Sachs Collegiate Institute who belongs to the Goldman–Sachs family of bankers. Sachs was born on July 6, 1849, in Baltimore. After taking his A.B. at ...

, Education * Donna Shalala, former US Secretary of Health and Human Services * Douglas Sloan, professor of history of education; educational theorist; author *

David Eugene Smith David Eugene Smith (January 21, 1860 – July 29, 1944) was an American mathematician, educator, and editor. Education and career David Eugene Smith is considered one of the founders of the field of mathematics education. Smith was born in Cortl ...

, professor of mathematics & mathematics education * Graeme Sullivan, art education * Edward Thorndike, psychologist * Robert L. Thorndike, psychologist *

Clarence Hudson White Clarence Hudson White (April 8, 1871 – July 8, 1925) was an American photographer, teacher and a founding member of the Photo-Secession movement. He grew up in small towns in Ohio, where his primary influences were his family and the social l ...

, founding member of the

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movement * Mary Schenck Woolman, pioneer in vocational education, one of the first two women on staff

Notable alumni

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(M.A. 1945; Ed.D. 1959), advocate for human rights; peace; and justice * Muhammad Fadhel al-Jamali (M.A. 1930; PhD 1934), Prime Minister of Iraq * Pam Allyn (M.A. 1988), literacy expert *

Millie Almy Millie Almy (June 19, 1915 – August 16, 2001) was an American psychologist, known as the "''grandame''" of early childhood education. Almy was a leader in the field of early childhood education and psychology, and played a critical role in shapi ...

(M.A. 1945, PhD 1948), psychologist and "Grandame of early childhood education" *

Charles Alston Charles Henry Alston (November 28, 1907 – April 27, 1977) was an American painter, sculptor, illustrator, muralist and teacher who lived and worked in the New York City neighborhood of Harlem. Alston was active in the Harlem Renaissance; A ...

(M.F.A. 1931), artist * Hafizullah Amin (M.A.), president of Afghanistan * Nahas Gideon Angula (M.A. 1978; Ed.M. 1979),

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* Mary Antin (1902), immigration rights activist; author of ''The Promised Land'' * Michael Apple (Ed.D. 1970), professor of educational policy studies *

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; professor of education *

Carolyn Sherwin Bailey Carolyn Sherwin Bailey (October 25, 1875 – December 23, 1961) was an American children's author. She was born in Hoosick Falls, New York and attended Teachers College, Columbia University, from which she graduated in 1896. She contributed to t ...

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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 Claremont Graduate University * Sara Benincasa (M.A.), comedian and author * Randy E. Bennett (M.A. 1977; Ed.M., 1978; Ed.D. 1979), educational researcher *

Josephine Thorndike Berry Josephine Thorndike Berry (February 25, 1871 – July 21, 1945) was an American educator and home economist. She held several roles as an educator including that of Superintendent of schools at Waterville, Kansas and Professor of Domestic Scien ...

(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

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(1917), Chinese founder and president of National Nankai University * Louie Croft Boyd (1909), nursing instructor *

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(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 * Edith Buchanan (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 * Donald Byrd (PhD 1982), jazz and fusion trumpet player; music educator * William Vincent Campbell Jr. (Ed.M. 1974), board director for

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; CEO for

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; Intuit Inc. and

GO Corporation GO Corporation was founded in 1987 to create portable computers, an operating system, and software with a pen-based user interface. It was famous not only for its pioneering work in Pen-based computing but as well as being one of the most well ...

; 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 Arthur W. Chickering was an educational researcher in the field of student affairs. He was known for his contribution to student development theories. In 1990 he was appointed Dean of the Graduate School of Education at George Mason University. He ...

(PhD 1958), educational researcher in student development theory *

May Edward Chinn May Edward Chinn (April 15, 1896 - December 1, 1980) was an African-American woman physician. She was the first African-American woman to graduate from Bellevue Hospital Medical College, now NYU School of Medicine, and the first African-American ...

(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 Carl Henry Clerk (4 January 1895 – 28 May 1982) was a Ghanaian agricultural educationist, administrator, journalist, editor and church minister who was elected the fourth Synod Clerk of the Presbyterian Church of the Gold Coast, assuming t ...

(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 * Ennis Cosby (Ed.M. 1995), special education * Norman Cousins (B.A.), editor; peace activist *

Margaret Mordecai Jones Cruikshank Margaret Mordecai Cruikshank (''née'' Jones; October 13, 1878 – December 26, 1955) was an American schoolteacher and college president. She served as the president of the Columbia Institute in Tennessee from 1922 to 1932 and as the president of ...

(1911), president of St. Mary's Junior College *

Arthur Cunningham Arthur Cunningham (born Piermont, New York on November 11, 1928, died Nyack, New York on March 31, 1997) was an American composer and educator. His students included singer Kate Davidson, producer/engineer Peter Francovilla, and pianist John Ellis ...

(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 Ella Cara Deloria (January 31, 1889 – February 12, 1971), also called ''Aŋpétu Wašté Wiŋ'' (Beautiful Day Woman), was a Yankton Dakota (Sioux) educator, anthropologist, ethnographer, linguist, and novelist. She recorded Native American ...

(B.S. 1915), Yankton Sioux ethnologist * Patricia DiMango (M.A.), judge; star of

CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainm ...

’

Hot Bench ''Hot Bench'' is a nontraditional panel-based court show that made its debut in first-run syndication on September 15, 2014. The series is produced by ''Judge Judy''s Judge Judy Sheindlin, who also created the program and concept with executi ...

created by

Judge Judy ''Judge Judy'' is an American arbitration-based reality court show presided over by former Manhattan Family Court Judge Judith Sheindlin. The show featured Sheindlin as she adjudicated real-life small-claims disputes within a simulated courtr ...

* 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 Patricia Lynne Duffy is the author of ''Blue Cats and Chartreuse Kittens: How Synesthetes Color Their Worlds'', the first book by a synesthete about synesthesia. ''Blue Cats'' has been reviewed in both the popular press as well as in academic journa ...

(M.A. 1981), synesthesia expert * Edward C. Elliott (M.A.), educational researcher and president of Purdue University *

(M.A. 1943; PhD 1947), cognitive behavioral therapist * Blanche General Ely (M.A. 1923), principal and founder of multiple schools in

Broward County, Florida Broward County ( , ) is a county in the southeastern part of Florida, located in the Miami metropolitan area. It is Florida's second-most populous county after Miami-Dade County and the 17th-most populous in the United States, with over 1.94 m ...

Claire Fagin Claire Mintzer Fagin FAAN (born November 25, 1926) is an American nurse, educator, academic, and consultant. She has a bachelor's degree in science from Wagner College, a master's in nursing from Columbia University and a Ph.D from New York Uni ...

(M.A.), first woman to serve as president of an Ivy League university * Abraham S. Fischler (Ed.D. 1959), academic; second president of Nova Southeastern University *

Edward Fitzpatrick Edward Augustus Fitzpatrick, Ph.D. (August 29, 1884 – September 13, 1960) was an American college administrator, author, editor, government official, military officer, and conscription expert. From 1929 to 1954, he served as president of Mount ...

(B.S. 1906; M.A. 1907; PhD 1911), president of Mount Mary College *

Rudolf Flesch Rudolf Franz Flesch (8 May 1911 – 5 October 1986) was an Austrian-born naturalized American writer (noted for his book '' Why Johnny Can't Read''), and also a readability expert and writing consultant who was a vigorous proponent of plain Eng ...

(PhD 1955), Austrian-born American author; inspired

Dr. Seuss Theodor Seuss Geisel (;"Seuss"
'' The Cat in the Hat * William Patrick Foster (Ed.D. 1955), revolutionized college marching band technique *

William Trufant Foster William Trufant Foster (January 18, 1879 – October 8, 1950), was an American educator and economist, whose theories were especially influential in the 1920s. He was the first president of Reed College. Early life and education Foster was born ...

(PhD 1911), economist; first president of Reed College *

Agnes Moore Fryberger Agnes Moore Fryberger (May 30, 1868 - September 16, 1939) was an American music educator, lecturer, and author, as well as a clubwoman. She was a pioneer in the northwestern U.S. in lecture recitals on opera. Fryberger served as the Educational Dir ...

, music educator *

(PhD 1977), first female president of TC; former UPenn dean *

Clarence Gaines Clarence Edward "Big House" Gaines Sr. (May 21, 1923 – April 18, 2005) was an American college men's basketball coach with a 47-year coaching career at Winston-Salem State University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Among his numerous honors fo ...

(M.A. 1950), hall of fame basketball coach of Winston-Salem State University * Mildred García (Ed.D. 1987), president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) *

(M.A. 1967), singer ( Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame inductee); poet; and actor * Gordon Gee (Ed.D. 1972), president of

Ohio State University The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best publ ...

* 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) * Betsy Gotbaum (M.A. 1967), American politician and activist * Joan Dye Gussow (Ed.D. 1975), professor; author; food policy expert; environmentalist; gardener *

Margaret H'Doubler Margaret Newell H'Doubler (April 26, 1889, Beloit, Kansas – March 26, 1982, Springfield, Missouri) was a dance instructor who created the first dance major at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin. Her dance pedagogy was a ...

(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

* Andy Holt (PhD 1937), president of

University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee (officially The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; or UT Knoxville; UTK; or UT) is a public land-grant research university in Knoxville, Tennessee. Founded in 1794, two years before Tennessee became the 16th state ...

* Lois Holzman (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 *

(M.A.), premier of the Republic of China * Percy Hughes (M.A.; PhD), philosopher; teacher *

Seymour Itzkoff Seymour William Itzkoff (born 1928) is an American psychologist and writer who has published research on intelligence. He has taught at Smith College since 1965 where he is professor emeritus of education and child study. Life and career Born i ...

(PhD 1965), professor emeritus of education and child study at Smith College * George Ivany (M.A. 1962), president of the University of Saskatchewan *

Kevin Jennings Kevin Brett Jennings (born May 8, 1963) is an American educator, author, and administrator. He was the assistant deputy secretary for the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools at the U.S. Department of Education from July 6, 2009 – June 2011. Je ...

(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 *

Dock J. Jordan Dock Jackson Jordan (October 18, 1866 – October 20, 1943) was an American lawyer, author, politician, educator, historian and civil rights activist. On July 14, 1917, a letter that Jordan wrote criticizing President Woodrow Wilson's policies ...

(A.B., 1925; M.A. 1928), civil rights leader, educator, lawyer, president of

Edward Waters University Edward Waters University is a private Christian historically Black university in Jacksonville, Florida. It was founded in 1866 by members of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME Church) as a school to educate freedmen and their children. ...

and Kittrell College *

Yoshi Kasuya Yoshi Kasuya (1894–1994) was a Japanese educator who spent the majority of her career at Tsuda College in Kodaira, Tokyo, initially as a teacher and later as president. She studied extensively in the United States, receiving a B.A. from Wellesle ...

(M.A. 1930, PhD 1933), Japanese educator *

Thomas Kean Thomas Howard Kean ( ; born April 21, 1935) is an American businessman, academic administrator and politician. A member of the Republican Party, Kean served as the 48th governor of New Jersey from 1982 to 1990. Following his tenure as governor, ...

(M.A. 1963), former governor of New Jersey * John D. Kendall (M.A.), leader in bringing the Suzuki Method to the US *

Deborah Kenny Deborah Kenny is an American educator, author of ''Born to Rise'' and the founder and Chief Executive of Harlem Village Academies, a network of charter schools in Harlem, New York. Background Kenny started the Harlem Village Academies charter sch ...

(PhD 1994), CEO of Harlem Village Academies * Maude Kerns (M.A. 1906), pioneering abstract artist and teacher * William Heard Kilpatrick (PhD 1912), philosopher of education; successor of John Dewey *

Imogene King Imogene King (January 30, 1923 – December 24, 2007) was a pioneer of nursing theory development. Her interacting systems theory of nursing and her theory of goal attainment have been included in every major nursing theory text. These theorie ...

(Ed.D.), pioneer of nursing theory development *

John King Jr. John B. King Jr. (born January 5, 1975) is an American educator, civil servant, and former state and federal government official who is the 15th Chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY). He previously served as President & CEO of Th ...

(Ed.M.; Ed.D. 2008), 10th

United States secretary of education The United States secretary of education is the head of the U.S. Department of Education. The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States, and the federal government, on policies, programs, and activities re ...

* Herbert Kliebard (Ed.D. 1963), historian of education *

Ellie Krieger Ellie Krieger (born September 26, 1965) is an American registered dietitian and nutritionist. She is the host of Healthy Appetite with Ellie Krieger on Food Network, anEllie's Real Good Foodon PBS. She is also an author and has written several ...

(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=

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, 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 Harriet Lerner (born November 30, 1944), is a clinical psychologist best known for her contributions to psychoanalytic concepts regarding family and feminist theory and therapy, and for her many psychology books written for the general public. From ...

(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 Guillermo Linares is a former Democratic member of the New York State Assembly who had represented the 72nd Assembly District in Manhattan from 2015 to 2016, and previously from 2011 to 2013. He is a former New York City Council Member and a fo ...

(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 *

George Albert Llano George Albert Llano (22 November 1911 – 9 February 2003), born Jorge Alberto Cecilio Perez y Llano, was a Cuban-born American polar explorer and botanist who specialized in the field of lichenology. He was an expert in the Umbilicariaceae. Ea ...

(M.A. 1939), Cuban-born American polar explorer and lichenologist *

Ruth Lubic Ruth Watson Lubic, CNM, EdD, FAAN, FACNM, (born January 18, 1927) is an American nurse-midwife and applied anthropologist who pioneered the role of nurse-midwives as primary care providers for women, particularly in maternity care. Lubic is con ...

(B.S. 1959; M.A. 1961; Ed.D. 1979), leader of the nurse-midwifery movement in the US *

Sid Luckman Sidney Luckman (November 21, 1916 – July 5, 1998) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) from 1939 through 1950. During his twelve seasons with the Bears, ...

, 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 Agnes Bernice Martin (March 22, 1912 – December 16, 2004), was an American abstract painter. Her work has been defined as an "essay in discretion on inward-ness and silence". Although she is often considered or referred to as a minimalist, Mart ...

(B.A. 1942), artist *

(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 ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' (sometimes shortened to ''Mister Rogers'') is an American half-hour educational children's television series that ran from 1968 to 2001, and was created and hosted by Fred Rogers. The series ''Misterogers'' deb ...

'' * 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 Olga may refer to: People and fictional characters * Olga (name), a given name, including a list of people and fictional characters named Olga or Olha * Michael Algar (born 1962), English singer also known as "Olga" Places Russia * Olga, Russ ...

(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 (1937), educator; U.S. Representative from

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...

* 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 * Belle Moskowitz (attended in 1894) *

Jerome T. Murphy Jerome T. (Jerry) Murphy (born 1938) is the Harold Howe II Professor of Education Emeritus and Dean Emeritus at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Jerry Murphy's current teaching and research focuses on the inner life of education leaders ...

(M.A.), dean emeritus at the Harvard Graduate School of Education *

(1914), artist * Raphael Montañez Ortiz (Ed.D. 1982), founder of El Museo del Barrio *

Annie-B Parson Annie-B Parson is an American choreographer, dancer, and director based in Brooklyn, New York. Parson is notable for her work in dance/theater, post-modern dance, and art pop music. Parson is the Artistic Director of Brooklyn's Big Dance Theater ...

(M.A. 1983), dancer, choreographer, founder of

Big Dance Theater Big Dance Theater is a New York City-based dance theater company.

* Hildegard Peplau (M.A.; PhD), nurse and nurse theorist who led the way towards the humane treatment of patients with behavior and personality disorders *

Regina Peruggi Regina S. Peruggi (born c. 1947)Karen Arenson ''The New York Times'', May 25, 2004. Retrieved April 6, 2008. Age at time of article was 57. is an American educator, who was the President of Kingsborough Community College from 2005 to 2014, the fi ...

(Ed.D. 1984), educator * Esther Peterson (M.A. 1930), consumer rights activist; 1981 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient *

Kuo Ping-Wen Kuo Ping-Wen or Guo Bingwen (; 1880–1969), courtesy name Hongsheng (鴻聲), was an influential Chinese educator. Biography Kuo was born in Shanghai, Jiangsu province, and his father was an elder in the Presbyterian Church. He attended Lowri ...

(M.A. 1912; PhD 1914), Chinese educator *

Anita Pollitzer Anita Lily Pollitzer (October 31, 1894 – July 3, 1975) was an American photographer and suffragist. Early life and education Anita Lily Pollitzer was born October 31, 1894, in Charleston, South Carolina. Her parents were Clara Guinzburg Polli ...

(1913), suffragette and national chairman of the NWP *

Thomas S. Popkewitz Thomas S. Popkewitz (born August 16, 1940) is an Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education, USA. His studies explore historically and contemporary education as practices of m ...

(M.A. 1964), professor of curriculum theory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison *

Neil Postman Neil Postman (March 8, 1931 – October 5, 2003) was an American author, educator, media theorist and cultural critic, who eschewed digital technology, including personal computers, mobile devices, and cruise control in cars, and was critical o ...

(M.A. 1955; Ed.D. 1958), cultural critic *

Louise M. Powell Louise M. Powell (1871–1943) was an American nurse and educator who led the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, during its formative years. During her tenure there (1910–1924), the university established a five-year baccalaureate nu ...

(B.S. 1922), nurse and educator who led the

University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Tw ...

School of Nursing Nurse education consists of the theoretical and practical training provided to nurses with the purpose to prepare them for their duties as nursing care professionals. This education is provided to student nurses by experienced nurses and other med ...

during its formative years. * Caroline Pratt (B.A. 1894), progressive educator; founder of City and Country School *

Soon-Yi Previn Soon-Yi Previn (; , ; born October 8, 1970) is the wife of filmmaker Woody Allen. They have adopted two children together. Born in Korea, she is the adopted daughter of actress Mia Farrow and musician André Previn. According to Soon-Yi Prev ...

(Ed.M.), special education * Thomas Granville Pullen Jr. (Ed.M.; Ed.D. 1926), president University of Baltimore; Maryland State Superintendent of Education *

David Randolph David Randolph (December 21, 1914 – May 12, 2010) was an American conductor, music educator and radio host. He is best known as the music director from 1965 through 2010 of the St. Cecilia Chorus (known now as The Cecilia Chorus of New York) a ...

(M.A. 1942), conductor; music educator; radio host *

Robert Bruce Raup Robert Bruce Raup (March 21, 1888 – April 13, 1976), was a Professor in the Philosophy of Education, Teachers College, Columbia University. He was a well-known writer in the 1930s, whose writings were influenced by his own teacher and ment ...

(PhD 1926), philosophy of education professor emeritus and critic of the American education system *

Diane Ravitch Diane Silvers Ravitch (born July 1, 1938) is a historian of education, an educational policy analyst, and a research professor at New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. Previously, she was a U.S. ...

(PhD 1975), historian of education; former U.S. Assistant secretary of education *

Betty Reardon Betty A. Reardon (born 12 June 1929) is the founder and director of the Peace Education Center and Peace Education Graduate Degree Program at Teachers College, Columbia University. She is a leader in peace education and a scholar in human rights edu ...

(Ed.D. 1985), founder and director of the Peace Education Center *

Helen Reichert Helen Reichert (November 11, 1901 – September 25, 2011) was an American talk show personality, New York University professor, founder of ''The Round Table of Fashion Executives'', and the oldest living alumnus of Cornell University at the tim ...

(M.A. 1931), talk show personality; professor *

June Reinisch June Machover Reinisch (born 1943) is an American psychologist who has helped advance the public's general knowledge of human sexual activity. From 1982 to 1993, she was director of the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University. Her research at the I ...

(M.A. 1970; PhD 1976), psychologist and director of the Kinsey Institute * Richard Robinson (attended, 1963), former CEO of

Scholastic Corporation Scholastic Corporation () is an American multinational publishing, education, and media company that publishes and distributes books, comics, and educational materials for schools, parents, and children. Products are distributed via retail and on ...

Henrietta Rodman Henrietta Rodman (August 29, 1877 – March 21, 1923) was an American educator and feminist. She was active in advocating on behalf of married women teachers for their right to promotion and maternity leave. Early life and education Rodman ...

(1904), teacher; feminist activist *

Agnes L. Rogers Agnes Low Rogers (October 28, 1884 – July 16, 1943) was a Scottish educator and educational psychologist. Early life Agnes Low Rogers was born in Dundee, the daughter of William Thomson Rogers and Janet Low Rogers. She earned a master's de ...

(PhD 1917), educational psychologist; professor of education *

(M.A. 1928; PhD 1931), psychologist *

Martha E. Rogers Martha Elizabeth Rogers (May 12, 1914 – March 13, 1994) was an American nurse, researcher, theorist, and author. While professor of nursing at New York University, Rogers developed the "Science of Unitary Human Beings", a body of ideas that she de ...

(M.A. 1945), nursing theorist; creator of the Science of Unitary Human Beings * Marvin Rosen (Ed.M.; Ed.D.), pianist; educator; musicologist; Classical Discoveries radio host *

Miriam Roth Miriam Roth (Hebrew: מרים רות; January 16, 1910 – November 13, 2005) was a preeminent pioneer of Israeli preschool education, author and scholar of children's literature, with a long career as a kindergarten teacher and educator. Many of ...

(Ed.M.), Israeli writer and scholar of children's books; educator *

Adolph Rupp Adolph Frederick Rupp (September 2, 1901 – December 10, 1977) was an American college basketball coach. He is ranked seventh in total victories by a men's NCAA Division I college coach, winning 876 games in 41 years of coaching at the Univ ...

(M.A.), hall of fame basketball coach of the

University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) is a Public University, public Land-grant University, land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentu ...

Juanita Jane Saddler Juanita Jane Saddler (1892-1970) had a long involvement with the Young Women's Christian Organization (YWCA) and was active in working to integrate that institution. She also served for a time as dean of women at Fisk University. Biography Saddle ...

(M.A. 1935), dean of women at Fisk University *

Angela Santomero Angela Candace Santomero, also known as Angela Santomero (born April 26, 1968), is an American television executive producer and co-creator of the long-running Nickelodeon children's television programs ''Blue's Clues'', its spin-off ''Blue's Room ...

(M.A.), television executive producer and creator *

Morton Schindel Morton Schindel (April 23, 1918 – August 20, 2016) was an American educator, producer, and founder of Weston Woods Studios, which specializes in adapting children's books into animated films. He named the company after the wooded area outside h ...

(M.A. 1947), educator and film producer *

(B.S. 1935; M.A. 1937), former president of the Juilliard School of Music and the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts *

Jill Sheffield Jill Sheffield advocates internationally for women's sexual and reproductive health and rights as well as their decreased maternal mortality. She is the founder of Women Deliver and Family Care International (integrated into Management Sciences ...

(M.A. 1963), women's reproductive rights advocate * Robert Sherman (M.A. 1953), radio broadcaster; author; educator *

Tian-Ming Sheu Sheu Tian-ming (is currently the dean of thCollege of Educationat National Taiwan Normal University, National Taiwan Normal University, NTNU, and the professor in thDepartment of Educationand thGraduate Institute of Educational Policy and Admin ...

(Ed.D. 1993), president of the National Academy for Educational Research in Taiwan *

Frank Shifreen Frank Shifreen (born February 29, 1948) is an American artist, curator, and teacher. Shifreen played a significant part in the art movement of New York City in the early 1980s, organizing Gowanus Memorial Artyard, massive artist-run shows that br ...

(2001), artist; curator; teacher *

Hu Shih Hu Shih (; 17 December 1891 – 24 February 1962), also known as Hu Suh in early references, was a Chinese diplomat, essayist, literary scholar, philosopher, and politician. Hu is widely recognized today as a key contributor to Chinese libera ...

(PhD 1917), Chinese philosopher; essayist; and diplomat *

Irma Salas Silva Irma Salas Silva (11 March 1903 – 28 April 1987) was a distinguished Chilean educator. She was the first Chilean woman to earn a doctorate in education, obtained at Columbia University in 1930. Biography Irma Salas was born in Santiago on 11 M ...

(PhD 1930), Chilean educator *

Rawley Silver Rawley Silver is an American art therapist, artist, author and educator. She has worked with different populations with her strong belief in using art as a form of language. She has created tests to screen for cognitive and emotional disturbances i ...

(Ed.D. 1936), art therapist *

Lucy Diggs Slowe Lucy Diggs Slowe (July 4, 1885 – October 21, 1937) was an American educator and athlete, and the first Black woman to serve as Dean of Women at any American university. She was a founder of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, the first sorority fou ...

(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 Alpha Kappa Alpha *

Ian K. Smith Ian K. Smith (born July 15, 1969) is an American physician, author and television host best known for hosting The Doctors. In 2007, he launched the 50 Million Pound Challenge, a national weight loss initiative sponsored by CVS Pharmacy and Stat ...

(M.A. 1993), physician and author; appears on VH1's Celebrity Fit Club series; The View; NBC News; and HealthWatch with Dr. Ian Smith *

Karl Struss Karl Struss, A.S.C. (November 30, 1886 – December 15, 1981) was an American photographer and a cinematographer of the 1900s through the 1950s. He was also one of the earliest pioneers of 3-D films. While he mostly worked on films, such as F. ...

(B.A. 1912), photographer and cinematographer; pioneer in 3D films *

Elaine Sturtevant Elaine Frances Sturtevant (née Horan; August 23, 1924 – May 7, 2014), also known professionally as Sturtevant, was an American artist. She achieved recognition for her carefully inexact repetitions of other artists' works. Early life and educ ...

(M.A.), artist *

Leon Sullivan Leon Howard Sullivan (October 16, 1922 – April 24, 2001) was a Baptist minister, a civil rights leader and social activist focusing on the creation of job training opportunities for African Americans, a longtime General Motors Board Member, an ...

(M.A. 1947), civil rights leader and social activist; 1991 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient *

Ruth C. Sullivan Ruth Christ Sullivan (April 20, 1924 – September 16, 2021) was an American organizer and advocate for education for people with autism. Activism In 1965 Sullivan was one of the founders of the Autism Society of America (formerly called the ...

(M.A. 1953), autism activist * Bobby Susser (M.A. 1987), children's songwriter; record producer; performer *

Marius Sznajderman Marius Sznajderman (July 18, 1926 in Paris, France – February 24, 2018 in Amherst, Massachusetts) was a painter, printmaker and scenic designer living and working in the United States. Born in Paris, Marius escaped to Spain and then Venezuela ...

Hilda Taba Hilda Taba (7 December 1902 in Kooraste, Estonia – 6 July 1967 in San Francisco, California) was an architect, a curriculum theorist, a curriculum reformer, and a teacher educator. Taba was born in the small village of Kooraste, Estonia. Her m ...

(PhD 1932), architect; curriculum theorist; curriculum reformer and teacher educator *

Alma Thomas Alma Woodsey Thomas (September 22, 1891 – February 24, 1978) was an African-American artist and teacher who lived and worked in Washington, D.C., and is now recognized as a major American painter of the 20th century. Thomas is best known for t ...

(M.A. 1934), expressionist painter and art educator *

Ellen R. Thompson Ellen Reed Thompson (October 16, 1928 – September 14, 2014) was an American composer and music educator who taught at Wheaton College Conservatory of Music for many years. Thompson was born in Rutherford, New Jersey to Norman and Isabelle Mauger ...

(M.A.) composer and music educator * Edward Thorndike (PhD 1898), psychologist * Robert L. Thorndike (M.A. 1932; PhD 1935), psychologist *

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(Ed.D.), chancellor of the

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Minnie Vautrin Wilhelmina "Minnie" Vautrin (September 27, 1886 – May 14, 1941) was an American missionary, diarist, educator and president of Ginling College. She was a Christian missionary in China for 28 years. She is known for the care and protection of at ...

(M.A. 1919), educator and missionary *

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Moshe Weinberger Rabbi Moshe Weinberger (born June 1, 1957) is an American Chasidic rabbi, outreach educator, author, translator, and speaker. He is the founding ''rav'' of Congregation Aish Kodesh in Woodmere, New York, and former '' Mashpia''/''mashgiach rucha ...

, rabbi and author *

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Marion Thompson Wright Marion Thompson Wright (September 12, 1902 – October 26, 1962) was an African-American scholar and activist. In 1940, Wright became the first African-American woman in the United States to earn her Ph.D. in history. Early life Marion Manola ...

(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 *

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(1917), Chinese educator and political activist *

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(M.S. 1984; Ed.D. 1985), gerontologist *

Anzia Yezierska Anzia Yezierska (October 29, 1880 – November 20, 1970) was a Jewish-American novelist born in Mały Płock, Poland, which was then part of the Russian Empire. She emigrated as a child with her parents to the United States and lived in the ...

(1905), Polish-born American novelist * Shirley Zussman (1937), German-born American sex therapist

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