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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, Art Garfunkel, Dr. Ruth Westheimer (Dr. Ruth), Carl Rogers,

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, Bill Campbell, Georgia O'Keeffe,

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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 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 William Vanderbilt Jr. 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

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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 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

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

, organizational psychology,

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, 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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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

started what would be a long association with Teachers College where she taught until the early 1970s. In 1953

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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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, 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 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

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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 ''

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'' 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

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. 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

* John Allegrante, Health and Behavior Studies * Charles Basch, 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 * Neil R. Grabois, 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, Psychology and Education *

Elizabeth Midlarsky Elizabeth Midlarsky (1941-2023) was an American professor of psychology and education at Teachers College, Columbia University. Education Elizabeth Midlarsky completed a Bachelor of Arts at Brooklyn College. She earned a Master of Arts and docto ...

, Psychology and Education * Lisa Miller, Clinical Psychology * Kimberly G. Noble, Neuroscience and Education * Henry O. Pollak, 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, 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=

, access-date=June 4, 2015

Past faculty

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* Eva Allen Alberti (1856-1938), dramatics teacher *

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, founder of New College for the Education of Teachers * Allen E. Bergin, clinical psychologist * Elizabeth Burchinal, authority on American folk dance *

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, Applied Anthropology *

Frank W. Cyr Frank W. Cyr (July 7, 1900 – August 1, 1995) was an American educator and author known especially for his contribution to school busing. As a specialist in rural education, he organized the United States' first national standards conference fo ...

, father of the Yellow School Bus *

Morton Deutsch Morton Deutsch (February 4, 1920 – March 13, 2017) was an American social psychologist and researcher in conflict resolution. Deutsch was one of the founding fathers of the field of conflict resolution. A '' Review of General Psychology'' surve ...

, social psychologist and founding father of the field of conflict resolution * John Dewey, philosopher * Arthur Wesley Dow, arts education * David F. Duncan, health education * Elizabeth E. Farrell, first president of the Council for Exceptional Children * Hamden L. Forkner, founder of

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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 *

, anthropologist * Charles J. Martin, arts instructor *

, anthropologist *

Jack Mezirow Jack Mezirow (1923 - September 24, 2014) was an American sociologist and Emeritus Professor of Adult and Continuing Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. Mezirow received his B.A. and M.A. Degree in Social Sciences and Education fr ...

, sociologist; former professor of adult and continuing education * Harold J. Noah, comparative education * Nel Noddings, philosopher of education *

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, nursing * Philip H. Phenix, philosopher of educatio

* Mary Swartz Rose, created nation's first program in nutrition *

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, 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 *

Muhammad Fadhel al-Jamali Muhammad Fadhel al-Jamali ( ar, محمد فاضل الجمالي) (April 20, 1903 – May 24, 1997) was an Iraqi politician, Iraqi foreign minister, and prime minister of Iraq from 1953 to 1954. In 1945, al-Jamali, as Iraqi Minister of Foreig ...

(M.A. 1930; PhD 1934), Prime Minister of Iraq * Pam Allyn (M.A. 1988), literacy expert * Millie Almy (M.A. 1945, PhD 1948), psychologist and "Grandame of early childhood education" * Charles Alston (M.F.A. 1931), artist *

(M.A.), president of Afghanistan * Nahas Gideon Angula (M.A. 1978; Ed.M. 1979), Prime Minister of Namibia * Mary Antin (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 * Carolyn Sherwin Bailey (1896), author of

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winner of the 1947 Newbery Medal * Florence E. Bamberger (PhD 1922),

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; school supervisor;

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advocate *

Sarah Bavly Sarah Bavly ( he, שרה בבלי, also spelled Sara Bavli) (October 18, 1900 – 1993) was a Dutch–Israeli nutritionist, educator, researcher, and author. Having Aliyah, immigrated from the Netherlands to Mandatory Palestine, British Mandatory ...

(M.S. 1929; PhD 1947), Dutch-Israeli nutrition education pioneer in Israel * Louis T. Benezet (PhD 1942), former president of

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(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

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(1917), Chinese founder and president of National Nankai University *

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(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

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) New Delhi, India * Paul G. Bulger (Ed.D. 1951), academic administrator * Peter L. Buttenwieser (PhD), American educator, fundraiser, member of the

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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;

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and GO Corporation; chairman of the board of trustees of Columbia University *

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* 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 *

(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

ICCCR and the AC4 *

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(B.S. 1929), first director of dance at the

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(M.A. 1994), former assistant deputy secretary at the U.S. Department of Education * David W. Johnson (Ed.D. 1966), social psychologist *

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(M.A. 1963), first female African-American general in the United States Army * Dock J. Jordan (A.B., 1925; M.A. 1928), civil rights leader, educator, lawyer, president of Edward Waters University and

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* Yoshi Kasuya (M.A. 1930, PhD 1933), Japanese educator * Thomas Kean (M.A. 1963), former

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ist and teacher *

(PhD 1912), philosopher of education; successor of John Dewey * 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 (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 *

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(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 *

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(PhD), president of Peking University; minister of education for the Republic of China *

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

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

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

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(Ed.D. 1984), educator *

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(M.A. 1930), consumer rights activist; 1981 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient * Kuo Ping-Wen (M.A. 1912; PhD 1914), Chinese educator *

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(1913), suffragette and national chairman of the NWP * Thomas S. Popkewitz (M.A. 1964), professor of curriculum theory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison *

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(M.A. 1955; Ed.D. 1958), cultural critic * Louise M. Powell (B.S. 1922), nurse and educator who led the

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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 * David Randolph (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 *

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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 * Frank Shifreen (2001), artist; curator; teacher *

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; pioneer in 3D films *

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(M.A.), artist *

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(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 *

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sniper. *

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(M.A. 1920), third president of Shimer College * John Davis Williams (Ed.D. 1940), chancellor of the

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