December 2004
50 years of Dual Degree Program:
Chancellor Ismar Schorsch,
Jewish Theological Seminary
By Joan Baum, Ph.D.
Though in some ways unique, the joint or dual-degree arrangement between Jewish Theology Seminary (JTS) and Columbia University's School of General Studies (SGS) is cited by JTS Chancellor Dr. Ismar Schorsch as a “model” for collaboration between religious and secular institutions. READ ARTICLE
50 years of Dual Degree Program:
President Lee Bollinger
By Joan Baum, Ph.D.
Articulating Columbia University's reasons for having initiated a dual degree program through its School of General Studies with Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), and his hope for further and extended collaboration, Columbia University president, Lee C. Bollinger speaks eloquently about the arrangement's providing “deep intellectual and religious experiences” for Columbia and JTS students. READ ARTICLE
Barnard's Dean Dorothy Denburg Talks About the Civic Engagement Program
By Dorothy Davis
EU: What was the genesis of the Civic Engagement Program (NYCCEP) program at Barnard?
Dean Denburg: The idea was something I was interested in from the first minute I became Dean, 11 years ago. READ INTERVIEW
“New York's Nicest”:
Over 2,000 Learning Leaders Break Bagels Together
By Dorothy Davis
“There are very few events where you see this many nice people put together in one place. Look in the mirror tonight and you're going to see a very nice person,” Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg told the Learning Leaders, the volunteers of New York City's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to serving public school children. READ ARTICLE
Presidents and Media Discuss Future of
Higher Education
By Sarah Ann Mockbee
Twelve presidents from top universities and colleges around the country, along with a distinguished panel of news media, recently gathered at the Penn Club to discuss the major issues that are affecting their schools as well as the impact these challenges are having on our economy and society as a whole. READ ARTICLE
Queens College Sponsors Discussion on
Educational Reform
By Nazneen Malik
Recently, the Queens College Department of Elementary Education and Early Childhood Education hosted a panel discussion on “Authentic Educational Reform—What Does It Look Like and How Do We Bring It About?” READ ARTICLE
CUNY Announces $2.6 Billion Campaign
Chancellor Matthew Goldstein recently announced an “Invest in CUNY/Invest in New York” Campaign to dramatically increase public and private support for the University's colleges. READ ARTICLE
Barnard Gives Credit for Civic Engagement
People who engage in public service deserve all the credit they can get. And that's what Barnard College is giving them. READ ARTICLE
November 2004
College
Presidents’ Series:
An Interview with
President Ruth Simmons, Brown University
By Gillian Granoff READ
ARTICLE
Linda Darling-Hammond
Speaks at Teachers College
By Emily Weiner READ
ARTICLE
Facing the Challenge
of the New SAT I
By Katherine Cohen, Ph.D. READ
ARTICLE
Reflections
on Brown University:
Peggy A. Ogden & Brown:
51 Years After Graduation
By Emily Weiner READ
ARTICLE
Adam
Koplewicz, Brown ‘08 Receives Huber Award
By Nazneen Malik READ
ARTICLE
October 2004
Drew
Barrymore Draws Crowd at Barnard for Her Film on Voting
by Dorothy Davis READ
ARTICLE
Bank Street Provides
Leadership for Inner City Teens: Series Reflect
On Being Black in America
by Sybil Maimin and athletic ability
and want to be like us” but do not want to “be
us.” READ
ARTICLE
CUNY
Presents a Moving Tribute to Ground Zero
by Gillian Granoff READ ARTICLE
September 2004
Top
MBAs & Computer Science Majors Win at IBM
By Dorothy Davis MORE
From
Investment Banking to the Classroom:
Career Changers Jump into Teaching
By Josh Rogers MORE
Barnard
Student Makes Learning The Center Of Her Vacation
By Sarah N. Lynch MORE
August 2004
College of Staten Island
Awarded $2.3M
to Expand High-Tech Research Program MORE
A Glimpse Into College
Life in 1925 at Barnard
Freshman Bessie
Bergner Writes Home MORE
Superintendents Around
the Nation
Discuss Education Isssues At Teachers College
by Dorothy Davis MORE
July 2004
Marymount Writer’s
Conference Features Prominent Authors
by Sybil Maimin
READ
MORE
Art Smart: Lake
Tahoe Community College
By Jan Aaron
READ
MORE
School of Education,
City College of NY: From Rags to Riches
By Adam W. Sugerman
READ
MORE
Succeeding At Your
Interview: A Practical Guide for Teachers by Rita S. Brause,
Christine P. Donohue and Alice W. Ryan
Reviewed by Pola Rosen,
Ed.D.
READ
MORE
Posamentier, CCNY
Dean, Awarded Coveted Austrian Cross of Honor
READ
MORE
July Workshops in
Washington DC: Teaming Researchers and Teachers
READ
MORE
Alice Thomas Waters—Outstanding
Educator Leaves Legacy of Teaching
READ
MORE
June 2004
College of Staten Island
Honors Maya Angelou & Patti LaBelle
READ
MORE
CUNY Trustees Name Three
New Presidents
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MORE
New Search Tool
Helps Find Articles READ
MORE
Prestigious Guggenheim
Fellowships
Awarded to Seven CUNY Faculty in the Arts
READ
MORE
Young
Writers “Keep Smiling” at
Marymount Manhattan College by Michelle
Accorso
READ MORE
May 2004
College
President's Series:
Dr. Joseph W. Polisi—President,
The Juilliard School
by Joan Baum, Ph.D. READ
MORE
Bank
Street College of Ed
& Goldman Sachs Prepare Students for Top Colleges
by Sybil Maimin READ
MORE
Strategies
for Academic Success
by Emily Levy READ
MORE
Vocation
Isn't A Dirty Word
by Jamienne
Studley, J.D. READ
MORE
Multiculturalism
at
Historically Black Colleges & Universities
READ
MORE
April 2004
Bank Street College of Education Chooses Top 5 Winners Out of 600
by Joan Baum, Ph.D.
Quoting Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Dr. Augusta Souza Kappner,
the president of the Bank Street College of Education,
last month welcomed an overflow crowd of... READ MORE
Barnard's
Writing Center—A Model
for HS & College
Students READ
MORE
Profiles
In Education:
Howard
Zinn: Chronicling Lives from Spelman College to Boston U.
by Jacob M. Appel
Although historian Howard Zinn's A People's History of
the United States has sold more than a million copies since
its first appearance in 1980—bringing progressive
history into classrooms... READ MORE
College
of New Rochelle—Oasis
for Women
by Joan Bailey, Ph.D.
The College of New Rochelle began its historic mission in higher
education in 1904 when the State of New York recognized it
as the first Catholic college for women in the state. READ MORE
Petrie Foundation
for Math Ed Opens at CCNY
READ
MORE
Reacting
to the Past Wins 2004 Hesburgh Award for Barnard College READ MORE
March
2004
Shakespeare,
Einstein, & The
Bottom Line: A Teachers College Event at AMNH
by Joanne Kontopirakis
Professor of Public Policy at the University of California
at Berkeley and author David L. Kirp joined Richard Heffner,
the Host of Channel 13’s “The Open Mind” at
the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) recently,
under the aegis of Teachers College to discuss Kirp’s
recently released book, Shakespeare, Einstein, And The
Bottom Line: The Marketing of Higher Education. . . READ
MORE
College President's Series
Dr. Lucie Lapovsky: Humanitarian Economist at the Helm of Mercy
College
by Joan Baum, Ph.D.
Although the mission of Mercy College sounds pretty much like
statements from other private, independent, comprehensive institutions,
its dynamic president, Dr. Lucie Lapovsky, quickly distinguishes
its pursuit of access and excellence. Mercy’s goals constitute
not a wish list but a record of achievement. With an easy-going
manner that’s worn only by the confident, President Lapovsky
notes the expansion of campuses, an increase in enrollment,
a dramatic rise in retention and the tripled graduation rate,
not to mention the innovative programs begun or enhanced over
the four years she’s been president, many validated by
significant awards from foundations such as Ford and Sloan.
. . READ
MORE
Iraq Roundup for College Students
by Adam B. Kushner
Any demographer can tell you why there are more commercials
for Viagra during the evening news broadcasts than for Play
station: young people—even many thirty-somethings—simply
don’t follow current events. Yet, by the unwritten rules
of suffrage, people older than 18 are expected not only to
understand the world, but also to elect representatives based
on that understanding. . . READ
MORE
So You Want To Be A Psychology Major
by Sarah N. Lynch
Although she always had a strong interest in psychology, it
was not until college that Lisa Son really began to explore
the research side of psychology. . . READ
MORE
Product Review
Musical Spanish
by Pola Rosen, Ed.D
Sad to say, but true: when students are asked to name their
least favorite academic subject, study after study has shown
that “language study” ranks high in their lists.
What should be an incomparably broadening cultural experience
seems to have become, in the minds of many, a sterile exercise
in rote memorization and “drill and kill.”. . READ
MORE
American Students Study Abroad in Growing Numbers
Despite a weak economy and post-9/11 concerns, American students
continue to regard study abroad as a critical component of
their higher education experience. The number of U.S. university-level
students receiving credit for study abroad in 2001/02 increased
4.4% from the previous year, reaching a record total of 160,920,
according to Open Doors 2003, the annual report on international
education published by the Institute of International Education
(IIE) with funding from the State Department’s Bureau
of Educational and Cultural Affairs. . . READ
MORE
Going to College in Canada: Team Teaching Examined
by Nile S. Kurashige
From a student’s perspective, there are both benefits
and disadvantages to multiple professors teaching one class.
Benefits include an exposure to more professors and ideas as
well as a variety of teaching styles. A professor with the
greatest expertise can teach each content area. The student
thus benefits by exposure to the latest research, especially
important in upper level courses. Differences in approaches
to the subject matter may lead to a broader understanding of
the material. . . READ
MORE
Pace U Reopens World Trade Institute
Two years after its operations and conference centers were
destroyed in the attack on the World Trade Center, the World
Trade Institute of Pace University (WTI), a major institute
for international trade education, has reopened its doors
at new facilities on Pace’s campus in downtown New
York. . . READ
MORE
CCNY Pres. Gregory Williams Honored
by Gov. Pataki
Gregory H. Williams, President of The City College of New York,
was honored by Governor George E. Pataki at the New York
State’s 9th Annual African-American History Month Kick-Off
Celebration in Albany recently. . . READ
MORE
CCNY-Led Weather Expedition Receives Explorers
Club Award
The prestigious Explorers Club of New York has presented its
Flag Award to City College weather expert Edward E. Hindman
and his faculty team for leading a group of CCNY and Bronx
Community College students to the 10,500-foot Storm Peak
Laboratory (SPL) in the northern Colorado Rockies recently.
. . READ
MORE
February
2004
Ribbon-Cutting at New Dr. Charlotte K. Frank Math Center at
CCNY
by Joanna R. Leefer
Math supervisors from school districts around New York
City were joined by education notables Dean Alfred Posamentier,
President Gregory Williams, Deputy Chancellor Diana Lam,
President of MacMillan Sari Factor and President of McGraw-Hill
Education Henry Hirschberg, to pay... READ
MORE
Dr. Paris Svoronos: Oustanding Community College Professor
of the Year
by Marylena Mantas
Students taking Dr. Paris Svoronos' organic chemistry class
at Queensborough Community College (QCC) walk away having memorized
at the very least the following equation: discipline + focus
+ hard work=success. The equation constitutes the formula for
success for Svoronos who firmly believes that if given the
opportunity and if adequately challenged all students rise
to the occasion. READ
MORE
Free Resources for Teachers
The Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) website
makes it easy for teachers, parents, students, & others
to find learning resources from more than 40 federal organizations.
READ
MORE
Fern Khan: Bank Street Dean Forges Social Work,
Community Outreach & Continuing Education Into Powerful
Force for Change
by Sybil Maimin
With over 25 programs and 13 full-time directors, the Division
of Continuing Education at Bank Street College is a truly impressive
example of the successful coupling of dynamic, imaginative
leadership with a mission to help children "grow and learn
to their full potential." READ
MORE
New Honors College at Polytechnic University
Offers 21st Century Undergrad Technology Education
by Dr. Mel Horwitch
How best to educate future technology professionals and leaders? This
was the fundamental question confronting Polytechnic University's
Othmer Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies when the Institute
decided to launch an Honors College for talented undergraduates. READ
MORE
Public Speakout at City Hall
by Michelle Accorso
Contractual agreements was the subject of concern at a recent
panel discussion led by Councilwoman and Chair of the New York
City Council Education Committee, Eva Moskowitz. The main issue
being addressed was the clarity of these age-old documents
and whether or not teachers, principals, and custodians truly
understand their rights. READ
MORE
January 2004
Accreditation Agencies Promote Change at CCNY School of Ed
by Gretchen L. Johnson
The Education Department of the City College of New York
has undergone a transformation in the last few years. In
1998 the department was placed under intensive review by
the New York State Education Department as a result of poor
performance of teacher education students on the... READ
MORE
Baruch College—A
Brief History
Compiled by Chris Rowan READ
MORE
College President's Series
Leon Botstein: The Maestro of Annandale
by Jacob M. Appel
For someone who has been a college president for more than
half of his life, Leon Botstein sounds much more like a young
revolutionary hell-bent on transforming the American education
system. Maybe that is because he has kept one foot outside
the field of academic administration, serving... READ
MORE
December 2003
CCNY Receives Record Grant from Petrie Foundation to Boost
Math Education
by Adam W. Sugerman
The Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation has donated nearly
$3.7 million to The City College of New York for the advancement
of mathematics education. It is the largest foundation... READ
MORE
Martha Nussbaum Presents Rudin Lecture at Marymount Manhattan
College
Marymount Manhattan College (MMC) recently hosted the Jack & Lewis
Rudin Distinguished Visiting Scholars Program, featuring Dr.
Martha Nussbaum, in the Theresa Lang Theatre at the College,
located at 221 East 71st Street. READ
MORE
So You Want To Be An English Major?
by Sarah N. Lynch
For senior Regina Udler, an English-computer science double
major at Barnard College, it all began with Dr. Seuss. READ
MORE
November 2003
College Board Reports Financial Aid at $105 Billion
After grants are taken into account, the net price that
the average undergraduate student pays for a college
education is significantly lower than the published tuition
and fees. READ
MORE
CCNY-Austria Educational Collaboration
by Pola Rosen, Ed.D.
President Gregory H. Williams of the City College of New York,
welcomed a meeting of college personnel and high level Austrian
education ministers, quoting a letter from Mayor Bloomberg...
READ
MORE
A Message from Chancellor Matthew Goldstein
I am pleased to invite you to visit “Open Houses” at
all 20 CUNY colleges, located in every borough, during CUNY
Month November 2003. You will meet financial aid experts, counselors,
faculty...
READ
MORE
St.
John’s University:
Father Donald J. Harrington
by Joan Baum, Ph.D.
Coming up soon on 15 years as the 15th president of St. John’s
University, Father Donald J. Harrington, C.M. [Congregatio
Missionis] actually traces his service back to the 17th century... READ
MORE
October 2003
Teachers College Returns to Afghanistan
A team of Teachers College faculty and senior staff spent
nearly three weeks during the summer, working with an
international team of education experts from seven different
countries developing the capacity to write elementary
curriculum and textbooks for the Afghan Ministry of Education
(MOE). READ
MORE
Dean Series
Dean Jon Snyder: Transforming Teacher Education at Bank Street
by Sybil Maimin
In a recent conversation with Education Update, Jon Snyder,
Dean of the Graduate School of Education at Bank Street College,
enthusiastically described two current initiatives, the Kerlin
Science Institute and Teachers for a New Era, that illustrate
Bank Street’s mission to “discover the environments
in which children grow and learn to their full potential, and
to educate teachers and others to create these environments.” READ
MORE
Ellis
College—Newest
School at NYIT
Ellis College, named for the island where immigrants entered
America, is a new school offering undergraduate degrees in
various business-oriented fields, like marketing and management.
Students who enroll will be required to have three years
of work experience. READ
MORE
Hispanic Higher Ed Community Gets $4.6 Million
The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)
welcomed the award of $4.67 million in new U.S. Department
of Defense. The science grants will go to 17 colleges and
universities with high Hispanic student enrollment rates. READ
MORE
QCC Celebrates Latino Heritage Month
In celebration of Latino Heritage Month, Queensborough Community
College will present a variety of events honoring the contributions
of Hispanic-Americans to our society throughout the years. READ
MORE
Teachers College: The Writing Center by Sybil Maimin
Tucked into the basement of the stately red brick Gothic building
that is Columbia University’s Teacher’s College
(TC), the Graduate Writing Center is a seven-year old indispensable
resource for students who need to hone their written-language
skills. READ
MORE
September 2003
Broad Foundation Taps Young MBAs to Transform Urban Public
Education
The Broad Foundation launched an innovative residency program
to recruit, train and place young business leaders in urban
school districts across the country. This highly selective
program accepted less than five percent of the over 250
applicants. READ
MORE
At CUNY, Opportunity Knocks Louder Than Ever by Chancellor
Matthew Goldstein
A college education helps New Yorkers to achieve their dreams—yet
some wonder if now is the right time to pursue their education.
In fact, there has never been a better time to take advantage
of the outstanding educational opportunities available at The
City University of New York. READ
MORE
President Ned Regan, Baruch College, New York
by Joan Baum,
Ph.D.
There are talkers and there are doers, and some, like Ned Regan,
the former Comptroller of the State of New York (1979-1993)
excel at both—articulating a vision and acting on it. READ
MORE
August 2003
Barnard
College Holds Young Women’s Leadership Conference
by Christina Cuomo Perpignano
“With so many different ‘Leadership Programs’ available
to high school students, how could this program be any different?” That
was my initial reaction when I was given the information
on the Young Women’s Leadership Institute conference
that... READ
MORE
Boston
U’s HS
Scholars Program
Boston University has officially marked the 30th anniversary
of the nation’s largest and longest-running scholarship
program for urban public high school students. With the $5.4
million in four-year, full-tuition scholarships... READ
MORE
NY Women in Communications Elects New President
Joannie C. Danielides, President, Danielides Communications,
Inc. has been elected to lead the nationally acclaimed communications
organization—New York Women In Communications, Inc.
(NYWICI) as... READ
MORE
College & University Presidents Serve as Alcohol & Drug
Prevention Leaders
The Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention
announced new members of the Presidents Leadership Group (PLG),
a body of higher education presidents and chancellors who have
made student... READ
MORE
Goldman
Sachs & Institute
for International Ed
Teach Business Skills to College Students by Katarzyna Kozanecka
“Unfortunately, most of the world never thinks from a business
perspective,” said Steve Mariotti, president and founder
of the National Foundation for Teaching Enterprises (NFTE). In
other words, he said, people working in the... READ
MORE
July 2003
CCNY
Art Professor Named “Distinguished Alumna”
At
Berkeley
Michi Itami, a Professor of Art at City College and 1971
graduate of the University of California-Berkeley, has
been named a “Distinguished
Alumna” by her alma mater. READ
MORE
Con Edison Awards Grant to College of New Rochelle
Funds Will Benefit Rosa Parks Campus in Harlem
The College of New Rochelle's School of New Resources (SNR)
announced that the Consolidated Edison Company of New York,
Inc. has awarded a grant to the Access Center at the Rosa Parks
Campus in Harlem. READ
MORE
Monroe College Offers New Degree Program in Criminal Justice
Monroe College President Stephen J. Jerome announced that the
college will begin offering the Associate in Science and
the Bachelor of Science degrees in criminal justice beginning
with its fall semester in September, 2003. READ
MORE
Reflections on English Language Learners
by Adam Sugerman
Our city’s education leaders made the correct decision
in rethinking a one-sided approach to the city’s English
language learners. We hope that common sense, rather than political
pressure, helped Chancellor Klein and his team decide to use
a variety of proven approaches in making sure this growing
student population is capable of surviving the realities of
adult society. READ
MORE
June 2003
Students with Strong Technology
Skills In Demand Amidst A Challenging Economy
by Diane Engelhardt
It doesn’t take more than reading the daily newspaper
to know that the technology sector is in distress. We’ve
seen headlines about companies failing as the stock market
remains in a slump and funding sources remain on the
sidelines. READ
MORE
Diversity in College Admissions: A Common Sense Approach
by
Luke D. Schultheis
While the worthy debate over affirmative action and quotas
in college admissions attempts to reconcile philosophical and
political objectives, it does not completely address how to
make higher education accessible to many minority students. READ
MORE
Colvin
New Director of Hechinger Institute on Education & Media
at Teachers College
Richard Lee Colvin, an award-winning education writer with
the Los Angeles Times, is the new director of the Hechinger
Institute on Education and the Media at Teachers College. Colvin
joined the Institute last summer as deputy director. READ
MORE
Xiang Lanxin Named Kissinger Scholar at Library
of Congress
Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has appointed Xiang
Lanxin, professor of international history and politics at
the Institut universitaire de hautes études internationales
in Geneva, Switzerland, as the new Henry Alfred Kissinger
Scholar in Foreign Policy and International Relations at
the Library of Congress, effective Sept. 2. READ
MORE
Graduation is Sweeter the Second time Around: NYIT
It’s never too late in life to go back to school or to
begin a new career track. Proof of that are two recent New
York Institute of Technology (NYIT) graduates—both African-American
women of a certain age—who received advance degrees this
spring. READ
MORE
New York State Judicial Institute Opens at Pace University
School of Law
Thirty years ago, only 13 organizations were providing education
to help U.S. judges keep up with pressing social issues that
had an impact on their courts. READ
MORE
Polytechnic University Announces Establishment of Honors College
The faculty of Polytechnic University voted overwhelmingly
to approve establishment of a new Honors College. The inaugural
Honors College class, the Class of 2007, will enter Polytechnic
in September, 2003. READ
MORE
Stanley
Teitel: CCNY Alumni Association’s Educator of
the Year
by Alfred S. Posamentier, Ph.D.
At the National Arts Club, The City College of New York Education
Alumni Association honored one of its outstanding graduates,
Stanley Teitel (’71) with its Educator of the Year award.
Mr. Teitel is currently principal of Stuyvesant High School,
a position he has held since 1999. READ
MORE
May 2003
Presidents Series:
President David Rhodes: School of Visual
Arts
by Jacob M. Appel
A visit to the office of David Rhodes is a crash-course
reminder that our lives have become increasingly oriented
to the visual...
READ
MORE
Deans Series: Dean Jon Snyder, Bank Street College
by Joan
Baum, Ph.D.
Talk about speed and interdisciplinary reach! It’s been
only a little over a year since Education Update caught up
with the then relatively new dean at the Graduate School of
the Bank Street College of Education, Jon Snyder, but in this
short period of time, the energetic administrator has moved
on three new initiatives... READ
MORE
Thoughts on Middle Level Education
by Jerrold Ross, Ph.D.
It is not often that faculty authorize a Dean to speak for
them, but I am representing the adolescent education faculty
and Department chairs of St. John’s University’s
School of Education to address one of the most critical issues
in American education today—what to do about our middle
schools... READ
MORE
New School Announces $7 Million Gift from Sheila C. Johnson
New School University President Bob Kerrey and Parsons School
of Design Dean, H. Randolph Swearer, recently announced the
largest single gift in Parsons’ 107-year history... READ
MORE
New Grants
This column is intended to help schools in a time of shrinking
budgets... READ
MORE
Marymount Manhattan College: Literary World pays Tribute to
Evan Hunter, aka Ed McBain
The Columbus Club was the setting for the March 12th Eighth
Anniversary celebration dinner of Marymount Manhattan College’s
renowned Writing Center... READ
MORE
Barnard Introduces Innovative Environmental Science Curriculum
to Eight Colleges
Barnard introduced its innovative, multimedia environmental
science curriculum Brownfield Action to eight colleges on April
11-13 in a seminar aimed at helping other schools adopt the
program.
READ
MORE
Distinguished New Yorkers Honored At Marymount Manhattan College
Marymount Manhattan College (MMC) will present the 2003 President’s
Medal to Dr. Stephen B. Colvin, Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery
at New York University Medical Center and Kate McEnroe, President
of AMC Networks. READ
MORE
The
Protein’s
in the Mail
A busy urban post office daily sorts thousands of letters and
parcels, guiding each to a particular mailbox somewhere in
the city.
READ
MORE
April 2003
Barnard Pre-College Summer Program
by Joan Baum, Ph.D.
If ever Mayor Bloomberg needed proof that New York City in
the wake of 9/11 has lost none of its ability to attract
out-of-town youngsters—with the obvious blessing
of their parents—Barnard
College’s Pre-college Program For Young Men And Women
would be more than ample proof. . . . READ
MORE
The Woman I Admire Most
by Aminata Cisse
She wipes the sweat from her brow as she paces back and forth
from the ancient armoire. Her eyes remain alert as they scrutinize
every aspect of the water-stained walls of her bedroom. .
. . READ
MORE
Barnard/CBS
High School Essay Contest Winners Are Powerful Writers
by Pola Rosen, Ed.D.
For the past twelve years the Barnard College/CBS essay contest
for public high school students in New York City has challenged
students to write about, “A Woman I Admire,” according
to Christine Royer, founder and organizer of the contest. .
. . READ
MORE
Educating Math Teachers by Alfred S. Posamentier, Ph.D.
A well-known journalist was asked what major he would advise
a college freshman, enthusiastic about embarking on a career
in journalism. He replied, anything in the liberal arts,
but don’t take any journalism courses. . . . READ
MORE
Anthropologist Bateson Speaks at Barnard
by Kim Brown
Personal identity shines brighter when viewed through Mary
Catherine Bateson’s words. “We are not what we
know but what we are willing to learn,” she once said.
. . . READ
MORE
City
College & Columbia
U Share Grant
City College and Columbia University have received a National
Science Foundation Traineeship (IGERT) grant to establish
an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in soft materials. . .
. READ
MORE
Indiana U Studies Alcohol Abuse in Students
Why young alcoholics seem insensitive to the negative consequences
of their behavior is the subject of a five-year research
study now under way at Indiana University Bloomington (IUB)
that includes a focus on college alcoholism. READ
MORE
Young Latinas Leadership Institute Scholarship
Five women, all freshmen at The City University of New York,
have been named recipients of the first Young Latinas Leadership
Institute Scholarship. . . . READ
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Aging
with Grace: Intriguing Findings from the
Nun’s
Study
A behind-the-scenes look at the landmark study about aging,
was the topic of a lecture recently by David Snowdon, Ph.D.
at Marymount Manhattan College in New York. . . . READ
MORE
March 2003
College Presidents Series:
Diane Engelhardt, President, DeVry Institute of Technology
by Joan Baum, Ph.D.
Because she had been encouraged early on by her parents
to learn shorthand and typing, Diane Engelhardt appreciates
both the importance of “hands on” skills and
the need to go beyond them for a meaningful career. READ
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Mothers & Daughters
As Teachers
Preserving the Legacy: In Her Own Words
by Joanne Robertson,
Ph.D.
Living history: Reflecting memories. My mother has asked me
to write this story, for she is no longer able to do so herself.
Her testimonial bears witness to the significant contributions
of women to the field of education, and to the evolution of
critical theories of teaching and learning. For, embedded within
her recollections about the four room schoolhouse in a small
coal mining town, are philosophies influenced by her family
culture, college education, and gender perceptions. READ
MORE
Pace University Offers MS in Accounting in China
Pace University’s Lubin School of Business is offering
a pilot MS in Accounting program for students in Shanghai in
conjunction with Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
(SUFE). “This mutual endeavor provides an excellent opportunity
for Chinese business professionals to study United States accounting,
auditing and taxation,” said Arthur L. Centonze, dean
of the Lubin School.
READ
MORE
Everett
Children’s
Adventure Garden
Learning plant science just got a lot more fun for students
and their teachers with the introduction of the kindergarten
and first grade elementary classroom curriculum, Adventure
Garden SEEDS (Science Exploration and Education Discovery
Series). SEEDS gives teachers a new resource that is packed
with easy-to-use hands-on, inquiry-based classroom lessons
that transform fieldtrips to the Garden into an extended
and powerful learning experience. READ
MORE
Intel and Civil Air Patrol: For Self and College
by Katarzyna
Kozanecka
A Stuyvesant High School student walks into a bar. He asks
the bartender, Do you need someone to wash glasses? Play the
piano? Or maybe you’ll let me observe your establishment
for a month? I’m writing a social science Intel paper
about the effectiveness of holding Alcoholics Anonymous meetings
in bars. READ
MORE
450
Teachers & School Leaders from Around the World Gather
at Teachers College Klingenstein Center’s 25th Anniversary
Event Recognizes Role of Independent Schools in American Education READ
MORE
Regents’ Vote
Affirms CUNY Admissions Policy
The New York State Board of Regents voted recently to uphold
the remedial policy of the City University of New York (CUNY),
which ended an open admissions policy to the University’s
four year colleges in 1999. Critics had cautioned that the
policy change could lead to a drop in enrollment, particularly
of minority students, at four-year CUNY institutions such
as City College in Washington Heights.
READ
MORE
February 2003
College Presidents Series President Stephen Adolphus: Interboro
Institute
by Joan Baum, Ph.D.
Although the president for less than three years of Interboro
Institute, a two-year business college dedicated to serving
the poor, mainly minorities, Stephen H. Adolphus says... READ
MORE
January 2003
University
Dean at City University of New York: Nicholas Michelli
by
Joan Baum, Ph.D
In a way, the University Dean for Teacher Education at
The City University of New York (CUNY) Dr. Nicholas M.
Michelli has been preparing for this position—which
includes a joint appointment as Professor in the University’s
Ph.D. program in Urban Education—all his life... READ
MORE
What’s a “Provost”?
by Joan Baum, Ph.D
Once upon a time someone noticed that when you go to buy large
olives you have a hard time trying to distinguish large from
giant, colossal, or super. READ
MORE
December 2002
Dr. Christine Cea Inducted
into College of Staten Island Hall of Fame
by Pola
Rosen, Ed.D.
Recently, the College of Staten Island honored six distinguished
alumni for their successful careers and outstanding service
to the community. Christina Cea received her education
as an adult “grateful to CSI for having programs
that allow adults like myself [married and mother of two
young children at the time] the opportunity to return to
school and continue their growth. READ
MORE
Grants Offered by Finch College
The majority of people today find it increasingly difficult
to keep up with the cost of education. At Finch College,
the Alumnae Association Foundation has taken great strides
in ameliorating the situation through the generosity of its
members and friends. READ
MORE
Provost
Podell & Chair
of Ed. Sullivan Discuss
College of SI
by Joan Baum, Ph.D.
The words “unique” and “collaborative” come
up often in conversation with David Podell, Acting Vice President
for Academic Affairs and Provost at the College of Staten Island
(CSI) and Susan Sullivan, Chair of the College’s Department
of... READ
MORE
College President Series
Dr. Marlene Springer, President, College of Staten Island
by
Joan Baum, Ph.D.
Colleges may be scooping up corporate heads for their presidencies
but for the last eight years at The College of Staten Island
(CSI) the CEO has been a Ph.D. in English Literature, who has
an MA in American Literature and an additional specialty in
women’s studies from Indiana University, Bloomington. READ
MORE
November
2002
Marymount Manhattan Inaugurates New President
by Sybil Maimin
It has been a season of inaugurations of new college presidents
in New York City, and Judson R. Shaver joined the distinguished
list as he became the seventh president of Marymount Manhattan
College on October 18... READ
MORE
College Admissions Demystified
by Sybil Maimin
The college admissions frenzy is in full swing and hardly a
seat was empty when The New York Times and Hofstra University
co-sponsored a talk based on the book The Gatekeepers: Inside
the Admissions Process of a Premier College by Jacques Steinberg... READ
MORE
Kerlin
Institute at Bank Street College Established to “Propel
the Teaching” of Science
by Adam B. Kushner
In the silent and empty halls of the Bank Street College of
Education, after students had deserted for the day, one room
bustled...
READ
MORE
QCC to Offer Entertainment Publicity Course
Queensborough Community College’s Continuing Education
Department is offering a 5-session class entitled, “Publicity
for Theater and Entertainment Arts,” in which a professional
publicist will take students behind the headlines generated
by a fast-growing profession... READ
MORE
Bel Kaufman Captivates Audience at Marymount Manhattan College
by Joan Baum, Ph.D.
Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose–the
more things change, the more they stay the same... READ
MORE
Mark Minton Named Diplomat-in-Residence at CCNY
Taking a sabbatical from the realm of international diplomacy,
where negotiating peace talks in Asian trouble spots and
representing the U.S. at the UN Security Council were the
order of the day, Mark Minton... READ
MORE
October 2002
College President Series:
Gregory H. Williams: President, City College
by Marie Holmes
My father somehow developed this great thirst for knowledge,” says
Gregory H. Williams, who became City College’s 11th
President on August, 2001... READ
MORE
City College: Past and Future
by Alfred S. Posamentier, Ph.D.
High tuition costs do not guarantee a superior college education... READ
MORE
Dean Series:
Teachers College Dean Plans Higher Profile for Insitution
by Merri Rosenberg
Mrs. Baker would be very proud... READ
MORE
$4 Million Gift Launches Sally Kerlin Institute
Sarah “Sally” Kerlin ’36, demonstrated a
lifelong commitment to Bank Street... READ
MORE
Sophie Davis Med School Freshmen Win Scholarships
Pre-med students Elliot James Aguayo and Kimberly Watson
are this year’s recipients of the Leaders in Furthering
Education (LIFE) Unsung Hero Scholarships presented annually... READ
MORE
September 2002
Dean Deborah Shanley: Brooklyn
College School of Education
by Sybil Maimin
Deborah A. Shanley, Dean of the School of Education at Brooklyn
College, is in an enviable position... READ
MORE
President Barbara Sirvis, Southern Vermont College:
A Special Leader for a Special Place
by Joan Baum, Ph.D.
Baileigh, who sits not too far from the president of Southern
Vermont College (SVC) is probably the college’s most
visible recruiter...
READ
MORE
LIU Offers New Program in Law Enforcement
As a direct result of the public safety concerns raised by
September 11, the School of Continuing Studies at Long Island
University’s Brooklyn... READ
MORE
August 2002
An
Ongoing Series of
Interviews with Deans
of Education
Dean David Hodges: Hunter College
by Lena Khidritsky
If I were a teacher in those schools and I were presiding
over the lives of children, I would try to teach them that
those streets, those neighborhoods and... READ
MORE
Word
Watchers Weigh In At MMC Writers’ Conference
by Joan Baum, Ph.D.
Capping a four-day seminar series on writing and publishing,
led concurrently by Ben Cheever, Grace Mirabella and Meg Wolitzer
- Marymount Manhattan College... READ
MORE
Dean Posamentier Heads CCNY Pilot:
Immersion Helps Math Teacher Shortage
by Tom Kertes READ
MORE
Channel 13 Awards GED Diplomas
The 2002 Student Recognition Day, a ceremony for individuals
who have recently received their English As A Second Language
(ESL) or General Education Diploma... READ
MORE
July 2002
Bank
Street to Participate in Carnegie Corporation of New York’s
Initiative, Teachers for a New Era
Bank Street College of Education has been selected to submit
a proposal to participate in a Carnegie Corporation of
New York landmark... READ
MORE
Education Dean Jerrold Ross Hits All the Right Notes
by Joan Baum, Ph.D.
If music be not only the food of love, as Duke Orsino proclaims
in Twelfth Night, but also the sustenance of culture and civilization,
as Dr. Jerrold Ross... READ
MORE
Robert Lee Colvin Moves to Hechinger Institute at Teachers
College
Robert Lee Colvin an award-winning education writer of the
Los Angeles Times will become the new deputy director of the
Hechinger Institute on... READ
MORE
MCC Awards College Scholarships
Three students from Talent Unlimited High School recently received
college scholarships from the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce,
based on essays delineating their plans for rebuilding the
site of the World Trade Center. READ
MORE
June 2002
Bank Street College of Education:
Integral to Building A Better World
by Pola Rosen, Ed.D. READ
MORE
Barnard
Graduates Reminded to Turn Talents & Energies
Outward READ
MORE
Columbia
University: Pres. Rupp's Last Graduation READ
MORE
157th
Commencement at Fordham U READ
MORE
NYU Dean of Education: Ann Marcus
by Marylena Mantas
"Teaching is a very difficult job and it needs to be a respectable
middle class profession," says Ann Marcus, Dean of the Steinhardt
School of Education at New York University. READ
MORE
"Keep Smiling" At
Marymount Manhattan College
by Joan Baum
Recently, at Marymount Manhattan College "Keep Smiling,” the
watchwords of 94-year old philanthropist Mortimer Levittÿs
life and philosophy of life, needed no prompt: to be elicited. READ
MORE
Midwood High School Essay Winner
Receives $1000 "Smile With
Your Eyes"
by Denise Elysabeth Friedman READ
MORE
New School University: Pres. Kerrey Reflects on 9/11
Excerpts of President Robert Kerrey's
Commencement Address: READ
MORE
NY
Medical College: Paul LeClerc Honored READ
MORE
May 2002
Barnard Education Program Celebrates 50 Years
by Merri Rosenberg READ
MORE
Empire State College in Staten Island
by Pola Rosen, Ed.D. READ
MORE
At Teachers College:
President Arthur Levine, Eva Moskowitz & Ted Sizer Discuss
Education at the Crossroads
by Sybil Maimin READ
MORE
April 2002
Committee
Selects Best Childrenís
Books
by Marylena Mantas
"The language poetry speaks is not that of philosophy-but,
that of the child's heart," said Marilyn Nelson, author
of... READ
MORE
Best Selling Authors:
Continuing Ed at Marymount Manhattan
College
by Joan Baum,
Ph.D.
Ambling onstage before a full house, blockbuster novelist
Nelson DeMille, "the DeMille of our time," as Marymount
Manhattan...
READ
MORE
President Judson Shaver:
Marymount Manhattan College
by Marylena Mantas READ
MORE
Inside the Dean's Office:
Jon Snyder, Bank Street College of Education
by Joan Baum, Ph.D. READ
MORE
March 2002
Bank
Street College Honors Sandy & Joan Weill
More than 400 people attended Bank Street’s annual
gala at The Pierre Hotel recently. The event honored Sandy
and Joan Weill, who were presented honorary doctorates. READ
MORE
The
College of New Rochelle Appoints New Dean
of
School of New Resources
Dr. Stephen J. Sweeny, President of the College of New Rochelle
(CNR), recently announced the appointment of Elza Dinwiddie-Boyd
as Dean of the School of New Resources (SNR). READ
MORE
Presidents
Series
Joan Straumanis: President, Antioch College, Ohio
by Pola Rosen, Ed.D.
President Straumanis has the unusual perspective of having
been a student at Antioch College during its centennial year
and coming... READ
MORE
February 2002
College Deans Series:
Entering the Dean’s Office:
Alfred Posamentier, Dean, School of Education, CCNY
by Pola Rosen, Ed.D.
Entering into Dean Alfred Posamentier’s office, the
eye is tantalized by a splendid array of gem-like antique
maps, prints and memorabilia of the composer, Richard Wagner,
all so closely displayed that one cannot... READ
MORE
Presidents
Series:
President Bob Kerrey Harnesses the New School
by Jacob M. Appel
After only a few minutes chatting with New School University
President J. Robert “Bob” Kerrey, one might easily
forget that he... READ
MORE
Furst
on First in Marymount Manhattan College’s
2002 Best-Selling Authors Series
by Joan Baum, Ph.D.
As Marymount Manhattan College’s irrepressible Writing
Center Director Lewis Burke Frumkes puts it, Alan Furst, master
of espionage... READ
MORE
Teachers College Announces 2001 Alumni Award Winners
Each year Teachers College in New York City honors its distinguished
alumni. Then following individuals were honored recently
for their outstanding contributions to society. READ
MORE
January 2002
Poet Laureate Billy Collins: Lehman College
by Ari McKenna
Billy Collins was recently elected the Library of Congress’s
eleventh Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry. “Billy
Collins’ poetry
is widely accessible. READ
MORE
(First
of a Series Interviewing New College Presidents Around the
Country)
A
New Year Ahead for New College Presidents
President Norman Fainstein: Connecticut College
by Pola Rosen, Ed.D.
Norman Fainstein became the President of Connecticut College
after many years as an academic at such distinguished institutions
as City University and Vassar College. READ
MORE
Kerlins Say Thanks With $8 Million to Bank Street and Wave
Hill
Bank Street College of Education and Wave Hill are pleased
to announce that the two New York City institutions have each
received a $4-million gift from Sally and Gilbert Kerlin. READ
MORE
Novelists Explore Creative Process at Syracuse University
by Pola Rosen, Ed.D.
The elegant wood-paneled rooms of the Pierpont Morgan Library
were a fitting venue for an exploration of the creative process
by noted authors, graduates and professors of Syracuse University.
READ
MORE
December 2001
New Center for Distance Learning at Jewish Theological Seminary
by Sybil Maimin
Distance learning, the ability to study at one’s
convenience, whether for a degree or for enrichment, by
logging onto the Internet from almost any computer anywhere
has become a reality. READ
MORE
Marymount’s
Best-Selling Author Series
by Lewis Burke Frumkes
The Best-selling Author Series began about 12 years ago when
Dick Cook and Rhonda Barnat, two friends of the college’s
dean,...
READ
MORE
Sonnenblick Appointed Dean of City Tech
Carol Sonnenblick, a continuing education professional with
more than 20 years of managerial experience, has been appointed
Dean.... READ
MORE
Polytechnic Wins 2001 Educators of Distinction Award
Polytechnic University won a 2001 Educators of Distinction
Award from Saludos Hispanos/Saludo.com, the leading career
and education magazine and Web site for bilingual Hispanics. READ
MORE
LIU Student Awarded Watson Fellowship
A 2001 Jeanette K. Watson Fellowship was awarded to Joel Mentor,
a sophomore majoring in political science at Long Island
University’s (LIU) Brooklyn campus. READ
MORE
November 2001
Barnard Summit: Women, Leadership, and the Future
by Jessica
Shi
Barnard College recently held a day-long summit which aimed
to address the importance of women as leaders in our society
and the... READ
MORE
November
2001: In Brief READ
MORE
Jaffe-Ruiz
in Nursing Hall of Fame READ
MORE
Secrets to Beating the Cost of College
by David Michaels READ
MORE
October 2001
$1.3M Technology Grant for Buffalo
The US Department of Education (DOE) has awarded a $1.3 million
three-year grant to a consortium composed of the University
at Buffalo’s... READ
MORE
First National American Indian University
An unprecedented merger took place earlier this year when Si
Tanka College, one of the oldest tribal colleges in the nation,
located in Eagle... READ
MORE
LIU
Offers Training to Students in India READ
MORE
Marymount
Opens First Dorm READ
MORE
Pace
Scholarship Fund for WTC Victims READ
MORE
Queens
Grad Receives Coca-Cola Scholarship
READ
MORE
Corporations Establish College Scholarship Funds for WTC Students
by Jessica Shi READ
MORE
September 2001
Bramson Ort College
Bramson Ort College, based in Forest Hills, New York, graduated
217 students in June, the vast majority of whom received
associate’s
degrees. READ
MORE
Four
City College Undergraduates Receive Jeannette Watson Fellowships
by Marylena Mantas
Lincoln Ajoku, a junior enrolled in City College’s
honors program, spent his summer completing an internship
at the International AIDS Vaccine... READ
MORE
August 2001
CLEP
Exams now Computer-Based READ
MORE
CUNY’s
Guide to Financial Aid READ
MORE
Creating
the SAT Questions READ
MORE
Scholarships
Compiled by Katarzyna Koznecka & Rachel
Mitellman READ
MORE
IRA Ranks Teacher Prep
Teachers whose preparation courses featured quality reading
instruction typically provide their students with a “richer
literacy experience” than... READ
MORE
July 2001
City Tech Students score 100 on Teacher
Certification Exam
Students in New York City Technical College’s teacher
education programs posted pass rates of 100 percent on
the 1999-00 liberal arts and sciences test. READ
MORE
New Report Finds Major Improvements at CUNY
In June of 1999, the Mayor’s Task Force on the City University
of New York, led by Benno Schmidt, released a study that criticized
CUNY for high... READ
MORE
New PSAT Advice Available
According to the College Board, high school students who will
take the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying
Test (PSAT/NMSQT) this... READ
MORE
New Day Assistant Program in Queens
Queensborough Community College has established a new day care
assistant certificate program... READ
MORE
June 2001
Open Houses at CUNY Community Colleges
May 2001
CUNY Community College Report
The Role of Schools in Addressing Violence:
Zero Tolerance
by Matilda Cuomo and Deborah Lans
College Scholarships Compiled
by Kathryn Newman
Oregon Leadership Institute
In Brief
April 2001
College Scholarships Compiled
by Kathryn Newman