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Learn about academic programs, online programs, and continuing professional studies at Teachers College, the first, largest, and perennially among the top-ranked graduate schools of education in the country.
In the days following September 11, Ruth Vinz, at that time TC’s Interim Vice President and Dean, addressed the community. Twenty-five years later, she considers what education can — and cannot — do to help write a more ethical future.
Teachers College is home to some of the world’s most influential faculty in the fields of education, psychology, health and leadership. Learn about our faculty and their research.
The Bronx School of Hip-Hop was co-created by TC’s Maxine Greene Chair for Distinguished Contributions to Education, Christopher Emdin
The award recognizes the impact of her decades-long career in improving access to healthy foods
Give to Teachers College to support new ideas, practices and fields of inquiry in education, psychology and health. Learn about annual giving, major gifts and naming opportunities, and planned giving.
Monique Herena (M.A. ’17), Chief Colleague Experience Officer at American Express, has been named the 2026 HR Executive of the Year by the field’s leading publication, HR Executive. Honored for her innovative approach to professional development, employee experience and change leadership in the age of AI, Herena is a graduate of TC’s Executive Master’s Program (XMA) in Change Leadership, a cohort-based program in Social-Organizational Psychology.
About Teachers College Creating a Smarter, Healthier & More Equitable World Our name notwithstanding, Teachers College was founded on the proposition that education alone can’t correct our society’s inequalities — to maximize the life chances of all people, we must also support poorer communities’ physical and nutritional health and psychological wellbeing. Thus, fields such as education psychology, nursing education, nutrition education, special education, conflict resolution and spirituali
Teachers College is creating a smarter, healthier and more equitable world. Learn about our history, our innovation, our leadership, our community, and more.
Teachers College, Columbia University, is the first and largest graduate school of education in the United States, and also perennially ranked among the nation's best.
The community-wide effort will help propel Teachers College into the next chapter of its 135-year history and living legacy for social justice.