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On #InternationalWomensDay paying tribute to Dr. Ruth Westheimer. She taught us that our fantasies are okay, but education shouldn't have to be one. She’s an inspiration & her commitment to @TeachersCollege @Columbia University is strong & true! Proud to call @AskDrRuth a colleague and friend. #TCFutureFirst https://www.instagram.com/p/BuwiuGCA6PG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1r1qshmd8lxhz

On #InternationalWomensDay paying tribute to Dr. Ruth Westheimer. She taught us that our fantasies are okay, but education shouldn't have to be one. She’s an inspiration & her commitment to @TeachersCollege @Columbia University is strong & true! Proud to call @AskDrRuth a colleague and friend. #TCFutureFirst (at Teachers College, Columbia University)

During her career as an art educator, Alma Thomas (M.A. ’34) used art clubs, lectures, and student exhibitions to inspire an appreciation of art in her young pupils. It wasn’t until after she retired that she began to focus on her own artistic work and develop her signature colorful, abstract style. Thomas said of her paintings, “Through color, I have sought to concentrate on beauty and happiness, rather than on man’s inhumanity to man.” Judith Burton, TC’s Macy Professor of Education, places Thomas among the "revered names in Western art," praising her as a "radical innovator" for her "abstract explorations of color and pattern" and her "magic in enabling materials to speak new meanings." Her solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1972 was the museum’s first by an African-American woman. Her painting “Red Roses Sonata” is part of the permanent collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In 2009, 31 years after her death, two of her paintings, “Watusi (Hard Edge)” and “Skylight,” were chosen by First Lady Michelle Obama and White House curator William Allman to be exhibited during the Obama presidency. In 2015, the Obamas hung Thomas’s “Resurrection” in the Old Family Dining Room. The painting is the first work by an African-American woman to hang in the public spaces of the White House as part of the permanent collection. In 2016, TC hosted a special curator’s tour and reception at the “Alma Thomas” exhibit at the Studio Museum in Harlem. #BlackHistoryMonth #TCAlumni #AlmaThomas #TCFutureFirst #TCWay #AbstractPainter #AbstractArt (at Teachers College, Columbia University)

“If you’re going to talk about equity, you have to give people knowledge, skills, understanding and learning. Education can’t solve everything -- but it makes a hell of a difference.” - Nahas Angula (M.Ed. ’79) Nahas Angula was born in Namibia’s Oshikoto Region. He fled his country during apartheid in the 1960s and earned a college degree in Zambia where he remained for several years to found and teach in schools for other Namibian exiles. In the mid-1970s he came to New York to represent Namibia at the U.N. While here, he became a fellow at the Africa-America Institute and then enrolled at TC. When Namibia achieved independence in 1990, Angula left TC, where he was working on his doctorate, to return home as Minister of Education, Sport and Culture. In that role, and in the subsequent position of Minister of Higher Education, he rebuilt Namibia’s education system, using radios, cell phones and ultimately, computers, to reach the nation’s diverse and widely scattered population of roughly two million people. In 2005, he was elected Prime Minister, the second most powerful position in Namibia’s government, and in 2012 became the country’s Minister of Defense. In 2010, Teachers College awarded Angula the President’s Medal of Excellence at Academic Festival, where he delivered the keynote address, "Out of Apartheid and into the 21st Century." #blackhistorymonth #TCAlumni #TCFutureFirst #Namibia #TCAcFest (at Teachers College, Columbia University)

This past fall, Teachers College faculty member David Hansen created a scholarship fund for TC students pursuing a degree in Philosophy & Education, honoring his father and father-in-law, the “two people who have helped me pursue a life of teaching, research, writing and exercising leader­ship.” Says Hansen: “Philosophy, which translates literally as ‘the love of wisdom,’ urges listening before acting. I try to teach by listening to students, to the authors we read, and to my own sense of what matters. It’s always an art.” Read full story: http://www.tc.columbia.edu/campaign/ways-to-engage/read-our-future-first-stories/a-really-thoughtful-gift/. (Photo Credit: Bruce Gilbert) #TeachersCollege #ColumbiaUniversity #FacultyGiving #TCFutureFirst #TCFaculty #Giving #Scholarship #PhilosophyEducation

Have a cup of ☕️ on us -- in celebration of our transformative “Where the Future Comes First” campaign! Enjoy free coffee and treats until 5:00 p.m. in Zankel Hall Lobby today and again tomorrow, Wednesday, 10:00-11:00 a.m. in Horace Mann Lobby and 3:30-5:00 p.m. in Thorndike Hall Lobby. Come by and learn about all the exciting accomplishments of the campaign and enter our raffle for cool TC swag! #TCFutureFirst (at Teachers College, Columbia University)

“My learning and research at TC were instrumental in preparing me for the field of community and population health, serving the needs of New York City’s diverse communities. I’m proud to support the TC Fund.” * * * As VP of the Programs Division at Public Health Solutions (healthsolutions.org), Zach Hennessey (MA ‘07) works with a team of over 260 staff to provide crucial health services directly to New York City’s most vulnerable communities. He expressed his gratitude for the tremendous preparation he received at TC, and is proud to give back to support our students, faculty and programs. We hope you’ll follow Zach’s lead by making your own annual fund gift of any amount today. http://www.tc.edu/give #TCFundFriday #AlumniSupport #TCFutureFirst (Photo: Rick (at Teachers College, Columbia University)

A great meeting of the @TeachersCollege Alumni Council led by our new President Marion Boultbee. An honor to be working with such an incredible group of colleagues. #TCAlumni #TCFutureFirst (at Teachers College, Columbia University)