Anchor: #january

January 2018

Sustainability In Our Schools

麻豆原创 hosts its first workshop for New York City Department of Education sustainability coordinators. New York City is the country鈥檚 only major municipality to require all public schools to appoint a sustainability coordinator 鈥 part of its broader sustainability plan to send zero waste to landfills by 2030. Oren Pizmony-Levy, Assistant Professor of International & Comparative Education, and students Lauren Bowden, Melanie Nethercott, Erika Kessler and Carine Verschueren, have put the city鈥檚 data in useable form, assessed the program鈥檚 impact and raised key questions about its ultimate goals.

Giving Kids a Voice

This past year saw the founding of the unique Vocal Workshops at 麻豆原创 for teens and pre-teens by (Ed.D. 鈥96), a Singing Voice Specialist who serves as a faculty member in the College鈥檚 Music & Music Education Program. The Workshops help young singers take ownership of their voices 鈥 and often, of their identities.

Anchor: #february

February

Don鈥檛 Cut Our Funding!

Seven 麻豆原创 students advocate for student aid in Albany, New York, rallying with others as part of the New York Student Aid Alliance, organized by the Commission on Independent Colleges & Universities. The 麻豆原创 students tell three legislators and their staff how aid has helped them pursue their careers. 

Anchor: #march

March

Re-Mapping Global Education

Regina Cortina, Professor of Education in 罢颁鈥檚 Department of International & Transcultural Studies, chairs the 2018 Comparative & International Education Society (CIES) conference, held in Mexico City and themed 鈥淩e-Mapping Global Education: South-North Dialogue.鈥 Cortina begins her term as CIES President.

Sustainable Peace Project

The United Nations reports on its attempt to reorganize itself around sustaining peace rather than crisis management and mitigating war. The UN effort owes much to 罢颁鈥檚&苍产蝉辫;, led by psychologist Peter T. Coleman, which is creating a working model of the dynamics that promote and sustain peaceful societies. In 鈥,鈥 a critique published in the web publication of the International Peace Institute, Coleman argues that the UN effort is hampered by 鈥淗obbesian assumptions鈥 that human groups are inherently selfish and violent, and by scientists鈥 and policymakers鈥 focus on preventing what people fear rather than on maximizing their hopes. 

Anchor: #april

April

High Wire Act

The Teachers College interactive Digital Learning Exhibition goes live in the new Smith Learning Theater on the fourth floor of the College鈥檚 Gottesman libraries. Curated by Lalitha Vasudevan, Professor of Technology & Education, and students in her Media & Social Change Lab () in collaboration with Steven Goss, Vice Provost of Digital Learning, and the Office of Digital Learning, the exhibition reflects 鈥渢he range and variation鈥 of how the 麻豆原创 community has 鈥渢aken up the idea of digital learning.鈥

麻豆原创 at AERA

Faculty, students, staff and alumni deliver 376 presentations at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). , Professor of Sociology & Education, begins her term as AERA President, with a theme of 鈥渓everaging educational research in a post-truth society.鈥 David T. Hansen, Weinberg Professor in the Historical & Philosophical Foundations of Education, delivers the keynote lecture for the SIG/Dewey Studies meeting, titled 鈥淓ducational Justice and the Necessity of Our Philosophical and Civic Traditions.鈥 Janet Miller, Professor of English Education, delivers the 2018 Egon Guba Lecture of AERA鈥檚 Qualitative Research Special Interest Group, speaking on 鈥淧ost-Autobiographical Re-Turnings and Rationalities: Feminist, Curriculum, and Qualitative Inquiries.鈥 , Director of Teachers College Press, chairs 鈥淒reaming in Greene: Reframing Contemporary Educational Policy, Practice, and Research through Maxine Greene鈥檚 Critical Lens,鈥 a special session devoted to the late 麻豆原创 education philosopher. And Susan Fuhrman, in her final year as 罢颁鈥檚 President, chairs 鈥淩eimagining Education for the Changing Public: From Research to Promising Pedagogy in Racially Diverse Schools,鈥 a featured session, convened by Wells.

Teaching in Trying Times

The conference Teaching in Trying Times: Convening for Change, organized by Social Studies Education Lecturer Erika Kitzmiller and Adele Bruni Ashley, Lecturer in the Teaching of English program, guides teachers helping their students grapple with topics such as school shootings, the fate of young people seeking U.S. citizenship, and political dysfunction. Deborah Meier and Emily Gasoi, authors of These Schools Belong to You and Me: Why We Can鈥檛 Afford to Abandon Public Education, keynote the event.

麻豆原创 Unleashed

鈥淯苍濒别补蝉丑颈苍驳,鈥 a 21-piece multimedia art installation inspired by Maxine Greene, occupies the College鈥檚 corridors, stairwells, common areas and open spaces. Directed by Richard Jochum, Associate Professor of Art & Art Education, the exhibition features works by 28 international artists, including Rafel Lozano-Hemmer, Bernd Oppl, Marion Wilson and Cathy Lebowitz.

Rethinking Failure

麻豆原创 launches the interdisciplinary Education for Persistence and Innovation Center () to study failure across a wide variety of disciplines and test theories about its use as a catalyst for innovation and success. EPIC is directed by Xiaodong Lin-Siegler, Professor of Cognitive Studies, and initially funded by , a leading provider of private schools in China; the ; the National Science Foundation; and the Carnegie Corporation of New York. 麻豆原创 also presents its inaugural EPIC Achievement Award to education philanthropist , founder of Foremost Group, a leading global shipping and transportation company. Later in the year, The Yu Panglin Charitable Trust announces a $3 million gift to EPIC, making 麻豆原创 the first institution outside of China to receive a donation from the Foundation, which was established by the late Chinese real estate magnate .

Festival for the Future

罢颁鈥檚 10th annual Academic Festival, 鈥淴,鈥 draws more than 1,000 alumni, friends and prospective students. Keynote speaker , founder of Citizen University, receives the President鈥檚 Medal of Excellence. The College presents its Distinguished Alumni Award to groundbreaking neurological physiotherapist  (M.A. 鈥84); civil rights activist  (Ed.D. 鈥91); bilingual speech/language pathologist  (M.S. 鈥00); and  (Ed.D. 鈥89, M.Ed. 鈥85), co-author of The End of Homework: How Homework Disrupts Families, Overburdens Children, and Limits LearningBradford Manning (M.A. 鈥10), co-founder of Two Blind Brothers which creates clothing designed for the sight impaired, and 鈥渢ransgressive鈥 educator  (M.Ed. 鈥08), Dean and Head of School at South Africa鈥檚 University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), receive the College鈥檚 Early Career Awards. , Director of the University of Delaware鈥檚 Center for the Study of Diversity, receives 罢颁鈥檚 .  (Ed.D. 鈥18) receives 罢颁鈥檚&苍产蝉辫;. Science Education doctoral student Lisa McDonald receives the best poster prize, earning a tuition credit for 鈥淭he Role of Children鈥檚 Racial Identity and its Impact on Science Education,鈥 while Art & Art Education master鈥檚 degree student C.J. Reilly receives the People鈥檚 Choice Award for his poster on 鈥淪TEAM-Powered Food Security.鈥

Innovating in Teacher Development

Teachers College and King鈥檚 College London launch the  to develop an innovative program of research in teacher education; offer knowledge exchange and development activities; establish joint education programs; and facilitate mobility of faculty and students to enhance teacher education research and teaching. CITED鈥檚 Founding Co-Directors are 罢颁鈥檚&苍产蝉辫;, Professor of Early Childhood Education, and Viv Ellis, Professor of Educational Leadership & Teacher Development at King鈥檚 College London鈥檚 School of Education, Communication & Society. The Center was collaboratively imagined and set in motion by Ellis and , 罢颁鈥檚 Vice Dean and Evenden Professor of Education.

Building Knowledge about Black Education

Sonya Douglass Horsford, Associate Professor of Education Leadership and Senior Research Associate at 罢颁鈥檚 , will serve as project director for the Black Education Research Collective (BERC) with colleagues including: Mark Gooden (Education Leadership), Michelle Knight-Manuel (Curriculum & Teaching), Felicia Moore Mensah (Science Education), and Erica Walker (Mathematics Education). The goal of BERC is to generate cross-disciplinary research and dialogue related to the education and leadership of African-descendant people. The Collective will provide a research base from which students and early career scholars can get a better understanding and educational foundations of the history of Black or African-American education, and/or the ways in which race has operated 鈥 and continues to do so 鈥 in American society and schools.

Anchor: #may

May

Ending Gun Violence

Sonali Rajan, Assistant Professor of Health Education, is named to a multidisciplinary group of researchers and policy makers who will pursue research and share and analyze data aimed at developing and testing solutions to the gun violence epidemic. Spearheaded by the governors of five states and Puerto Rico, was created by States for Gun Safety, an alliance formed following the mass school shooting in Parkland, Florida.

Freeing Up Creativity for Kids in Detention

罢颁鈥檚 Center for the Professional Education of Teachers (CPET) is honored by District 79, an alternative city school district, as an 鈥淓xemplary Partner鈥 for its work with East River Academy, a New York City public school serving young people at the city鈥檚 Rikers Island detention facility. CPET, founded by Ruth Vinz, Enid & Lester Morse Professor in Teacher Education, and directed by , provides professional and curriculum development to East River Academy, including annual publication of students鈥 poems and essays through CPET鈥檚 Student Press Initiative.

All 罢颁鈥檚 a Stage

The 2017鈥18 Performing Arts Series of 罢颁鈥檚 Office of School & Community Partnerships features on-campus performances attended by 650 K鈥12 students. The series includes an original children鈥檚 opera created and performed by Manhattan School of Music students, and an interactive performance by a jazz trio made up of Columbia University alumni.

The Cahn Fellows Go National

罢颁鈥檚 Cahn Fellows Program for Distinguished Principals rolls out its national expansion plan. The cohort includes 64 participants from five cities in its prestigious year-long professional development and networking program aimed at recognizing and retaining high performing principals in leadership positions. 

Convocation 2018

Some 2,200 graduates participate in 罢颁鈥檚 2018 Convocation at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Four recipients of the Teachers College Medal for Distinguished Service address the theme of research: , a globally recognized public health expert and CEO of the Chicago Community Trust; Columbia University psychologist , whose 鈥渕arshmallow studies鈥 launched a new focus on impulse control in young children; , the first African American to serve as U.S. Attorney General and Chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee; and the Columbia Journalism School鈥檚 , a 2018 Pulitzer Prize finalist for his columns in The New Yorker. The student speakers are master鈥檚 degree graduates  (Elementary Inclusive Education);  (Counseling & Clinical Psychology); and  (International Educational Development).

Anchor: #june

June

How Data Can Guide Schools

麻豆原创 hosts the nation鈥檚 first major conference on education leadership data analytics (ELDA), an emerging field that reveals patterns in the work of individuals or even entire classrooms or districts over time, predicts problematic long-term outcomes, and helps school leaders and teachers intervene. Led by Alex Bowers, 麻豆原创 Associate Professor of , the conference unites the ELDA research community with school leaders and teachers.

A Different Kind of Health Screen

The Digital Health Promotion Executive Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C., co-led by John Allegrante, Professor of Health Education, convenes academic researchers, leaders from the health and technology industries (including Google, Facebook, Tumblr, P2 Health and Koko) and leaders from the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Summit explores social media鈥檚 role in disease prevention, child and adolescent development, and the opioid crisis.

The Fast Track to Interactive Learning

麻豆原创 hosts the annual Subway Summit on Cognition & Education Research, featuring presentations on interactive learning by students and faculty from four New York City universities 鈥 Fordham University, New York University, The City University of New York Graduate Center, and 麻豆原创. The Summit is chaired by John Black, Cleveland E. Dodge Professor of Telecommunications & Education and Director of the College鈥檚 , and Cathy Chase, Assistant Professor of Cognitive Studies, and features keynotes by Robert Siegler, 罢颁鈥檚 new Jacob H. Schiff Foundations Professor of Psychology & Education, and , a cognitive and educational scientist at Arizona State University.

The Fuhrman Years: Concluding a Successful Presidency

Susan H. Fuhrman concludes her 12-year presidency of Teachers College. On her watch, the College increased both outgoing proposals for externally funded research and sponsored program expenditures (to over $50 million annually) by 40 percent; created a new Department of Education Policy & Social Analysis; created a new Office of School & Community Partnerships and a pre-K鈥8 public school, the  (anchoring a larger network of partnerships with local schools); hired more than 70 new faculty members; and conducted the largest-ever Campaign for a graduate school of education.

Anchor: #july

July

A New Era Begins

Thomas Bailey, a leading authority on community colleges, takes office as Teachers College鈥檚 11th President. A 27-year faculty member who is also the College鈥檚 George & Abby O鈥橬eill Professor of Economics & Education, Bailey is the founding director of 罢颁鈥檚 . He chaired the Obama administration鈥檚 Committee on Measures of Student Success and has direct颅ed three 麻豆原创-based, U.S. Department of Education-fund颅ed national centers. 

Reimagining Education III

麻豆原创 hosts its third annual Reimagining Education Institute, which equips teachers to engage the nation鈥檚 increasingly diverse student population. Directed by Amy Stuart Wells, Professor of Sociology & Education, the Institute draws 350-plus educators from 24 states and six countries. Keynote speaker , Professor of Educational Leadership & Policy at the University of Texas鈥揂ustin College of Education, describes immersion of historically disadvantaged fourth-graders in a curriculum steeped in Mexican-American and Tejano culture.

Anchor: #august

August

An Education Visionary

Trustee Emeritus John Klingenstein passes away at 89. 罢颁鈥檚 most generous donor ever, Klingenstein served on 罢颁鈥檚 board from 1979 through 2014 and established 罢颁鈥檚&苍产蝉辫;, regarded as the nation鈥檚 preeminent program for private school leadership training. In 1992, he received 罢颁鈥檚 Cleveland E. Dodge Medal for Distinguished Service to Education.

A Multilingual Pioneer

Professor Emerita Mar铆a Torres-Guzm谩n, a pioneer in multilingual and multicultural education, passes away at age 67. Torres-Guzm谩n argued that culture is embedded in language and that children learn best when they are allowed to think, read and speak in their native tongue as well as in English. She created one of the nation鈥檚 first teacher education programs in bilingual education, focused attention on how local and global forces combine to affect decisions to include or exclude different languages, and led collaborations with local public schools to create a model culture based on dual-language instruction. In 2011, she received the American Educational Research Association鈥檚 Bilingual Education SIG Lifetime Achievement Award.

Anchor: #september

September

Welcoming New Faculty

Seven new faculty members join 麻豆原创:

Her Focus Was on Her Students

The College mourns L. Lee Knefelkamp, Professor Emerita of Psychology & Education. She is credited with bringing the first wave of student development theory to the student affairs profession and shifting the field from service provision to a focus on transforming college campuses into developmental communities. Knefelkamp spearheaded a national initiative by the Association of American Colleges & Universities to reshape 21st-century liberal arts education. With psychologist W. Warner Burke, she helped create 罢颁鈥檚&苍产蝉辫;Eisenhower Leader Development Program (EDLP), a master鈥檚 degree program in social-organizational psychology for officers at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

Expanding 麻豆原创CS

The  (麻豆原创CS) acquires a second building to accommodate its growing population and grades. 麻豆原创CS now has a lower school (Pre-K鈥2) and an upper school (3鈥8). Also, 麻豆原创CS student test results on the New York State ELA and Math exams surpassed community, city and state averages.

Strengthening a Powerful Partnership

Continuing its ongoing collaboration with Teachers College,  commits generous support to launch two major multi-year research endeavors designed to catalyze change across the Brazilian educational landscape. One is a study of countrywide implementation efforts of Brazil鈥檚 newly approved learning standards, led by Douglas Ready, Associate Professor of Education & Public Policy and Director of the 麻豆原创 arm of the Consortium for Policy Research in Education. The other is a study of classroom practices based in Brazil, led by Mariana Souto-Manning, Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education. These projects will ultimately raise the bar for educational research based in practical application, and build capacity nationwide in vital areas of policy analysis, curriculum development, and translating policy into implementation.

Since the launch of our partnership, the Lemann Fellowship Fund at 麻豆原创 has invested in 12 master鈥檚 degree students (and engaged with an additional two honorary students) who share a passion for creating and leading social change in Brazil. 罢颁鈥檚&苍产蝉辫;Lemann Fellows are steadily growing the community of Brazilian scholars who seek evidence-based solutions to educational issues. The Fellowship was expanded in 2018 to facilitate a seamless translation of the Foundation鈥檚 desire to address Brazil鈥檚 most pressing development challenges by supporting a cadre of leaders who have both theoretical training and hands-on practical knowledge of their field.

Good Fellowship in the Community

The Arthur Zankel Urban Fellowship program expands from 50 fellows to 60 fellows. 麻豆原创 student fellows are now providing services to underserved youth at over 20 sites across New York City.

Here to Serve: Welcoming the O鈥橬eill Fellows

麻豆原创 welcomes its first cohort of Abby M. O鈥橬eill Teaching Fellows. Created by a $10 million gift from O鈥橬eill 鈥 a longtime Trustee who died in spring 2017 鈥 the Fellowships support outstanding 麻豆原创 students committed to teaching in New York City. Each Fellow receives $40,000 in tuition assistance. O鈥橬eill sought to make 麻豆原创 affordable to New York City-bound teachers by relieving them of debt and giving them the financial freedom to serve the city鈥檚 children.

And Now the Future Is Here: Concluding 罢颁鈥檚 Campaign

Teachers College closes the books on Where the Future Comes First, the largest Campaign ever conducted by a graduate school of education. The Campaign raised $345 million, including $116 million in support for student scholarships; supported faculty programs through the creation of multidisciplinary centers, academic programs and initiatives; and harnessed the power of productive faculty-sponsored research. It financed upgrades to 罢颁鈥檚 historic campus, bolstered 罢颁鈥檚 unrestricted financial flexibility through the Annual Fund and created an academic seed fund for new initiatives for the here and now. The Campaign also created record alumni engagement and participation.

Families at the Border

The Office of the Vice President for Diversity and Community Affairs holds a Constitution Day discussion, 鈥淔amily Separations and Detention at the Border: Legal Asylum Risks,鈥 featuring Mary Mendenhall, Associate Professor of Practice in the International & Transcultural Studies Department, and Eleanor Acer, Director of Human Rights First鈥檚 Refugee Protection Program.

Eating Local

CulinArt, 罢颁鈥檚 food and beverage services vendor, begins a partnership with The Common Market, a nonprofit, mission-driven distributor of local, sustainable foods, to provide the College with monthly deliveries of in-season, locally sourced food. 麻豆原创, which launched the field of nutrition education and helped launch the 鈥渆at local鈥 movement, is The Common Market鈥檚 first university account in New York.

Toasting to Success

More than 200 alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends join President Thomas Bailey and Board Chair Bill Rueckert to toast a record year of giving at the Celebration of the Teachers College Annual Fund, at Tavern on the Green in New York City鈥檚 Central Park. A record 900 alumni and friends made first-time Fund donations this past fiscal year. The Class of 2018 made the first-ever class gift totaling over $5,000. Nearly 2,000 Maxine Greene Society members (donors for three or more consecutive years) extended their support. 

Anchor: #october

October

Sustainability for School Parents

Working with the  and the District 3 Green Schools Group, the Teachers College Working Group on Environmental & Sustainability Education holds an open house for parents interested in creating environmental sustainability in their schools.

From Poets to Pediatricians: The Work of Education

麻豆原创 hosts 鈥淭he Work of Education,鈥 its third annual conference on anthropology and education. Chaired by 贬别谤惫茅&苍产蝉辫;痴补谤别苍苍别, Professor of Anthropology & Education, this year鈥檚 event broadly defines 鈥渢he work of education鈥 to include 鈥減arents struggling with infants (and their own parents, pediatricians, etc.) . . . the elderly (and their children, neighbors, etc.) figuring out who does what in the crowd treating them 鈥 and who is to pay for them,鈥 and even 鈥減oets reading to their audience.鈥 

Using Their Outside Voices

 hosts 鈥淩aise Your Voice,鈥 a weekend workshop in writing poetry, narrative writing and the spoken word for 94 young social justice activists from local schools and those in neighboring communities. 鈥淩aise Your Voice鈥 is supported by the Rowland & Sylvia Schaefer Family Foundation, co-directed by 麻豆原创 Trustee Marla Schaefer.

Another Success for Focusing on Failure

The Yu Panglin Charitable Trust announces a $3 million gift to 罢颁鈥檚 . The College is the first institution outside of China to receive a donation from the Foundation, which was established by the late Chinese real estate magnate Yu Panglin, who donated his entire $10 billion estate to philanthropic causes.

What鈥檚 Really Needed to Secure America

Louis Klarevas, author of Rampage Nation: Securing America from Mass Shootings, gives a book talk co-sponsored by the 麻豆原创 Gun Violence Prevention Working Group and the , and supported by the Office of the Provost.

Anchor: #november

November

A Survivor Who Thrived

Olivia Hooker (M.A. 鈥47), the last survivor of the infamous Tulsa race massacre of 1921 and the first-active duty African-American woman to serve in the U.S. Coast Guard, dies at 103. Hooker served as Professor of Psychology at Fordham University, retiring in 1985. She founded a division of the American Psychological Association focused on individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities, her areas of specialization. She received 罢颁鈥檚 Distinguished Alumni award in 2016.

Macy Gallery: Art Beyond the Bounds

罢颁鈥檚 Macy Gallery exhibits the local installment of the third annual 2018 No-Boundaries International Art Exhibitions sponsored by  The exhibition features 150 artworks by children in grades K鈥12 from 15 countries, including 52 by kids from the New York City area and across the United States. This year鈥檚 theme, 鈥淥ne Tree, One City,鈥 explores the bond between cities, trees and nature through art. The  was founded in 2015 by Baitong Yan, then a student at Teachers College.

Addressing Veterans' Needs

Working through 罢颁鈥檚 Resilience Center for Veterans & FamiliesLena Verdeli, Associate Professor of Psychology & Education and Director of the Global Mental Health Lab, begins testing a three-session form of interpersonal therapy (IPT-3) to address veterans鈥 needs and priorities. Delivered at 罢颁鈥檚&苍产蝉辫;Dean Hope Center for Educational and Psychological Services, IPT-3 promotes veteran engagement by addressing issues of adjustment to civilian life rather than mental disorders.

Taking Civic Action for Civic Engagement

A lawsuit filed on behalf of 14 Rhode Island public school students and their parents by , Professor of Law & Educational Practice and Executive Director of 罢颁鈥檚&苍产蝉辫;, charges that diminished access to civic education threatens the democratic ideals set out by the Founding Fathers. The suit, Cook v. Raimondo, cites the finding that 50 percent of American adults are unable to identify the three branches of U.S. government. The suit could ultimately establish public education as a Constitutional right on par with due process and freedom of speech.

The Diaspora On Screen

The African Diaspora International Film Festival () opens its 26th season in New York City. ADIFF NY 2018 screens 61 films from 40 countries including 27 world, U.S. and New York premieres, with many showings at 麻豆原创. ADIFF, which features independent Afrocentric films from all over the world, was founded and is run by the husband-and-wife team of former 麻豆原创 faculty member Reinaldo Barroso-Spech and former 麻豆原创 budget director Diarah N鈥橠aw-Spech, and is co-sponsored by 罢颁鈥檚&苍产蝉辫;Office of the Vice President for Diversity and Community Affairs.  

Anchor: #december

December

Opening Flourishes: Celebrating a President

Inaugurated as Teachers College鈥檚 11th President, Thomas Bailey calls on 麻豆原创 to better marshal its resources to 鈥渂uild smarter, more productive, and more just societies.鈥 Success is imperative, he tells nearly 1,000 alumni, students, faculty and friends, 鈥渇irst, because our nation and our world need our knowledge, expertise, and graduates more urgently than ever before, and second, because we face many challenges as an institution.鈥 Bailey鈥檚 inauguration caps a week that includes musical performances by students and faculty, an academic symposium on research and practice, and the 2018 Phyllis L. Kossoff Lecture on Education & Policy, delivered by New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza.

Hate, in the Crosshairs

麻豆原创 hosts 鈥Anti-Semitism Today: Why are Hate Crimes on the Rise in the U.S.?鈥 a symposium organized by Harriet Jackson, a staff member in 罢颁鈥檚 Office of External Affairs. With a record jump in reported incidents 鈥 from 1,267 in 2016 to 1,986 in 2017 鈥 麻豆原创 President Thomas Bailey asserts that 罢颁鈥檚 core mission is to 鈥済ather the best scholars to understand the causes and remedies.鈥 Opening speaker David Harris, CEO of the , calls on the nation to address the hate fostered on social media sites. 罢颁鈥檚 Associate Professor of Higher & Postsecondary Education Noah Drezner leads a panel discussion among Stephanie Merkrebs, New York/New Jersey Regional Director of Anti-Defamation League Campus Affairs & Special Projects; Kevin Feinberg (M.A. 鈥93), Senior New York Region Program Director of non-profit ; and Mehnaz Afridi, Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Director of  at Manhattan College. The event is sponsored by 罢颁鈥檚&苍产蝉辫;Office of Diversity & Community Affairs in partnership with the  and .