Teachers College Press
Teachers College Press is the university press of Teachers College, Columbia University. Founded in 1904, Teachers College Press has published professional and classroom materials for over a century and currently publishes 70 titles per year.
History
- 1889: The City of New York grants a provisional charter to found a college for the training of teachers.
- 1892: The New York College for the Training of Teachers changes its name to Teachers College and receives a permanent charter.
- 1898: Teachers College affiliates with Columbia University.
- 1904: The Bureau of Publications is established as the official professional publishing agency for Teachers College.
- 1965: The Bureau of Publications is renamed Teachers College Press.
- 1971: Teachers College Press is admitted into the American Association of University Presses.
Directors
| Director | Tenure | |
| 1. | Hamden Forkner | 1959–1966 |
| 2. | John Calan | 1967–1970 |
| 3. | Robert P. Bletter | 1971–1976 |
| 4. | Frank Jennings | 1976–1977 |
| 5. | Thomas Rotell | 1978–1983 |
| 6. | Carole Saltz | 1983 – present |
Notable authors
- Richard Allington
- Jean Anyon
- Michael Apple
- Arthur Applebee
- William Ayers
- James A. Banks
- David Berliner
- Elizabeth Cohen,
- Linda Darling-Hammond
- Eleanor Duckworth
- Elliot Eisner,
- Richard Elmore
- Reuven Feuerstein
- Michelle Fine
- Susan Fuhrman
- Michael Fullan
- Maxine Greene
- Andy Hargreaves
- Kevin Kumashiro
- Gloria Ladson-Billings
- Deborah Meier
- Susan Neuman
- Sonia Nieto
- Nel Noddings
- Marc Prensky
- Seymour Sarason
- Frank Smith
- Joel Westheimer.