A New Leader at IUME

Teachers College has appointed Ernest Morrell as the new director of its Institute for Urban and Minority Education (IUME). Morrell previously was on the faculty in the Urban Schooling Division of the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). He has assumed a tenured full professorship at TC and the directorship of IUME offices, succeeding the Institute's founding director, Edmund W. Gordon. Read More...

IUME Visiting Faculty Fellow Dr. David Wall Rice to Speak at TC

The Institute for Urban and Minority Education is proud to host its inaugural Visiting Faculty Fellow speaker Dr. David Wall Rice of Morehouse College, on February 2nd, 2012, from 1 to 3:30pm on campus at Teachers College, Columbia University. Dr. Rice, a Professor of Psychology, will discuss his talk entitled, "Black Men, Black Boys, and Popular Spaces: Identity and Authentic Engagement in the Everyday" as well as his research on African Americans and identity. IUME is extremely excited to host this event and look forward to engaging in the critical scholarship of Dr. Rice. For details and for RSVP instructions, click here...

IUME Proudly Presents its "Culture Circles"

Based on the research and insight of Brazilian educator Paulo Freire, IUME is proud to present our "Culture Circles," in which participants and facilitator together discuss generative themes that have significance within the context of students', educators', and researchers' lives. These themes, which are related but not limited to critical literacy, popular culture, urban schooling, critical pedagogy, critical race theory, engaged research, Hip Hop, and culturally empowering frameworks, are discovered through the cooperative research of educators and students. Our first "Culture Circle is next Saturday, January 28th--check out the details here.

"Culture Circles" will take once a month and are led by different IUME staff and other community leaders. Click here to learn more...

IUME Colloquium Recap with Post-Doctoral Fellow Benji Chang

The Institute for Urban and Minority Education presented its inaugural IUME Colloquium featuring IUME Post-Doctoral Fellow Benji Chang on Friday, December 9th, from noon to 2pm at the Edmund W. Gordon Campus in Harlem. Dr. Chang came to us after receiving his Ph.D in Urban Schooling from UCLA's Graduate School of Education & Information Studies. During the Colloquium, Dr. Chang discussed his research, entitled "Disciplined & Organized, Is How I Handle Mine: Community Engagement Approaches to Literacy, Pedagogy, & Social Justice." Check out our blog and our photo gallery for a recap of this event!

Upcoming IUME Colloquia with Fulbright Scholar Katharine Vincent

IUME Fulbright Scholar Katharine Vincent will present her research from her native of England in which explored the construction of educational success by Bangladeshi girls living in a socio-economically deprived area of east London. In addition, Katharine will discuss her research in the context of her experiences living in the United States and a special Student Researcher. We are excited to have Katharine speak and do not miss this engaging event from an incredible Fulbright Scholar. Check back soon for details!

Have You Met the IUME Team?

In addition to a new director, IUME is proud to have a host of new scholars, graduate students, and staff for the 2011-2012 year and beyond. Joining Dr. Morrell and past and current IUME Assistant Director Veronica Holly is two Post-Doctoral Scholars, a Fulbright Scholar, and a host of graduate research assistants with varying areas of expertise. Working together in collaboration and joining together in solidarity with the community, the IUME team looks forward to supporting IUME as it is ushered into a new area. Check out the IUME team here...