September Newsletter: Education Program
Gottesman Libraries
The Gottesman Libraries Education Program informs students, faculty and staff about the latest thinking in education, in ways that engage members of the community with one another and with a broad range of educational experts. The program also provides understanding of work being done throughout the College.
Read more below about offerings in September.
Tours
Welcome new and returning students! Fall Term is here, and we look forward to welcoming you! Join us for a friendly, informative walk around the library to see mixed-use reading and group rooms; collaborative and quiet study spaces; Everett Cafe; the Stacks; and more. You'll discover some of our best kept secrets, meet our staff, and quickly settle in to one of the most popular places on campus.
Tuesday, September 6, 12pm
Wednesday, September 7, 2noon
Thursday, September 8, 4pm
Friday, September 9, 11am
Monday, September 12, 3pm
Tuesday, September 13, 1pm
Wednesday, September 14, 11am
Thursday, September 15, 12pm
Friday, September 16, 10am
Open to members and affiliated members of Teachers College, all tours meet at the First Floor Library Services Desk, and last approximately 45 minutes.
You may rsvp in advance of a particular tour, indicating details via online support. If you’d like to join us at another time, please let us know and we will gladly arrange.
Where: First Floor Library Services Desk
Workshops
Regularly scheduled instructional offerings include workshops, tours, orientations, and course-specific instruction in coordination with staff and faculty of the College.
New Student Orientation: Academic Panel, Thursday, 9/1, beginning at 10am
This academic panel offers information and advice by experts on key resources and services at Teachers College, including those of the Gottesman Libraries, Graduate Writing Center, Research@TC/IRB, and faculty. It is part of the Orientation Program for new students, organized by the Office of Graduate Student Life and Development.
Panelists include:
- Becca Gates, Research & Instruction Librarian; Kalli Mathios, Head of Technical Services & Metadata Librarian; Conrad Lochner, Special & Digital Collections Librarian; and Louise Choate, Circulation & User Experience Librarian, Gottesman Libraries
- Meredith Schuman, Administrator, Graduate Writing Center
- Research@TC/IRB, TBA
- Faculty, TBA
The panel is ofered at the following times: 10-10:45am, 11:15am-12pm; 3-3:45pm.
For more information and to rsvp please contact GSLD.
Where: Smith Learning Theater, Milbank, 136 Thompson, 179 Grace Dodge
New Faculty Orientation: An Overview of Key Resources and Services, Friday, 9/16, 2-2:30pm
Faculty new to Teachers College are invited to attend a brief orientation to the Gottesman Libraries. We will provide an overview of key services and resources for faculty, including: the research collections; reciprocal access and sharing; rooms and meeting spaces; research assistance and instruction; and Course Resource Lists, the new course reserves system, integrated with Canvas and EDUCAT+, our catalog of holdings.
This offering is coordinated through the Office of the Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs and is part of the day's orientation for new faculty.
Where: 305 Russell
Linocut Fish, Friday, 9/16, 5:30-8pm
Join Lindsey Frances Jones in the Macy Printmaking Studio to learn about printmaking as part of her exhibition “I Was Made in Shapes.” She will introduce students to relief printmaking through the linocut technique. Linocut or linoleum printing is a technique of relief printmaking that is used to make impressions of images by carving away sections of an image. We will all draw and carve fish on linocut. A symbol important throughout art history and in printmaking of all kinds, the fish created will be kept by participants and also join the community aspect of the Gottesman Libraries commissioned art program “I Was Made in Shapes” which is due to launch in the Offit Gallery in early December.
Lindsey Frances Jones is a mixed-media visual artist, illustrator, printmaker, and writer living in the New York City area. Her visual art practice works across illustration, printmaking, painting, poetry, and collage. Her work is in individual collections and organizational commissions. She is also a current master’s student in Art and Art Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. She is interested in the intersection of printmaking and resilience research in psychology. Lindsey is one of two 2022 awardees of the Gottesman Libraries commissioned art, funded through the generosity of the Myers Foundations.
Please rsvp no later than Wednesday, September 14th with your interest and details.
Where: 56 Macy
Research Basics, Tuesday, 9/20, 4-5pm
Join us for a sixty-minute library workshop on research basics. We will cover the A-Z of using the library, focusing on key tools and strategies for finding books, articles, curriculum, media, and much more. You'll navigate through important resources like catalogs, databases, and federated search engines to find what you need and also explore different options for searching. Come one, come all, but please come with your topic, as well as device (laptop, iPad, or phone) to this hands-on session!
You may rsvp with your interest and details via online support by Monday, September 19th, and we'll follow up with a Zoom link.
Where: Online
Using EDUCAT+, Wednesday, 9/21, 3-4pm
This workshop focuses on different options for searching Educat+, the catalog of the Gottesman Libraries, for best access to resources held at Teachers College, Columbia University, and beyond. You can optimize your research strategy by using Boolean logic, scoping features, facets, permalinks, citation tools, and more.
Rsvp with your interest and details by Tuesday, September 20th, and we'll follow up with a Zoom link.
Where: Online
Federated Searching, Tuesday, 9/27, 4-5pm
Federated searching is a technique that allows you to search multiple resources at one time -- particularly helpful in graduate school, but dependent on the nature and needs of your research topic.
This workshop offers insight into federated searching -- whether by database provider (e.g. Proquest, Ebsco), EDUCAT+ (the catalog of the Gottesman Libraries), CLIO (Columbia Libraries' Information Online), or Google Scholar (which casts the widest net). Come discover your preferences in finding books, articles, and more, with tips and tricks provided that are useful across platforms.
You may rsvp by Monday, September 26th with your interest and details, and we'll follow up with a Zoom link.
Where: Online
Introduction to Course Resource Lists for Instructors, Thursday, 9/29, 3-4pm
Course Resource Lists (powered by Ex Libris Leganto) is the Gottesman Libraries’ new, permanent course reserves platform and collaborative tool for instructors and librarians to create and fulfill reading lists for degree-seeking students in courses taught each semester at Teachers College, Columbia University. Course Resource Lists are available to instructors of all active, credit-bearing courses and can be found on the left navigation menu of their courses in Canvas.
Please join us for our next session on September 29th held over Zoom, in which we will cover all you need to know to place a library course reserve request or create a Course Resource List yourself. Faculty, course assistants, and professional staff are all welcome to attend.
This workshop is co-sponsored by the Digital Futures Institute. Interested persons may rsvp in advance and Zoom details will be shared.
Where: Online
Managing Your References, Thursday, 9/29, 3-4pm
Managing bibliographic references is key to the research process, especially as you embark on a major, paper, thesis, or dissertation, or even as you organize readings for class. This workshop compares Zotero, "your personal research assistant" -- a citation management tool that allows you to collect, organize, cite, and share research, with Mendeley, an alternative tool for managing citations; and Endnote, a program by the company Clarivate and one of the oldest tools on the market. We will explore the options presented in the LibGuide for Reference Management and offer advice on usage.
You may rsvp via online support no later than Wednesday, September 28th, and we'll follow up with a Zoom link prior to the session.
Where: Online
Integrating Information Literacy Outcomes into Course Objectives, Friday, 9/30, 12-1pm
This workshop will introduce the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy, including a discussion of the 5 frames presented in the document. We will discuss their relevance to course objectives and how to adjust written course learning outcomes to integrate concepts of information literacy. We will finish off with a demo of adjusting example course learning objectives to align with the framework and then brainstorm ideas of how to incorporate IL activities into assignments and discussions. Presenter: Becca Gates Research and Instruction Librarian
Faculty interested in attending may rsvp with their details no later than Thursday, September 29th.
Where: 305 Russell
This workshop is one of series of offerings for Teachers College faculty. Sessions take place every every couple of weeks and address seminal aspects of research.
Building Informed Approaches to Research Literacy, 10/14, 12-1pm
Research Roundtable, 11/4, 12-1pm
Managing Research Data, 11/11, 12-1pm
Creating Linked Open Data for Scholarly Profiles in Scholia, 12/2, 12-1pm
Talks
The Gottesman Libraries sponsors talks by leaders in education, psychology, and the applied health sciences to recognize and celebrate scholarly work of interest to the Teachers College community.
Book Talk: Why Didn't You Tell Me? A Memoir, with Carmen Rita Wong, Wednesday, 9/21, 4-5pm
Please join Carmen Rita Wong in a discussion of her new book, Why Didn't You Tell Me? A Memoir (New York: Crown, 2022).
"Carmen Rita Wong has always craved a sense of belonging: First as a toddler in a warm room full of Black and brown Latina women, like her mother, Lupe, cheering her dancing during her childhood in Harlem. And in Chinatown, where her immigrant father, “Papi” Wong, a hustler, would show her and her older brother off in opulent restaurants decorated in red and gold. Then came the almost exclusively white playgrounds of New Hampshire after her mother married her stepfather, Marty, who seemed to be the ideal of the white American dad.
As Carmen entered this new world with her new family—Lupe and Marty quickly had four more children—her relationship with her mother became fraught with tension, suspicion, and conflict, explained only years later by the secrets her mother had kept for so long.
And when those secrets were revealed, bringing clarity to so much of Carmen’s life, it was too late for answers. When her mother passed away, Carmen wanted to shake her soul by its shoulders and demand: Why didn’t you tell me?
A former national television host, advice columnist, and professor, Carmen searches to understand who she really is as she discovers her mother’s hidden history, facing the revelations that seep out. Why Didn’t You Tell Me? is a riveting and poignant story of Carmen’s experience of race and culture in America and how they shape who we think we are."
-- publisher's description
Carmen Rita Wong received a Bachelor's degree in psychology and art history from Fairfield University and a Master's degree in psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University. She is a writer and nonprofit board leader whose board positions include The Moth and the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. She was the co-creator and television host of On the Money on CNBC and was a national advice columnist for Glamour, Latina, Men’s Health, and Good Housekeeping. Wong is the author of a series of novels and two bestselling advice books. She is the founder and CEO of Malecon Productions, LLC, where she develops female-focused media and entertainment. She lives in Manhattan with her daughter.
Moderating the book talk is Dr. Dale Atkins, a licensed psychologist with more than forty years of experience as a relationship expert focusing on families, wellness, managing stress, and living a balanced, meaningful life. Author of seven books and many chapters, articles, and journals for popular and professional audiences, Dale is a featured speaker who lectures and leads seminars worldwide.
This event is co-sponsored by the Office of Alumni Relations. Please rsvp with your interest and details no later than Monday, September 20th.
Where: 306 Russell
Book Talk: Columbia University and Chile: Over 100 Years of History, with Carla Magri and Contributors, Thursday, 9/22, 12:30-1:30pm
Please join Carla Magri, Nara Milanich, and Juan Gabriel Valdés for a book presentation on Columbia University and Chile: Over 100 Years of History (Columbia Global Centers | Santiago, 2022). In this ground-breaking publication, two chapters are devoted to the impact of Teachers College, Columbia University on Chile. Chapter 4 is entitled, "The Legacy of Teachers College in Chile's Educational Development" and Chapter 6, "The Chilean Suffragist Movement: The Decisive Influence of Columbia's Teachers College." These pieces focus on Chileans that studied at TC and the relevant role they played back in Chile both as educators and as leaders of the feminist movement. Additionally, in the last chapter Teachers College is also featured, as former President Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle visited the college to sign a cooperation agreement between Teachers College and the Chilean Ministry of Education.
The diplomatic relationship between the United States and Chile started early in Chilean republican history, when in 1823 the US Government officially recognized the country’s independence from Spain. This connection translated into agreements in several fields, education among them, which gave way for an enduring relation between the South American country and Columbia University in New York. "Columbia University and Chile. Over 100 Years of History," is a book that aims to delve into how this intellectual exchange has developed and in which ways it has benefited both Chile and Columbia for over a century, reinforcing how invaluable the co-creation of knowledge across national borders can be.
Over the years, recipients of various National Awards, the leaders of the Chilean suffragist movement, the country’s first Nobel laureate, renowned engineers and doctors who have promoted life-changing public policies, leading astronomers, and Chile's very own ‘antipoet’ have left their imprint both at Columbia and in Chile.
Carla Magri joined the Columbia Global Centers | Santiago as Communications & Programming Coordinator in May 2021. She has ten years of experience in corporate communications and media and has specialized in creating content and positioning academic research and knowledge. Prior to joining the team, she worked for six years at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (UAI) and for two and a half years for Chilean-based South American travel company Explora, as well as in printed media. Carla holds a BA in History and a Master's in Journalism from UAI as well as an MA in Global History from Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin. She enjoys working in international, diverse and interdisciplinary settings and has previously lived in Spain, Australia and Germany.
Nara Milanich, Professor of History, joined the faculty of Barnard in 2004. Her scholarly interests include modern Latin America, Chile, and the comparative histories of family, gender, childhood, reproduction, law, and social inequality. Professor Milanich teaches courses ranging from the Modern Latin American History survey to a comparative seminar on the Global Politics of Reproduction. She works closely with PhD students in Latin American History at Columbia. Professor Milanich has also taught in and directed the Masters in Latin American Studies (MARSLAC) based in the Institute for Latin American Studies. Her research and scholarship have been supported by the Fulbright Commission for Educational Exchange, the Social Science Research Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities, Unesco, and the American Council of Learned Societies.
Juan Gabriel Valdés is the Chilean Ambassador to the United States; he has served twice as ambassador to the United States, once between 2014 and 2018 during Michelle Bachelet's second government, and now since April 2022 during President Boric's government. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Chile (1999-2000). He also served as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations and Ambassador of Chile to the Republic of Argentina and the Kingdom of Spain. From 2004 to 2006 he was the Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations and Chief of the United Nations Mission MINUSTAH in Haiti. Mr. Valdés holds an M.A. in Latin American Studies from the University of Essex, England, and a PhD in Political Science from Princeton University. He has been a research fellow at Princeton University and at Notre Dame Kellogg Institute of International Relations. He taught Latin American International Relations at the University of La Sorbonne in Paris, France. In 2008, he organized under the auspices of the Presidency of Chile a public foundation dedicated to the promotion of Chile in the world, “Imagen de Chile.” Since 2010 he has been a consultant for the Economic Commission for Latin America, (ECLAC) of the United Nations and of CAF, Development Bank for Latin America. Mr. Valdés is a member of the board of the Global Leadership Foundation and the Center for International Conflict Resolution (CICR) at Columbia University. He is the author of Pinochet's Economists: the Chicago School in Chile (Cambridge University Press, 1995). He has also published diverse studies on relations between Chile, Latin America and the United States.
This book talk is co-sponsored by Columbia Global Centers | Santiago.
All are encouraged to rsvp by Monday, September 19th with their interest and details to assure a seat.
Where: 305 Russell
Guest Talk: Urban Indigenous Students Negotiating Civic Identity, with Rachel Talbert, Tuesday, 9/27, 2-3:30pm
Dr. Rachel Talbert, postdoctoral fellow with the Edmund Gordon Institute for Urban and Minority Education and the Department of Curriculum and Teaching, is hosting the IUME Colloquium titled Urban Indigenous Students Negotiating Civic Identity.
Civic identity is important for political participation. This talk will discuss how urban indigenous students in public high school social studies classes, a Native youth council, and the civic environment of a school in Washington State, where the Since Time Immemorial curriculum is mandated in social studies classes, negotiated civic identity. Using Safety Zone and Tribal Critical Race theories to understand the experiences of students, stories from observations, participant interviews, and focus groups, this study found that connections between students; land/s and Nation/s, participation in service and activism with other Nation/s, a caring teacher, family civic connections, curricula that centers American Indian history and current events, and school were vital to these negotiations.
Rachel Talbert earned her doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction in 2021 from the George Washington University Graduate School of Education and Human Development. Her research with urban indigenous youth in public schools focuses on civic identity negotiation and its relationship to tribal sovereignity and self determination.
This event is co-sponsored by the Edmund Gordon Institute for Urban and Minority Education.
Persons interested in attending may rsvp by Monday, September 26th with their interest and details.
Where: 306 Russell
Book Talk: K-12 Landscape Architecture, with Arnaldo Cardona, Wednesday, 9/28, 4-5pm
Please join Teachers College alumna, Arnaldo Cardona, for a discussion of his new book, K-12 Landscape Architecture: An Interdisciplinary Curriculum Guide for Art, STEM and Vocational/Trade Educators (Columbus Ohio: Gatekeeper Press, 2021). By introducing Architecture Education and Landscape Architecture Education, Cardona seeks to illuminate the study of behaviors, cognitive processes, problem-solving skills and applications involved in the fields of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. Further implications are 1) for educators to see Architecture and Landscape Architecture as ideal themes for Interdisciplinary Curriculum Design and 2) for educators and scholars to see Architecture and Landscape Architecture as Art Disciplines.
Arnaldo Cardona-Rivera completed a Masters in Art and Art Education at Teachers College, Columbia University in 1994. He served as an adjunct professor teaching Art and Studio in Landscape Architecture courses, while teaching in New York City Public Schools. He went on earn a Masters of Science in Education at the City College of New York. His thesis explored effectiveness of a curriculum in Architecture to master reading skills among special education students. As a teacher he designed and implemented summer and after-school programs in Architecture for elementary and middle school students -- becoming a Middle School Coordinator who wrote grants and coached teachers in writing curricula in Art, Engineering and Architecture. Now a retired landscape architect, Mr. Cardona is documenting all of the K-12 learning experiences he has designed over the past 30 years with the goal of publishing them.
Mr. Cardona will be introduced by one of his most influencial professors from Teachers College, Dr. Heidi Jacobs, also a TC alumna, to whom he has dedicated his book. Heidi Jacobs is an author and internationally recognized education leader known for her work in curriculum mapping, curriculum integration, and developing 21st century approaches to teaching and learning.
Please rsvp with your interest and details by Tuesday, September 27th, and we'll follow up with a Zoom link.
Where: Online
ARTIVISM
The vision of Artivism: The Power of Art for Social Transformation is to generate a movement with committed social artivists in response to historic global unrest. Artivism aims to generate community through multi-disciplinary teamwork for a more dignified and meaningful coexistence, however you define these terms. The goal of this initiative is to nurture confidence in taking continuous action from wherever you are by means of reciprocity.
The Safe Center L.I., with April McCarthy, Monday, 9/10, 4:30-5:30pm
The Safe Center LI, Inc. is a creation of two former non-profit agencies that separately served the victims of domestic abuse and child abuse.
April McCarthy, MSEd is the Campus Education & Outreach Coordinator for the only comprehensive family violence agency in Long Island, The Safe Center LI. For over 13 years, April has been committed to The Safe Center’s mission “To protect, assist, and empower victims of family violence and sexual assault while challenging and changing social systems that tolerate and perpetuate abuse.” She has provided direct trauma support services as a Crisis Counselor, Crisis Advocate, Shelter Support Advocate, Educator, and Group Facilitator for survivors of abuse and their children.
Currently, as the Campus Education & Outreach Coordinator, April oversees a Title IX & New York State Enough is Enough joint task force and provides awareness education and prevention training on a variety of topics. Topics include, but are not limited to sexual abuse, dating violence, trauma, bystander intervention, healthy relationships, healthy nightlife, hazing, role modeling, federal and state student rights and protections, and other relevant topics.
Remaining true to The Safe Center LI’s motto, “Restoring hope for victims of abuse,” April utilizes her prolific speaking, educational skills, and commitment to inclusivity to establish connections and to foster personal understanding with all training participants. April often reminds community partners that “We are all stakeholders in challenging and changing social systems that tolerate and perpetuate abuse. It starts with us, personally, then graduates to a collaborative effort to help restore hope for survivors of abuse. We all have our parts to play within our spheres of influence to hold offenders and systems legally, ethically, and socially accountable. It really does takes all of us to do that.”
Register here.
Art Made of Recyclable Materials, with Krystyna Sadej, Monday, 9/26, 4:30-5:30pm
Krystyna Sadej will showcase her art made of rescued materials such as videotapes, plastic foil, lamp shades, and hula hoops. She would like to encourage and inspire more artists to do it: to adopt old to create new, and to have a small contribution in helping the environment.
Krystyna Sadej (Canada) is an accomplished contemporary tapestry artist whose unique experimental work incorporates a dynamic range of textures, designs, colors, and materials. Her use of recycled materials transcends art activism, creating beauty out of environmental waste. Krystyna’s works of woven art have been exhibited in Asia, Canada, Australia, the US, Poland, and many other countries in Europe.
Register here.
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Artivism: The Power of Art Social Transformation, grew out of Illuminations of Social Imagination: Learning From Maxine Greene, (Dio Press, 2019), edited by Teachers College alumni Courtney Weida and Carolina Cambronero-Varela, and Dolapo Adeniji-Neill, of Adelphi University. "The concept for this book is inspired by the late Maxine Greene (2000), who described her enduring philosophical focus and legacy of social imagination as “the capacity to invent visions of what should be and what might be in our deficient society, on the streets where we live, in our schools” (p. 5). The purpose of this volume is to examine and illuminate the roles of community organizers and educators who are changing lives through public art and community arts projects. This research originally emerged from a well-attended 2018 conference presentation and exhibition at Teachers College, Columbia University, engaging with the local and international community of arts education and arts administration."
-- Publisher's Description
Artivism: The Power of Art Social Transformation is jointly sponsored by Adelphi University, Sing for Hope, and the Gottesman Libraries.
Live Music
The Everett Cafe Music Program sponsors performances by TC student and affiliated musicians. Come enjoy a variety of genres and styles! Please contact us if you are interested in playing! We welcome solos, duets, and trios.
Wadsworth Strings, Wednesday, 9/7, 4-5:30pm
The Wadsworth Strings Ensemble features music for classical strings, from the symphonies of Mozart and Haydn, to well known arias from the operas of Puccini and Bizet. You may hear a selection of continental Viennese waltzes and French cabaret. Musicians of The Claremont Strings Ensemble have performed collectively at Weill Hall, Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall and throughout the Northeast, playing a diverse range of symphonic and chamber music, eclectic jazz, and gypsy swing. Wadsworth Strings, emanating from the Washington Heights area, is a division of Claremont Strings, founded by Vivian Penham, a graduate of the Juilliard School and Columbia University.
Nicholas DiMaria Trio, Tuesday, 9/13, 4-5pm
A graduate of Manhattan School of Music, Nicholas DiMaria is a trumpeter, composer, and teacher born in Syracuse and based in New York City. His music is described by audiences as introspective, passionate, and progressive; influenced by jazz, hip-hop, and classical music. Nicholas has led groups at The Northeast Wine and Jazz Festival, Syracuse Jazz Festival, CNY January Jazz Festival, and restaurants/clubs across New York State. He has performed at The Great New York State Fair, Disneyland®, and has opened for Grammy® Winners Lalah Hathaway, Randy Brecker, and Michael McDonald.
News Displays
Need to keep current, look to the past, teach a topic? The Everett Cafe features daily postings of news from around the world, and also promotes awareness of historical events from an educational context. Be sure to check the Cafe News postings on the library blog.
World Literacy Day, Thursday, 9/8
Israeli-Palestine Peace Accord Is Signed, Tuesday, 9/13
Sarah Louise Delany Is Born, Monday, 9/19
Book Displays
Everett Cafe: Representations of Black Women in 20th Century United States & Beyond, through October
The experience of the Black woman in the United States during the twentieth century is one that is highly complex and variable. Towards the earlier half of the twentieth century, less than fifty years following the abolition of chattel slavery, Black women became the first to record Blues music. This music, which was influenced by the Negro spirituals sung on slave plantations, often contained accounts of the everyday problems faced by working class people at the time whose everyday problems included issues with racism, dealing with poverty, losing love, migration, and keeping a family. Despite the level of fame and notoriety Blues women often gained, their music remained relatable to other working class Black women. Titles such as Blues Legacies and Black Feminism paint an image of this time in history, while novels such as The Bluest Eye and The Color Purple allow readers to “travel” to this time period through the subjecthood of their working-class protagonists.
Towards the mid-twentieth century, most Black women [and people] in the United States held interest in the Civil Rights Movement. Some Black women entertainers, such as Billie Holiday, Mariam Makeba and Nina Simone, played an important role in disseminating political messages to mass audiences through song and performance, while working class Black women held foundational roles as local community organizers and activists. An important aspect of this period is that a lot of intra-communal social scrutiny was placed on Black women due to respectability politics. More than ever, with the entire nation paying attention to Civil Rights, Black women were expected to embody perfect moral piety, so as to “disprove” existing stereotypes. But, not all Black women would agree to this social code, and many-faced social consequences for it. Titles such as In Search of Billie Holiday, How It Feels to Be Free, Unbought and Unbossed, and Black Women & Politics in NYC paint a vivid historical image of this political moment.
It was this political climate which bred the careers of politicians such as Shirley Chisolm, who became the first Black woman elected to Congress in 1968. The lasting impact of Shirley Chisolm inspired the curation of literary and other works which also do the important work of providing representation—particularly, representation of Black women’s experiences in the United States.
Representations of Black Women in 20th Century United States and Beyond is curated by Monben Mayon, 2022 awardee of the Gottesman Libraries’ commissioned artwork, Peacing Shirley, an installation which pieces together different aspects of congresswoman Shirley Chisolm’s multifaceted and wide-reaching legacy. The book display is designed by Trisha Barton, Gottesman’s Lead Designer.
Where: Everett Cafe
Staff Picks: Cooking 101
"Although I’m not a gourmet by any means, some of my fondest memories involve cooking. Taking a Thai cooking class with my best friend in Portland, making cinnamon rolls with my mom on Christmas morning, even doctoring packets of Top Ramen every night to make them feel like a meal after my move to New York. Cooking reminds me of specific times, certain places, special people. It also gives us a glimpse into other cultures and past generations, and the opportunity to learn about them through their cuisines.
Our selection of cookbooks range from contemporary to historical, Italian to Vietnamese, broad (How to Cook Everything) to specific (Paleo Power Lunch). There’s something for everyone. Take a look at the sample recipes from each book for an idea of what’s inside. Happy cooking!"
-- Louise Choate, Circulation and User Experience Librarian
Staff Picks is curated and designed each month by the Gottesman Libraries' staff to highlight resources on educational topics and themes of special interest.
Where: Reading Room, Second Floor
Rocketship: New and Now: Award Winning Children's Literature
Looking for a new read? Integrating exciting titles into your lesson plans? Building a curriculum for today's young learners? Blast off with the latest and greatest! Books on our "Rocketship" shelves are all award-winning and honoree titles for children's, middle grade, and young adult readers to bring into your orbit.
Where: Reading Room, Second Floor
Featured Databases: Back to School
In September, we highlight key databases of relevance to all academic programs at Teachers College, Columbia University. Read more on the library's news page.
