Rising to One’s Own Name

BY DREW X COLES   What is a name but a title—an implicit series of guidelines and loose restrictions by which we must abide? Our given and family names stimulate reactions from readers or listeners, as if we are telling a short story about our history and where we come from. Even if the information… Read More Rising to One’s Own Name

The Group Without A Name: A Letter To All TC Students

BY MATTHEW GONZALES, TCPS Over the past two years here at Teachers College, a growing group of students have been having discussions, holding meetings, planning, and organizing around diversity issues at TC. While the term “diversity” at this point, has been somewhat diluted, this group of students has focused directly on issues of racial and… Read More The Group Without A Name: A Letter To All TC Students