How the Future Was Won

Suzanne Murphy

Open quotesWe generated enthusiasm, encouraged participation, and engagement, and built an even more strategic and comprehensive development program that positions the College for further growth. And that's what it's all about.Close quotes

How the Future Was Won: A Report on TC's Historic Campaign

Teachers College has closed the books on its historic Campaign, Where the Future Comes First. Addressing TC’s Board in early October, Suzanne M. Murphy, Vice President of Development & External Affairs, reported that the Campaign raised a total of $345 million, including $116 million in support for student scholarship.

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Our Staunch Supporters

TC's donors are committed, generous and savvy. They made our Campaign a success and have continued to build on that momentum. 

Carter and Barakett 2

Giving the Gift of Racial Awareness

For Michele Barakett, working with Robert T. Carter was “life-altering.” Her scholarship gift extends his legacy.
RESPONDING IN KIND Susan and Bob Fuhrman have established a generous charitable gift annuity to be added to the endowed scholarship that friends and colleagues created to honor Susan Fuhrman.

A Fitting Farewell

A scholarship planned gift from the Fuhrmans
Pastor William Epps

Widening TC’s Doors

Alumnus William Epps, Pastor of Los Angeles’ historic Second Baptist Church, makes a generous scholarship
A photo of a graduation gap decorated for TC

Every Quarter Heard From

A record year for the TC Annual Fund shows that it’s not just the thought that counts
Pat and John Klingenstein

“There Was Wisdom in His Philanthropy”:

The late TC Trustee Emeritus John Klingenstein was extraordinarily generous – and he made things work
Two of the O'Neill Fellows

Allowing Dreams to Come True:

For TC’s first cohort of Abby M. O’Neill Teaching Fellows, the program is about more than financial assistance
EPIC Center Researchers

Gettin’ It Right About Gettin’ It Wrong:

How Xiaodong Lin-Siegler has made failure the “it” concept
Dancers at the announcement of the TC Dance Ed Program

Taking Their Next Steps

TC’s new dance education doctoral program is enabling its already accomplished first cohort to reinvent their careers
Background Image: A collage of Teachers College Endowed Scholarships

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From Mary Swartz Rose and Lawrence Cremin to George Bond and Joan Gussow, the legacy of many of TC's greatest teacher-scholars is carried on through TC's tribute scholarships.

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