Thomas R. Bailey has been named the 11th president of the Teachers College at Columbia University, effective July 1, 2018.
Bailey has served as the George and Abby O’Neill Professor of Economics and Education since 2001 and is considered one of the nation’s leading authorities on community colleges.
Pictured: Thomas Bailey (Source: TC Columbia)
Bailey, who has been a well-known member of the Teachers College faculty for the past 27 years, is also the founding director of TC’s Community College Research Center.
In the official press release, Bailey said that his new role is “a great honor and a wonderful opportunity to take the lessons I’ve learned in my field and project them into a much broader area. I’ve spent my career seeking to improve opportunities for immigrants, people of color, low-income students. Those are the same motivations I bring to TC’s presidency, where, working with thousands of TC students, staff, faculty and researchers, I have the opportunity to make a much greater impact.”
He replaces Susan H. Fuhrman, who has led the Teachers College since 2006.
