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November 22, 2019
Why High Test Scores Aren’t Enough: Chinese Educators Wonder
Frances Boyd, ALP Senior Lecturer, recently gave a webinar to curious English Language educators in Shanghai. The question: why aren’t high TOEFL and IELTS scores enough for study at schools like Columbia?
She addressed the question head on: because standardized tests don’t effectively measure the cognitive skills or inquiring attitudes of the critical thinker. As President Lee Bollinger puts it, “An undergraduate education… requires moving outside your own little way of seeing the world.” This is why critical thinking, as well as sophisticated and accurate speaking and writing, are central to the curriculum at the American Language Program.
Learn more about the American Language program.
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Dr. Robert Klitzman, director of Columbia's M.S. in Bioethics program, recently appeared on CNN to share his expertise on the ethical balance between voters’ right to representation and politicians’ medical privacy.
(CNN)
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Steven Cohen, Director of the Columbia University Sustainability Management program at SPS, was quoted in a recent Crain's New York Business article examining the surge in waterfront development across Brooklyn and Queens amid growing climate risks.
(Crain's New York Business)
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Peter Dixon reflects on his first year as M.S. in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution program director and discusses the value of engaging across differences.
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