James M. Lang, a faculty member at Assumption College, finds that Neumann's recently published Professing to Learn: Creating Tenured Lives and Careers in the American Research University touches a nerve.

At a meeting with the local community, TC's Nancy Streim tells residents: "For our vision of the school to come to life, we recognize how important it is to build community ties to make this not our school, but your school."

TC's Christopher Emdin, Assistant Professor of Science Education, has been helping students in the Bronx learn science by writing rap. This year, they're rapping en Espanol, and New York 1 TV had the story.

Nancy Streim, Associate Vice President for School and Community Partnerships at Teachers College, told the newspaper that TC's proposed pre-K-8 public school (which is likely to open in September 2011 in northern Manhattan), could feature charter-style approaches like a longer school day and intensive summer terms.