International Higher Education Cooperation for Peace and Justice: The lasting Legacy of Educational Collaborations between Columbia University and China

Speaker: Henan Cheng

Venue: Room 222, College of Education, Zijingang Campus

Abstract: Dr. Henan Cheng is the executive director of the Center on Chinese Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. She has also been an adjunct professor in the Department of International and Transcultural Studies at Teachers College since 2012. Her primary research interests include international and comparative education, educational development and equity issues in China, especially issues related to education of ethnic minorities and children of migrants. Dr. Cheng’s publications on education of migrant children have been cited in national and international media outlets including Time Magazine, Huffington Post, Hechinger Report, and Reference News.