William Fletcher Russell
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William Fletcher Russell (May 18, 1890 - March 26, 1956) was an U.S. educator, and dean (1927-1949) and president (1949-1954) of Teachers College, Columbia University
, New York
.
Russell was born in Delhi, New York
. The son of James Earl Russell graduated from Cornell University
in 1910, and made PhD at Columbia University
in 1914.
From 1917 to 1923, he was dean of the College of Education, State University of Iowa.
In 1923, he visited Bulgaria
to study aspects of the local educational system.
In 1927 he became dean of Teachers College, a position which his father once held. He became president of Teachers College in 1949, retired in 1954, then served as deputy director for Technical Services of the International Cooperation Administration
.
Russell died 1956 in Washington D.C. of a heart attack.
Teachers College, Columbia University
Teachers College, Columbia University is a graduate school of education located in New York City, New York...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Russell was born in Delhi, New York
Delhi, New York
Delhi, New York may refer to:* Delhi , New York, county seat of Delaware County, New York, USA* Delhi , New York, in which the village of Delhi is located...
. The son of James Earl Russell graduated from Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
in 1910, and made PhD at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in 1914.
From 1917 to 1923, he was dean of the College of Education, State University of Iowa.
In 1923, he visited Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
to study aspects of the local educational system.
In 1927 he became dean of Teachers College, a position which his father once held. He became president of Teachers College in 1949, retired in 1954, then served as deputy director for Technical Services of the International Cooperation Administration
International Cooperation Administration
The International Cooperation Administration was established by the U.S. State Department Delegation of Authority 85, June 30, 1955, pursuant to EO 10610, May 9, 1955. The predecessor to this administration was the Foreign Operations Administration . Both oganizations coordinated foreign...
.
Russell died 1956 in Washington D.C. of a heart attack.
Works
- How to Judge a School
- Economy in Secondary Education (1916)
- Education in the United States (1917)
- Schools in Bulgaria (1924)
- The Meaning of Democracy (with T. H. Briggs, 1941)
- The Rise of a University (as editor) (Vol. I, 1937)