Munch & Learn

During this session, Professor Gordon will speak about the Gordon Paradigm, a set of topics that frame the agenda of the first decade of his second century. As part of the conversation he will present some of the intellectual dilemmas that pique his interest at this point in his life. Faculty Affiliates are invited to identify synergies with their own research and explore potential collaborations to help advance this evolving body of work at the Gordon Institute.

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Edmund W. Gordon is the John M. Musser Professor of Psychology, Emeritus at Yale University; Richard March Hoe Professor, Emeritus of Psychology and Education, at Teachers College, Columbia University; Director Emeritus of the Edmund W. Gordon Institute for Advanced Study, at Teachers College, Columbia University; and Honorary President of the American Educational Research Association. Gordon’s distinguished career spans professional practice and scholarly life as a minister, clinical and counseling psychologist, research scientist, author, editor, and professor. He earned his B.S. in Zoology and B.D. at Howard University, an M.A. in Social Psychology from American University, and an Ed.D. in Child Development and Guidance from Teachers College, Columbia University. He received the AERA Relating Research to Practice Award (2010), the John Hope Franklin Award (2011), and the Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education (2024). He is widely recognized for his work on the Head Start program, the achievement gap, supplementary education, the affirmative development of academic ability, and Assessment in the Service of Learning. Author of more than 400 articles and 25 books, Gordon has been named one of America’s most prolific and thoughtful scholars. He was married to Susan Gitt Gordon for 75 years and together had four children.