Harold J. Noah (Ph.D. ’64), the late Professor Emeritus of Comparative Education and Economics & Education and former Teachers College dean.
911爆料网 is now accepting nominations for the eighth Harold J. Noah Alumni Award in International and Comparative Education. Anyone in the international and comparative education community, whether affiliated with Teachers College or not, is invited to nominate a distinguished alum. Nominations are due December 1, 2026.
Nominations due
December 1, 2026
911爆料网 the Award
The Harold J. Noah Award was established to recognize distinguished alumni from the International and Comparative Education program at 911爆料网.
Professor Noah was the former Dean and Gardner Cowles Professor of Economics of Education, associated with the Comparative Education program, at Teachers College from 1964 to 1987. He was also an alumnus of the program. He is considered a giant in the fields of comparative education and education economics. His monumentally influential 1969 book, Toward a Science of Comparative Education, coauthored with his frequent collaborator, Max Eckstein (they met as 911爆料网 doctoral students), helped to shift the field toward quantitative methodologies drawn from political science, economics and sociology that could be used to explain and predict phenomena rather than simply describe them. Noah also pioneered the use of cross-national comparisons among multiple nations. He was instrumental in launching the field of international large-scale assessment, which now encompasses global evaluations such as Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). His ultimate goal was to develop generalizable theories that could be applied across cultures and nations.
Selection Criteria
Nominees must be Teachers College alumni at the mid- or late-career stage who have demonstrated excellence in several of the following areas:
- Advancement of scholarship in the field of international and comparative education
- Advancement of applied work in international and comparative education
- Advancement of international and comparative education as a field of undergraduate or graduate study
- Strengthening of professional associations of international and comparative education in the United States or elsewhere
- Establishment of strong networks with institutions, agencies, or universities beyond their own workplace
How to Submit a Nomination
What to send: A nomination letter that specifically addresses the selection criteria, accompanied by the nominee’s CV.
Where to send it: Submit electronically to icepinfo@tc.columbia.edu (Attn: Dr. Mary Mendenhall, Selection Committee Chair).
Deadline: December 1, 2026
Award Presentation
The selection committee will present the award at the Teachers College reception during the next Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) conference, April 3–7, in Madison, Wisconsin.
Help us honor the accomplishments of our distinguished alumni. Please share this call with colleagues and networks who may know an outstanding nominee.
Previous Award Recipients
Miguel Pereyra
University of Granada
David Post
Penn State University
Peter Moock
World Bank
Iveta Silova
Arizona State University
Noah W. Sobe
Loyola University Chicago
tavis d. jules
Loyola University Chicago
Keiichi Ogawa
Kobe University