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SUNY: The Key to Economic Revitalization Lies in Teacher Preparation by Nancy L. Zimpher — January 10, 2011The subject of this commentary is the State University of New York's role in driving innovation and progress in teacher preparation with a focus on the importance of fostering cradle-to-career initiatives and building a strong, reliable education pipeline. With 64 campuses and 467,000 students, SUNY is the nation’s largest system of public higher education. Our diverse and geographically distributed network of doctoral granting institutions, comprehensive colleges, and community colleges provides a unique and powerful engine to bring innovations, reforms, and best practices to scale.To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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- Nancy Zimpher
The State University of New York
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NANCY L. ZIMPHER is the 12th Chancellor of the State University of New York, the nation’s largest comprehensive system of higher education. Chancellor Zimpher started her work at SUNY by initiating a systemwide strategic plan, launched in April 2010, focused on harnessing SUNY as an economic engine and as a catalyst for an enhanced quality of life for all New Yorkers. Since then, she has crisscrossed the state and the nation to bring together partners to maximize the State University’s unique resources. A passionate and articulate champion of education’s transformative power, she is dedicated to building on SUNY’s success while developing new models to navigate challenges and leverage emerging opportunities.
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