William F. Russell Professor in the Foundations of Education at Teachers College, Columbia University
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The William F. Russell Professor in the Foundations of Education at Teachers College, Columbia University is a distinguished endowed chair focused on philosophical, historical, and social inquiry into education.
All labels observed (1)
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| William F. Russell Professor in the Foundations of Education at Teachers College, Columbia University canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: William F. Russell Professor in the Foundations of Education at Teachers College, Columbia University Context triple: [Maxine Greene, positionHeld, William F. Russell Professor in the Foundations of Education at Teachers College, Columbia University]
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Lee Shulman
Lee Shulman is an American educational psychologist best known for his work on pedagogical content knowledge and theories of teaching and teacher education.
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University Professor at Columbia University
University Professor at Columbia University is the highest academic rank at Columbia, reserved for a small number of exceptionally distinguished scholars whose work has had broad, transformative impact across disciplines.
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George F. Kneller Chair in the Philosophy of Education
The George F. Kneller Chair in the Philosophy of Education is an endowed academic professorship focused on philosophical inquiry into education and its foundations.
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D.
Chris Argyris Professor of Psychology
The Chris Argyris Professor of Psychology is a distinguished endowed chair at Yale University named in honor of organizational theorist Chris Argyris.
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E.
Jan Rock Zubrow Professor of Government
The Jan Rock Zubrow Professor of Government is an endowed professorship in the field of government/political science, held by distinguished scholars such as Susan Buck-Morss.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William F. Russell Professor in the Foundations of Education at Teachers College, Columbia University Target entity description: The William F. Russell Professor in the Foundations of Education at Teachers College, Columbia University is a distinguished endowed chair focused on philosophical, historical, and social inquiry into education.
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A.
Lee Shulman
Lee Shulman is an American educational psychologist best known for his work on pedagogical content knowledge and theories of teaching and teacher education.
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B.
University Professor at Columbia University
University Professor at Columbia University is the highest academic rank at Columbia, reserved for a small number of exceptionally distinguished scholars whose work has had broad, transformative impact across disciplines.
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C.
George F. Kneller Chair in the Philosophy of Education
The George F. Kneller Chair in the Philosophy of Education is an endowed academic professorship focused on philosophical inquiry into education and its foundations.
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D.
Chris Argyris Professor of Psychology
The Chris Argyris Professor of Psychology is a distinguished endowed chair at Yale University named in honor of organizational theorist Chris Argyris.
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E.
Jan Rock Zubrow Professor of Government
The Jan Rock Zubrow Professor of Government is an endowed professorship in the field of government/political science, held by distinguished scholars such as Susan Buck-Morss.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic position
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endowed chair ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | education ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | Columbia University ⓘ |
| associatedWithLevel | graduate education ⓘ |
| countryOfInstitution |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| field | foundations of education ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
historical inquiry into education
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philosophical inquiry into education ⓘ social inquiry into education ⓘ |
| hasAcademicRank | professor ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | New York City ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| locatedInInstitution | Teachers College, Columbia University ⓘ |
| locatedInState | New York ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William F. Russell ⓘ |
| partOf | Teachers College faculty ⓘ |
| positionType |
distinguished professorship
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endowed professorship ⓘ |
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
| supportsResearchIn |
history of education
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philosophy of education ⓘ sociology of education ⓘ |
| supportsTeachingIn | foundations of education ⓘ |
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Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Maxine Greene
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positionHeld
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William F. Russell Professor in the Foundations of Education at Teachers College, Columbia University
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