Sandra Peskin Oral History

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DescriptionSandra Peskin is a retired Lecturer of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Queensborough Community College, where she taught as an adjunct beginning in 1973. She was hired full-time in 1980 and taught there until her retirement in 2017. She served as Deputy Chair of the department from 2008 to 2014, was co-director of the TIME QCC program, and helped develop a significant amount of the curriculum during her time at Queensborough. In this interview, Peskin looks back on her teaching career after completing her graduate studies at Queens College, including her early days teaching in the public schools and her time as an adjunct at Queensborough until being hired as a full-timer. At Queensborough, she became a lead developer of curriculum and programs at the college, including TIME QCC, College Now, Verizon Next Step, the Real World Math Program and the QCC Teacher Academy. The interview provides a considerable amount of educational history, including that of the New York City public schools, City University of New York (CUNY) and the QCC Department of Mathematics and Computer Science over the past 60 years.InterviewerWallach, PatrickIntervieweePeskin, SandraSourceInterview conducted as part of the Queensborough Community College Retired Mathematics & Computer Science Faculty Oral History Project.Date RecordedMay 11, 2023

CollectionQueensborough Community College Retired Mathematics & Computer Science Faculty Oral History Project

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Sandra Peskin Oral History