Professor Emeritus Maxine Greene has been a the forefront of educational philosophy for almost half a century as a teacher, lecturer and author. A beloved Teachers College faculty member since 1965, Maxine Greene has advocated for "wide awakeness" and defined the field of social imagination. Her life's work has been to encourage deep engagement in the world, which resonates through all we do at Teachers College. Teachers College inaugurated the Maxine Greene Society to recognize and thank a community of donors whose reliable participation – year after year – exemplifies Maxine Greene’s value of deep engagement and helps further our common purpose here at Teachers College.