Joan Brasher

Education researcher Mimi Engel shares her insights in an opinion piece in "Education Week." Read More

Outrage is the proper response to the achievement gaps in America, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan told education reporters gathered for the Education Writers Association’s annual seminar, held at Vanderbilt. Read More

The Secret Service agent who saved President Reagan during an assassination attempt in 1981 was honored by Peabody College. Read More

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will be featured at the Education Writers Association’s annual gathering at Vanderbilt in May. Read More

Lisa Koenig's passion for service inspired her to create a distance-tutoring program that teaches English to children in Pakistan. Read More

Evaluating school principals based on student achievement date yields inaccurate and unfair results according to new study. Read More

Velma McBride Murry has been selected to receive the 2014 Community, Culture and Prevention Science Award by the Society for Prevention Research. Read More

Eleven female vice principals from Abu Dhabi and Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates recently completed a 10-day professional development institute at Vanderbilt. Read More

Camilla P. Benbow has been reappointed as dean of Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development. The reappointment is for a five-year term, beginning July 1, 2015. Read More

Best-selling author James Patterson addressed a gathering of about 100 Nashville middle school students April 8, sharing with them his journey from childhood to successful writer. Read More

The American Psychological Association has awarded Vanderbilt professor Velma McBride Murry a presidential citation for her distinguished research contributions and leadership as an advocate for children, youth and HIV risk prevention. Read More

When Apple introduced the iPad in 2010, it sparked a revolution in technology for children with autism spectrum disorder. Read More

The latest research on key education issues will be presented by faculty from Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development at the American Educational Research Association’s annual meeting in Philadelphia April 3-7. Read More

Harry Potter was the theme of a unique undergraduate psychology class taught by two Vanderbilt professors in Oxford, England over spring break, March 1-9. Read More

Experts from Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of education and human development are available to discuss issues related to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act in 2014. Read More

Filmmakers and scholars will gather at Vanderbilt University April 3-4 to investigate contemporary ways of seeing film and moving images at “Ubiquitous Streams: Seeing Moving Images in the Age of Digital Media,” a line-up of lectures and discussions to be held in venues across campus. Admission is free, but registration is required. Read More

Vanderbilt's Paul Yoder and Zachary Warren and Wendy Stone of the University of Washington’s Autism Center have received at five-year, $2.1 million NIH grant to study communication interventions for younger siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder. Read More

Vanderbilt recently played host to the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove when the British Conservative Party politician called on members of the Tennessee Consortium on Research, Evaluation and Development. Read More

World-renowned Quebec roots band Genticorum will perform live at Vanderbilt’s Sarratt Cinema on March 27 at 8 p.m. The concert is presented by the Department of French and Italian. Read More

Nashville Mayor Karl Dean visited the Vanderbilt campus March 12 for Spread the Word to End the Word, an annual event presented by the award-winning Vanderbilt chapter of Best Buddies. Read More