Joan Brasher
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Vanderbilt to transform West End into innovative academic and experiential center
Vanderbilt's largest-ever capital project will replace aging residence halls with innovative residential colleges that will transform the residential life for undergraduates. Read MoreJan 22, 2018
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Tennessee Education Research Alliance has a new faculty director
Jason A. Grissom, associate professor of public policy and education, will lead the enterprise. Read MoreJan 17, 2018
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Study finds children think flexibly about gender identity
Children may think more flexibly about gender identity than previously thought, according to a study by Vanderbilt researchers. Read MoreJan 16, 2018
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Monique Morris to speak at Vanderbilt on criminalization of black girls
Monique W. Morris, an award-winning author and social justice scholar, is the featured speaker for the next installment of the Dean’s Diversity Lecture Series at Vanderbilt's Peabody College. Read MoreJan 15, 2018
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Vanderbilt faculty ranked among top influencers in education
Seven professors on the faculty at Vanderbilt's Peabody College of education and human development are once again included in the annual Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings. Read MoreJan 11, 2018
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Student loan aversion article tops AERA’s most popular articles
Vanderbilt scholars topped the American Educational Research Association’s list of most-read articles in 2017. Read MoreJan 10, 2018
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Does watching Sesame Street make kids kinder?
A grant of more than $100,000 from Sesame Workshop will support a new Vanderbilt study on kindness. Read MoreJan 5, 2018
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AAIDD honors Vanderbilt scholars
The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities has selected three Vanderbilt scholars for its annual awards. Read MoreJan 4, 2018
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Vanderbilt University ranks No. 4 on Kiplinger’s ‘best value’ list
Vanderbilt University is ranked No. 4 among private universities on the "Kiplinger’s Personal Finance" list of 300 Best College Values for 2018, behind Princeton, Harvard and Duke. Read MoreDec 22, 2017
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Astronomy professor wins $1M grant, takes multifaceted approach to keeping minorities and persons with disabilities in STEM
Keivan Stassun was named a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Million-Dollar Professor for promotion of minorities in the physical sciences. Read MoreDec 13, 2017
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Vanderbilt’s Humphrey Fellows get into the ‘volunteer’ spirit
Vanderbilt’s 2017-18 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows are from 11 different countries, but the diverse group has quickly connected with the Tennessee tradition of giving back. Read MoreDec 1, 2017
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Teacher, activist Acosta to speak on rights and education of Chicanx and Latinx youth Dec. 7 at Vanderbilt
Activist Curtis Acosta's talk is titled “Victory in Arizona: Defending the Rights and Education of Chicanx/Latinx Youth." Read MoreNov 17, 2017
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Assistant principals named to Governor’s Academy for School Leadership at Vanderbilt
GASL is a partnership between the state, Vanderbilt’s Peabody College and local school districts to cultivate school leaders in Tennessee. Read MoreNov 17, 2017
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Strengthening Tennessee’s education labor market focus of Dec. 4 colloquium
Jason Grissom will discuss his new research on school leadership Monday, Dec. 4, at the Wyatt Center Rotunda. Read MoreNov 15, 2017
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Vanderbilt to design teacher residency program for TN teachers
A $16,000 grant will support the design of yearlong residency program pairing prospective teachers with experienced educators in Metro Nashville schools. Read MoreNov 6, 2017
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Hume-Fogg student reaches semifinals in prestigious Siemens competition
Lu Zheng has been recognized for her work as a student at the School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt. Read MoreOct 25, 2017
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For young black men, HIV prevention program reflects innovations
HIV infections in the United States have declined 18 percent in recent years, but in the African American community, the figures remain disproportionately high. Read MoreOct 23, 2017
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It’s not just about the money, say STEM students of color
In a new study, black and Latinx students said it was important for them to use their careers to help others. Read MoreOct 19, 2017
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New faculty: Yolanda J. McDonald, assistant professor of human and organizational development
A self-described “medical geographer,” Yolanda J. McDonald, an assistant professor of human and organizational development, begins each new research project with the “where” of things, before getting to the who, what, when and how. Read MoreOct 19, 2017
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New faculty: James Booth, Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Educational Neuroscience
One of James Booth’s biggest research challenges is keeping his young subjects from getting wiggly while measuring their brain activity during an MRI scan. As a neurocognitive researcher, he uses functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to tease out how children’s brains develop academic skills. Read MoreOct 12, 2017