Communications And Marketing

A professor at Peabody once said in class that research is advocacy just as much as handing out a pamphlet is advocacy. On May 26, 2011, we both saw our research turned into advocacy on a scale that few graduate student researchers ever get to experience. Read More

New research from Peabody finds that preschool teachers’ use of sophisticated vocabulary and analytic talk about books, combined with early support for literacy in the home, can predict fourth-grade reading comprehension and word recognition. Read More

Whether in economics, politics or global affairs, we have all been struggling to make sense of a world that no longer feels very stable. Read More

Beth Halteman Harwell, one of the most powerful and politically connected women in the state of Tennessee, began her political profession in the classroom. Read More

It was a wonderful late fall day at Planet Peabody when this photo was taken. Our photography staff often sees the world from unique angles, and this day was no different. Their vision brings to mind any number of metaphors for Peabody’s role in the world of… Read More

In the history of collegiate football, only a handful of names are considered to be among the best ever. Read More

Educators know that when many people are on board to help teach students, success is the most likely result. Read More

The Virtue in Virtuality This is exciting and inspiring stuff! I applaud your work! One comment regarding the quote “the most effective instructional technologies are the ones that require the fewest changes in behavior on the part of the teachers and the learners” [quoted by Andy van Shaack on pages… Read More

Ten Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows are at Peabody for the 2011-12 academic year. Front row, from left: Sonia Dias, Brazil; Sobia Alam, Pakistan; Julieta Sandoya, Ecuador; Aye Myint Than Htay, Myanmar; Cathy Arendse, South Africa; back row: Margaret Li Yin, Mauritius; Davry Jean, Côte d’Ivoire; Alonso Silva,… Read More

Public education has always been an arena in which the nation’s policy crises have played themselves out. Most pressing social and economic issues—segregation, immigration, unioniza-tion and union-busting, fiscal collapses, crime, drug abuse, unemployment—end up affecting schools and education policy. Read More

  Peabody celebrated its 225th anniversary last year, and a new documentary on Nashville Public Television celebrated that milestone. Paying the Debt: A History of Vanderbilt Peabody College aired Nov. 3, on NPT. Narrated by Tony Award-winning actor Brian Dennehy, the half-hour documentary traces the history of… Read More

The Peabody Roundtable Donor Society convened for dinner on September 15 in the Wyatt Center rotunda. The Roundtable is comprised of donors of $1,000 or more annually to Peabody. Brian A. Griffith, assistant clinical professor of human and organizational development; Rob McFadden, headmaster at Benton Hall Academy, Franklin, Tenn.; Tatiana… Read More

This Week on VUCast, Vanderbilt’s weekly newscast highlighting research, experts, students, sports and everything Vanderbilt: Emotional Battle: how Vanderbilt is helping returning troops get mental help Why women make better politicians  See why the country’s smartest kids are flocking to Vanderbilt… Read More

We all know when you go to the hospital, you want to be treated like a real person—not just a medical condition. A Vanderbilt University Medical Center surgeon believes this so strongly, he’s teaching a unique and very personal class to Vanderbilt undergrads interested in medicine. VUCast’s Barb Cramer shows… Read More

If someone stopped breathing, would you know how to save them? A Vanderbilt senior almost died as a little girl—and was saved by her quick-thinking dad and CPR. As VUCast’s Amy Wolf shows us, that second chance at life propelled Kristen Cattoi into a mission that’s surpassing her wildest dreams. Read More

Vanderbilt experts are available to discuss negative campaigning, religious bias among candidates, patriotism and the Bible, the GOP's stance on immigration and how to eliminate bias in political polling. Read More

When the human genome was sequenced in 2003, scientists around the world turned their collective attention to discovering what roles genetic variation plays in human health and illness. Their goal: to use that knowledge to tailor disease treatment and prevention strategies based on an individual’s own DNA blueprint, a concept… Read More

Jen-Jen Lin (John Russell/Vanderbilt) Jen-Jen Lin keeps six lions in her basement and a dragon in the closet. The awesome lion costumes live at her home until brought to life by dancers who perform the traditional Chinese Lion Dance under her direction. The spectacular 60-foot dragon, used… Read More

They are bleeding black and gold from the AutoZone Liberty Bowl Parade to the Battle of the Bands. Are you ready for some football? Go Dores! Visit Bowl Central for everything you need to know about Vanderbilt’s appearance in the Liberty Bowl on Dec. 31, 2011 in Memphis,… Read More

Watch the 70-plus year tradition: The Peabody Duck March.  Leading the way, during Autozone Liberty Bowl week, are Honorary Duck Masters Head Football Coach James Franklin and his daughters, Addison and Shola. Visit Bowl Central for everything you need to know about Vanderbilt’s appearance in the Liberty Bowl on Dec. Read More