Ana Christina Da Silva Iddings

James Cracraft, Ana Christina da Silva Iddings, Tatiana Peredo and Norbert Ross have four distinct research agendas, but they share a common goal: closing the distance between people. They are living Vanderbilt's commitment to radical collaboration across borders as Fulbright U.S. Scholar award recipients. Read More

Ana Christina da Silva Iddings will never forget the day that she—as a Brazilian teenager who did not speak English—flew by herself to Las Vegas. Her parents sent her there to live with relatives she had never met. Da Silva Iddings’ life-changing experiences in Vegas, where she became fluent in English and worked in daycare, set her on a path to help multilingual children who are simultaneously learning English as they learn other subjects in the classroom. Read More

Fifty retiring faculty members were honored on May 8 for their years of service with the title of emerita or emeritus Read More