Camilla Benbow
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Vanderbilt Peabody professor garners literacy award
The Literacy Research Association has honored Kevin Leander, professor of literacy, language and culture at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development, with the P. David Pearson Scholarly Influence Award. Read MoreDec 7, 2020
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Inaugural conference on race justice to feature internationally known scholars
The Initiative for Race Research and Justice at Vanderbilt Peabody College will host a daylong virtual conference on Saturday, Dec. 5, featuring internationally known scholars and leaders Marc Lamont Hill, Gloria Ladson-Billings and Bettina Love, among others, who will address a range of questions about racial justice as the issue applies in educational settings and more broadly. Read MoreNov 18, 2020
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Vanderbilt disability inclusion programs receive national recognition
Several Vanderbilt diversity and inclusion programs are spotlighted by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs on a list of disability and inclusion resources meeting the agency’s criteria. Read MoreNov 13, 2020
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From the Dean, Fall 2020 Peabody Reflector
A message from Dean Camilla P. Benbow for the Fall 2020 issue of the Peabody Reflector Read MoreOct 6, 2020
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Vanderbilt opens new buildings in West End and Peabody neighborhoods
The opening of Nicholas S. Zeppos College marks a milestone in the transformation of the West End Neighborhood, while a completed renovation on the Peabody College campus strengthens its learning community. Read MoreSep 2, 2020
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Academic acceleration has no negative long-term effects on the psychological well-being of gifted youth
A new longitudinal study published in the Journal of Educational Psychology from Vanderbilt’s Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth finds that there are no negative effects on the long-term well-being of gifted youth from academic acceleration such as skipping grades, graduating early, or a combination of advanced educational placement methods. Read MoreAug 3, 2020
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Three from Vanderbilt Peabody College honored for education research
A leading Vanderbilt scholar, her doctoral student and a recent doctoral alumnus have been honored with awards by the American Educational Research Association. Read MoreJul 27, 2020
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Peabody tops U.S. News rankings
Faye and Joe B. Wyatt Center at Peabody College. U.S. News & World Report has announced its annual rankings of graduate schools, including graduate schools of education. Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education and human development moved up to the No. 4 spot and continues to be… Read MoreMar 31, 2020
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Next Steps at Vanderbilt, TN’s first inclusive higher ed program for students with intellectual disability, celebrates 10 years of impact
For the past decade, students with intellectual disability have found an inclusive postsecondary education experience through Next Steps at Vanderbilt. The program, housed in Peabody College of education and human development’s Department of Special Education, is marking its 10th anniversary with events and commemorations throughout 2020. Read MoreFeb 17, 2020
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Nasir, Love to speak at Dean’s Diversity Lecture Series
Forging connections between identity and learning will be the focus of the next two installments of the Dean’s Diversity Lecture Series at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development. Read MoreJan 21, 2020
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Vanderbilt researchers featured prominently in 2020 Edu-Scholar rankings
Seven professors from Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development are on the 2020 list, as well as one from the College of Arts and Science. Read MoreJan 8, 2020
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Former Cheekwood exhibit finds home at Vanderbilt’s Susan Gray School
A one-of-a-kind playhouse inspired by the Beatrix Potter story "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" has been installed at The Susan Gray School at Vanderbilt Peabody College. The Peter Rabbit House was designed as part of a Design as an Immersive Vanderbilt Experience project and created in collaboration with Pfeffer Torode Architecture, Daigh Rick Landscape Architects and Peabody College’s Early Childhood and Elementary Education program. Read MoreDec 16, 2019
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Tipper Gore to speak at Peabody Library 100th anniversary celebration
Peabody College alumna Tipper Gore will speak at the Peabody Library on Friday, Nov. 8, when she takes part in its centennial celebration. Read MoreOct 31, 2019
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Vanderbilt earns $19M in federal funding for special education training and research
Researchers at Vanderbilt Peabody College received multiple grants from the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the National Institutes of Health. Read MoreOct 18, 2019
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Peabody Neighborhood Project celebrates major milestone with ‘topping out’ ceremony
Vanderbilt University’s Peabody Neighborhood project achieved a major milestone on Oct. 10 with the placement of the final steel structural beam in the new connector between the Home Economics and Mayborn buildings. The event included remarks from Interim Chancellor and Provost Susan R. Wente and Patricia and Rodes Hart Dean of Education and Human Development Camilla P. Benbow. Read MoreOct 11, 2019
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Sustainability efforts must address social inequalities first, environmental justice scholar says
Robert Bullard, an award-winning author and distinguished professor of urban planning and environmental policy at Texas Southern University, described the economic and racial disparities inherent in environmental issues before a packed audience in Wyatt Rotunda Oct. 1. Read MoreOct 7, 2019
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Vanderbilt joins research alliance to bring STEM training to prisoners
Rich Milner is among an alliance of researchers who have been awarded a five-year, $5.2M NSF grant. Read MoreSep 30, 2019
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Arun Gandhi discusses planting ‘seeds of peace’ in the world with VU community
Arun Gandhi, a world-renowned sociopolitical activist, journalist, author and the grandson of Mohandas “Mahatma” Gandhi, shared the ways he works to foster peace in the world and lessons he learned from his grandfather during the Dean’s Diversity Lecture at Peabody College of education and human development Sept. 16. Read MoreSep 20, 2019
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Robert Bullard, ‘father of environmental justice,’ to give keynote lecture Oct. 1
Robert Bullard, an award-winning author and Distinguished Professor of Urban Planning and Environmental Policy at Texas Southern University, will give a lecture to the Vanderbilt community on Tuesday, Oct. 1. Read MoreSep 18, 2019
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Grandson of Mahatma Gandhi to speak at Vanderbilt Sept. 16
Cultivating seeds of peace will be the focus of the Sept. 16 Dean’s Diversity Lecture at Peabody College featuring Arun Manilal Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi. Read MoreAug 29, 2019