Education

A Vanderbilt student has won a prestigious Marshall Scholarship to study in England.John Jumper hopes for placement at the University of Cambridge, where he would use the scholarship to pursue a Ph.D. in theoretical condensed matter physics. The senior in the College of Arts and Sciences has already taken enough of the graduate curriculum in physics to gradate with a master‘s degree. Read More

Vanderbilt University community members who want to "think locally and act globally" have a new resource on campus — the Vanderbilt International Office (VIO). The office opens officially on Nov. 15 — during International Education Week (Nov. 13-17). Read More

The public is invited to join over 200 children as they celebrate diverse cultures at the Susan Gray School‘s Second Annual Holidays Around the World event Nov. 11 from 5 to 9 p.m. Proceeds from the event will go toward the construction of a new, fully accessible preschool playground at the school. Read More

About 75 scholars, artists, art administrators and university leaders will meet at Vanderbilt University Nov. 10-11 to explore ways to strengthen interconnections between the arts and college campuses. The aim of the meeting is to produce a national research agenda that addresses these interconnections. Read More

Vanderbilt Peabody College of education of human development has created a new endowed chair in honor of one its most influential faculty, Susan Gray. Ann Kaiser, professor of special education and psychology and deputy director of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center‘s Research Program on Families, has been named as the holder of the new chair. Read More

The Vanderbilt Master of Liberal Arts and Science Program, a graduate degree program for adult learners, is now accepting applications for the Spring 2007 Semester. Read More

A new report co-authored by Vanderbilt literacy expert Steve Graham identifies 11 strategies to improve writing skills in the nation‘s adolescents. The report was presented at a briefing Oct. 19 in Washington, D.C. Read More

Over 120 Middle Tennessee youth actively engaged in improving their communities convened at Vanderbilt Law School Oct. 15 to share their experiences and discuss strategies for empowering their peers. Read More

A multidisciplinary exploration of the impact of time and timing on how we learn is the focus of a new National Science Foundation-funded center partially based at Vanderbilt University. The Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center was created with a five-year, $15.5 million Science of Learning Center grant from NSF. Read More

"Still Black at Yale," a 2004 documentary film that looks at issues of race on the campus of one of the world's leading higher education institutions, will be shown at Vanderbilt University's Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center on Thursday, Oct. 12, at 6:30 p.m. Read More

Two experts on school violence and aggression are available to offer commentary on school shootings in Lancaster County, Pa., Wisconsin and Colorado and the school lockdowns in response to a gunman at two Las Vegas schools. Read More

A new study underway at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College of education and human development seeks to identify the reasons why many students begin but do not finish college and what can be done to help more students earn degrees. Read More

Educators, administrators, public policy experts, parents and students will gather at Vanderbilt University Oct. 16 to explore the challenges and solutions that families and schools must face as they prepare young people for the future. Read More

Two higher education experts are available to offer commentary on Secretary of Education Margaret Spelling's announcement today about the federal government's new plans to track student progress, increase student aid and hold colleges more accountable for student achievement. Read More

The National Center on School Choice at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College of education and human development is hosting a national conference on charter school research Thursday, Sept. 28, and Friday, Sept. 29. Read More

The First Amendment, current health issues and historical presidential elections are just a few of the varied topics offered for the fall term of Vanderbilt University's Retirement Learning program Oct. 7 through Nov. 17. Read More

Vanderbilt's Center for Latin American and Iberian Studies has received a prestigious $1.5 million federal grant from the Department of Education to assist faculty and students working in Latin America as well as to expand an outreach program for local public schools and the Nashville community. Read More

Gov. Phil Bredesen's new initiative to reduce the dropout rate is badly needed and well-timed, according to Vanderbilt Peabody College Professor of Special Education Carolyn Hughes. Read More

Vanderbilt's Tracy Sharpley-Whiting is the winner of the 2006 Horace Mann Medal. The medal is awarded each year to a Brown University Graduate School alumnus or alumna who has made significant contributions to scholarly research. Read More

A new national research and development center has been created at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College of education and human development to answer one of the thorniest questions in education policy — do financial incentives for teachers, administrators and schools affect student achievement? Read More