Education

In the spirit of cooperation between Tennessee public and private universities, Tennessee Tech University and Vanderbilt University are helping students prepare to face today's world of corporate buyouts, layoffs, greed and unethical practices with entrepreneurial skills and attitude. Read More

For children and adults with disabilities and their families, finding information and health, developmental, education and other support services can be difficult and time-consuming. The new Vanderbilt Kennedy Family Outreach Center, which celebrates its opening April 21, helps families navigate the maze of services to find the best treatment, support and research available. Read More

Susan Gray School for Children is sponsoring a fiesta featuring food, fun, live music and the chance to bid at auction during its Cinco de Mayo fundraiser benefiting the school's children and programs on Saturday, May 1. Read More

Vanderbilt's Peabody College of Education and Human Development has again been ranked 4th in the nation among education schools by U.S. News and World Report in its annual ranking of the leading graduate and professional schools. The college's Special Education program was named No. 1 for the second year in a row. Read More

The American Library Association has included the second edition of The Encyclopedia of Education, edited by Vanderbilt University professor James Guthrie, on its 2004 list of Outstanding Reference Sources. Read More

The Susan Gray School for Children will host a series of events April 1-2 in celebration of the school's 35th anniversary. A part of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center and Peabody College, the school has been a focal point for research innovations and a training ground for some of the nation's most-renowned early childhood educators. Read More

A multidisciplinary group of policy makers, researchers and practitioners will meet Friday, April 2, at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College of education to discuss the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision. Read More

Narrowing the achievement gap among America's schoolchildren-a key domestic issue for this year's presidential candidates-will be the subject of a lecture Thursday, Feb. 19, at Vanderbilt University. Read More

A master's degree in Jewish Studies can now be earned at Vanderbilt Divinity School as part of the quickly expanding program directed by Jack M. Sasson. Read More

Robert P. Moses, founder of the Algebra Project, will speak at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, in the Rotunda of the Faye and Joe Wyatt Center on the Peabody campus. Read More

Vanderbilt University's Peabody College of education and human development awarded its 2004 Changing Lives Award to the Rev. Enoch E. Fuzz, pastor of Nashville's Corinthian Missionary Baptist Church, Friday, Jan. 23. Read More

Starting in fall 2005, Vanderbilt will offer a select group of high ability high school students advanced admission to any of seven of its professional and graduate schools when they enroll as undergraduates at the University. Read More

Nashville has experienced a three-fold increase in foreign-born residents since 1990 - from 12,662 to 39,596. However, 80 percent of agencies providing social services to these populations are located outside of immigrant communities, and the majority of agencies experience language barriers with the people they serve, according to a new report. Read More

Juan Williams, best-selling author and senior correspondent for National Public Radio's "Morning Edition," will deliver the keynote address for Vanderbilt University's 2004 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Series Jan. 19-27. Read More

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development will host a workshop for children who have a sibling with special needs on Saturday, Dec. 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Read More

How much do babies understand about the world around them? More than we ever expected, Harvard researcher and national expert on infant development Elizabeth Spelke discovered. Spelke will discuss infant development and what it reveals about the origins of human knowledge in her lecture Thursday, Dec. 4, at 4 p.m. at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development. Read More

Every semester I receive calls from parents of children with blindness or low vision wondering if it's true that their school systems cannot find qualified teachers. Families often relocate to try to ensure that their children receive needed services. Our own Department of Special Educationóranked first in the nationóhas more traineeships for preparing teachers of blind and low vision students than we have students. Read More

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development is hosting a photo exhibit and forum to raise awareness of the education needs of those with vision impairments. The exhibit, "Focusing on the Future of Students with Vision Impairments: Teachers in Action," showcases photos taken by the Brentwood Camera Club of teachers and students with vision impairments interacting in different learning situations. Read More

Vanderbilt and Fisk Universities professors will conduct joint research and train doctoral students from both institutions in the rapidly growing interdisciplinary field of nanoscience and nanoengineering as a result of winning a highly competitive, $2.9 million national grant. Read More

Peabody College professors have been named the 2003 recipients of two of Vanderbilt's most prestigious faculty awards. Read More