Human And Organizational Development

HIV infections in the United States have declined 18 percent in recent years, but in the African American community, the figures remain disproportionately high. Read More

A self-described “medical geographer,” Yolanda J. McDonald, an assistant professor of human and organizational development, begins each new research project with the “where” of things, before getting to the who, what, when and how. Read More

Disability advocates will share their personal and professional journeys and discuss how to dismantle ableism. Read More

UCLA's Daniel Losen and Peabody's Maury Nation will speak on the high cost of harsh school discipline. Read More

More than 160 professors, graduate students and P-12 educators gathered for a weekend of workshops, panel discussions focused on the unique challenges faced by scholars of color. Read More

Tatum Hauck Allsep grew up in Mississippi with parents who bled black and gold. She knew all about the strong traditions, the beautiful campus, and the exceptional reputation of the academics. What she didn’t know was that attending Vanderbilt would be a life-changing experience. Allsep thought she would pursue a… Read More

Peabody College students Abby Wei, Paul Garrard and Zainab Khan have received a $50,000 Vanderbilt Green Fund award to install sensory detectors in the stairways of residential buildings on campus to conserve energy and increase safety. Read More

Nearly 30 Vanderbilt students took part in Philanthropy and Social Problem Solving, a Peabody College course offered as part of the human and organizational development major. The class capped off the semester by giving $75,000 to five charities. Read More

When China native Cici Xuning Zhang first started searching for colleges, a university in Nashville, Tennessee—or even one in the United States—was far from her mind. Then an iconic image of Vanderbilt’s Kirkland Hall popped up on her computer screen. Read More

Oren Burks is not afraid to step up when called upon, even when stepping up requires stepping out of his comfort zone. Read More

A unique Vanderbilt class focusing on philanthropy will end the semester with students presenting checks totaling $75,000 to service organizations tomorrow. Read More

Mark Lipsey presented a pre-K consensus report, a joint effort by several institutions to inform lawmakers and other education thought leaders. Read More

Lauren Pak’s passport is a map of injustices around the world. She has spent much of her undergraduate career learning about conflict resolution—not just through classroom lectures and reading, but also by doing hands-on, university-funded research on five continents. Read More

The combination of music, high academic standards and an openness to explore is what brought Blair School of Music senior Nicole Long to Vanderbilt. She knew from the beginning she wanted to double major in percussion and something academic, though she wasn’t sure what her second subject might be. Read More

Six faculty members were recognized for their teaching, research and service at the annual Spring Faculty Assembly April 6. Read More

Emily Tanner-Smith, Jason Grissom and more Peabody researchers are featured on this year's list. Read More

Vanderbilt education professor Carolyn J. Heinrich is among 14 scholars selected as 2017 fellows by the American Educational Research Association. Read More

An online master's in school counseling and a doctorate in education will launch this fall. Read More

Vanderbilt researchers helped re-write the guidelines for America's Juvenile drug treatment courts. Read More

Seven Peabody professors are in the 2017 Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings. Read More