Ideas In Action
Vanderbilt faculty earn awards at AERA annual meeting in Toronto
Apr. 26, 2019—The conference is the world’s largest gathering of education scholars and a showcase for groundbreaking, innovative research.
Gifted kids turn 50: Most successful followed heart, not just head
Apr. 23, 2019—New findings from an ongoing 45-year Vanderbilt study reveal that patterns found in test scores and a psychological assessment measuring the personal values of nearly 700 intellectually gifted adolescents were highly predictive of the distinct fields of eminence they would occupy by age 50.
Disability is not a dirty word; ‘handi-capable’ should be retired
Apr. 23, 2019—Disability identity advocates say euphemisms for the word 'disability' diminish and erase disability from the picture.
Melissa S. Gresalfi named dean of The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons
Mar. 13, 2019—Melissa Gresalfi, an innovator in examining and designing equitable classroom practices in learning environments, has been named the next dean of The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons, effective July 1.
Peabody College rises in U.S. News graduate school rankings
Mar. 12, 2019—Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education and human development is ranked 6th among education schools in America.
In Tennessee, principal quality is not distributed equally across schools
Jan. 31, 2019—A new research brief from the Tennessee Education Research Alliance finds that principal quality varies greatly from school to school in Tennessee and effective principals are not distributed equally in schools across the state.
Labels like ‘Asian fail’ and ‘Black genius’ are no joke for STEM students of color: report
Jan. 14, 2019—Vanderbilt professor Ebony O. McGee studied the collegiate experiences and academic and career decisions of 61 Black, Latinx and Asian advanced undergraduate STEM college students.
Special education researchers highlight moderator analysis in ‘Exceptional Children’ special issue
Jan. 9, 2019—Peabody College's Douglas Fuchs and Lynn Fuchs served as guest editors of the January issue of "Exceptional Children."
Vanderbilt increases presence in Edu-Scholar rankings
Jan. 9, 2019—Vanderbilt University has increased its presence in "Education Week’s" annual listing of the most influential public scholars in education.
Immigrant children in ‘tender age shelters’ at risk for psychological disorders
Dec. 19, 2018—The practice of separating immigrant children from their parents is very likely to lead to negative effects on emotional and mental health in adolescence.
Policies for Action Research Hub at Vanderbilt created
Dec. 14, 2018—Vanderbilt School of Medicine and Peabody College have established a transinstitutional Policies for Action Research Hub to better understand and develop recommendations to address the needs of some of Tennessee’s most vulnerable children, including those in immigrant families and with prenatal exposure to opioids.
Islamophobia and partisanship tackled in Peabody diversity lecture series
Dec. 6, 2018—Pressing social issues of the day will be the focus of upcoming installments of the Dean’s Diversity Lecture Series at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education and human development.