Peabody College Of Education And Human Development

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently appointed University Distinguished Professor Velma McBride Murry to the National Advisory Mental Health Council. The council advises the current U.S. secretary of health and human services and the director of the National Institute for Mental Health. Read More

Vanderbilt University welcomes 74 new faculty across its schools and colleges for the 2022–23 academic year. Here, some of the new faculty share their work involving creative thinking and expression. Read More

Vanderbilt University welcomes 74 new faculty across its nine schools and colleges for the 2022–23 academic year. Here, some of the university’s new faculty share their work exploring challenging topics. Read More

A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examining cognitive ability among children with a history of institutional care suggests that higher cognitive functioning is best supported by long-term family placements such as foster care. The study was led by Kathryn Humphreys, assistant professor of psychology and human development at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development. Read More

Fortune has ranked Vanderbilt University as having the No. 1 online education doctorate in organizational leadership for 2022. The online doctoral program in leadership and learning in organizations is geared toward mid-career professionals and maximizes flexibility to help them complete their degrees within approximately three years. Read More

Vanderbilt's undergraduate houses and colleges are led by faculty who live in community with students. Meet the new faculty head of Sutherland House, Chezare A. Warren, associate professor of equity and inclusion in education policy. Read More

Though 37 percent of Tennessee’s students are people of color, only 13 percent of the state’s teachers are. To work toward narrowing that representation gap, the Tennessee Education Research Alliance, a research-practice partnership between Vanderbilt Peabody College and the Tennessee Department of Education, has received a four-year, $1.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences.  Read More

Governments of lower- and middle-income countries increasingly are turning to public-private partnerships to operate schools as an alternative to traditional public schools. Vanderbilt professors Felipe Barrera-Osorio and Andrew Dustan have received a one-year NSF grant in excess of $400,000 to lead an interdisciplinary study on the quality of these partnership schools in Bogotá, Colombia. Read More

The Initiative for Race Research and Justice at Vanderbilt Peabody College will host its third virtual Jumpstart Conference Aug. 1, bringing together researchers on race from both inside and outside of the field of education. Read More

Students who attend Vanderbilt belong to a special community, brought together for the purpose of making each other—and society as a whole—better. Meet members of the Class of 2022 who have cultivated belonging to strengthen, support and enrich their community. Read More

For student-athletes, balancing rigorous academics and the highest level of collegiate sports competition means taking collaboration and drive to the highest level. Meet some Class of 2022 students who are thriving on and off the field. Read More

Vanderbilt is a community where innovative students with a strong vision and drive are championed and encouraged to pursue their passions and forge their own paths. Meet some members of the Class of 2022 whose strong vision and enterprising spirit propelled them to learn, explore and thrive. Read More

Vanderbilt tour guide Madison Woods strives to be authentic, optimistic and inviting when meeting prospective students and families for the first time. From her perspective, creating a sense of belonging starts on day one. Read More

Velma McBride Murry will join panelists April 25–26  at a virtual event sponsored by the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation in the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.   Read More

A 6-month-old partnership between Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of education and human development and Metro Nashville Public Schools featured prominently in a recent panel discussion on how to effectively manage research-practice partnerships, which are increasingly important to long-term efforts to strengthen educational practice. Read More

Class of 2022: Master of education graduate student Allie Robinson believes that fostering a passion for learning in young students begins with empowering them to have a voice of their own. Read More

Concerns about strife in a country far from home are adding worries to a generation already on edge from navigating changes in everyday life due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are some ideas for how to help. Read More

Carrie Grimes, EdD’20, has been named director of Vanderbilt Peabody College's innovative blended master’s degree program in independent school leadership.   Read More

Vanderbilt community members looking for a way to share the gift of learning with children in Metro Nashville Public Schools are invited to join the more than 150 Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff who are already part of the “Accelerating Scholars” online tutoring program. Sign-ups to volunteer are open now through Jan. 17. Read More

Researchers from Peabody College have developed a new tutoring protocol to help preschoolers better recognize patterns, which is a key skill in mathematics. Read More