Peabody College
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‘Peabody Journal of Education’ issue addresses COVID-19’s impact on education policy, equity and social justice
The latest issue of the Peabody Journal of Education focuses on the pandemic’s consequences for equity and social justice, with insights on the PK-16 education system’s initial response to COVID-19 and how the first year of the pandemic affected education and educational inequality. Read MoreAug 2, 2022
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Black girl joy, brilliance and magic front and center at inaugural Black Girls Becoming summer program
The inaugural Black Girls Becoming Summer Research Institute, held at Vanderbilt University this summer, hosted 19 rising seventh- and eighth-grade girls from Metro Nashville and as far away as Memphis for a no-cost, residential learning experience. Participants learned more about themselves and their peers through classes in science research, critical consciousness, the arts and financial literacy. Read MoreAug 1, 2022
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Humphreys receives $3.7 million grant to study relationship between parent–child proximity and emerging psychopathology
Assistant Professor of Psychology and Human Development Kathryn Humphreys will investigate parent–child proximity and emerging psychopathology with a new five-year research grant in excess of $3.7 million from the National Institute of Mental Health Biobehavioral Research Awards for Innovative New Scientists program. Read MoreJul 28, 2022
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Q&A: What can a 50-year study teach us about giftedness?
The Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth, a first-of-its-kind longitudinal study led by Vanderbilt researchers Camilla P. Benbow and David Lubinski, continues to shape the way we understand giftedness, success and happiness. Read MoreJul 27, 2022
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Humphreys wins 2023 Boyd McCandless Award from American Psychological Association
Assistant Professor of Psychology and Human Development Kathryn Humphreys has been recognized with the 2023 Boyd McCandless Award by the American Psychological Association’s Division 7. The award recognizes a young scientist who has made distinguished contributions to developmental psychology. Read MoreJul 25, 2022
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Competitive Edge: World champion axe thrower Mark Mirasol, MEd’17, aims for success as he builds a business around the up-and-coming sport
World champion axe thrower Mark Mirasol, MEd’17, aims for success as he builds a business around the up-and-coming sport. Read MoreJun 20, 2022
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Vanderbilt Humphrey Fellow witnesses human toll of war in Ukraine, hopes for peace as atrocities continue
Former Ukrainian government minister Anna Novosad is creating educational opportunities for those navigating life in a war zone. She will share her experiences at a June 23 virtual event open to the Vanderbilt community. Read MoreJun 15, 2022
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‘The War in Ukraine and the Role of Education’ is June 23
Vanderbilt Peabody College will host a discussion with Anna Novosad, Ukraine’s former minister of education and an alumna of the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program at Vanderbilt, about the role of education in rebuilding Ukraine and the impact of its war with Russia on the region and around the world. The online event is scheduled for Thursday, June 23, from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. CT. Read MoreJun 13, 2022
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Drone flight scheduled near Peabody campus June 8
DPR Construction, under the direction of the university’s Campus Planning and Construction department, will conduct a drone flight on Wednesday, June 8, from 18th Avenue to 16th Avenue, south of Horton Avenue, near the Peabody College campus. Read MoreJun 7, 2022
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Online instruction blended with face-to-face time is best strategy for students recovering from COVID-19 setbacks
Students are most likely to benefit from online credit recovery when it blends online instruction with face-to-face time, rather than being conducted fully online, according to research published by Vanderbilt professor Carolyn J. Heinrich. Read MoreJun 2, 2022
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Peabody graduate students partner with Campus Dining to improve employee safety
Peabody College graduate students Sara Davis and Burcak Kaynar spent the spring semester conducting an analysis of the language of safety in Vanderbilt Campus Dining operations. In an effort to improve overall employee safety, they focused on the use of large machines in Campus Dining facilities by multilingual employees. Read MoreMay 11, 2022
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Next Steps at Vanderbilt graduates to join their peers at Commencement
For the first time, graduates from Vanderbilt’s Next Steps program for students with developmental disabilities will walk in the full campus Commencement ceremony. Read MoreMay 6, 2022
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Lipscomb University president named Peabody College Distinguished Alumna
Candice McQueen, who assumed the presidency of Nashville’s Lipscomb University last year, will be honored by Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education and human development with the 2022 Distinguished Alumna Award during Commencement ceremonies on May 13. Read MoreMay 6, 2022
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Leyva named 2022 LGBTQ+ Educator of the Year by Out to Innovate
Luis A. Leyva, assistant professor of mathematics education at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development, has been recognized by Out to Innovate as the 2022 LGBTQ+ Educator of the Year. Read MoreMay 3, 2022
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Joyce Searcy, MS’78: Making Libraries Accessible
Joyce Searcy grew up in segregated Yazoo City, Mississippi, where going to the public library would have meant entering through its back door. Today she is the first Black person to serve as chair of the Nashville Public Library board. Read MoreApr 22, 2022
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Milner to assume presidency, scholars to present research at AERA meeting in San Diego
Vanderbilt professor H. Richard Milner IV will become president of the American Educational Research Association this month when the organization meets in San Diego. Milner, Vanderbilt’s first elected president of AERA, is a researcher, scholar and leader of urban education and teacher education. Read MoreApr 22, 2022
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Michael Brasseur, BS’97: From Vandy Commodore to Actual Commodore
In his long U.S. Navy career, Michael Brasseur, BS'97, has had numerous command postings, including his latest as a full commodore. Based in Bahrain, he commands Task Force 59, the Navy’s first unmanned task force dedicated to securing the waters around the Arabian Peninsula. He directs a team dedicated to rapidly harnessing the power of unmanned and artificial intelligence integration to promote the free flow of commerce in the area. Read MoreApr 19, 2022
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Vanderbilt’s IRIS Center provides broad access to educational resources, support during pandemic
With schools across the country facing personnel shortages and COVID-19 continuing to affect education, people have turned to the IRIS Center at Vanderbilt Peabody College for free resources and support. In 2021, the center’s website hosted roughly 4 million visits from 223 countries. Read MoreApr 18, 2022
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Deficient communication around how to access COVID-19 vaccinations could be worsening vaccine hesitancy
Vanderbilt University professor Carolyn Heinrich and colleagues conducted research to examine interactions between people inquiring about how to get a COVID-19 vaccine with state agencies and major vaccination sites. Their findings are newly published online in the journal "Social Science & Medicine." Read MoreApr 4, 2022
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Panel: ‘Imagining a Digitally Equitable Future’ April 1
“Imagining a Digitally Equitable Future,” a free virtual panel focused on digital equity in Nashville, will be held on Friday, April 1, from noon to 1:30 p.m. CT. Read MoreMar 25, 2022