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Vanderbilt’s Ebony McGee receives federal funding to study racial disparities in STEM
The project is supported by a three-year grant of $593,957 by the National Science Foundation. Read MoreSep 30, 2019
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New faculty Elizabeth Biggs: Nurturing potential in students with disabilities
Peabody College assistant professor Elizabeth Biggs’ introduction to the academic field that would become her passion started with a misunderstanding. Read MoreSep 29, 2019
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Peabody College accepting applications for spring Master of Education programs
Peabody College is now accepting applications for spring 2020 for a number of M.Ed. programs. Read MoreSep 27, 2019
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Faculty named to Chancellor’s Public Voices Fellowship for spring 2020
Tony Capra, Lisa Fazio and Renã A.S. Robinson have been selected as Chancellor’s Public Voices Fellows for the spring 2020 semester. Read MoreSep 26, 2019
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Arun Gandhi discusses planting ‘seeds of peace’ in the world with VU community
Arun Gandhi, a world-renowned sociopolitical activist, journalist, author and the grandson of Mohandas “Mahatma” Gandhi, shared the ways he works to foster peace in the world and lessons he learned from his grandfather during the Dean’s Diversity Lecture at Peabody College of education and human development Sept. 16. Read MoreSep 20, 2019
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Eight new endowed chair holders honored
Vanderbilt’s eight newest endowed chair holders were recognized by Interim Chancellor and Provost Susan R. Wente, deans, colleagues, family members and donors Sept. 16 at the Student Life Center. Read MoreSep 20, 2019
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Robert Bullard, ‘father of environmental justice,’ to give keynote lecture Oct. 1
Robert Bullard, an award-winning author and Distinguished Professor of Urban Planning and Environmental Policy at Texas Southern University, will give a lecture to the Vanderbilt community on Tuesday, Oct. 1. Read MoreSep 18, 2019
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Mood, Emotion and Development Lab looking for research participants
The Mood, Emotion and Development Lab is conducting a study to examine social behavior in adolescents. Teens ages 14 to 17 and their mothers may be eligible to participate. Read MoreSep 12, 2019
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Find Your Impact: HOD major expands music dreams with immersion capstone
Human and organizational development major William Hall is taking his music dreams to the next level with a capstone immersion experience at Nashville's acclaimed Blackbird Music Studio. Read MoreSep 9, 2019
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$3.2M grant to fund Vanderbilt study of reading skills in children who are deaf or hard of hearing
Participate in this study. Vanderbilt University has been awarded a $3.2 million grant by the National Institutes of Health to better understand how children who are deaf or hard of hearing excel at reading. Millions of children are hearing impaired and these individuals tend to have below-average… Read MoreSep 4, 2019
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Grandson of Mahatma Gandhi to speak at Vanderbilt Sept. 16
Cultivating seeds of peace will be the focus of the Sept. 16 Dean’s Diversity Lecture at Peabody College featuring Arun Manilal Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi. Read MoreAug 29, 2019
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Vanderbilt welcomes first cohort of seven veterans to Bass Military Scholars Program
Vanderbilt University’s Bass Military Scholars Program begins its inaugural year with the arrival of seven new scholars on campus this semester. The scholars, all of whom are U.S. military veterans, are pursuing professional degrees across several of Vanderbilt’s schools. Read MoreAug 28, 2019
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Murry named University Professor
Velma McBride Murry, who holds the Lois Autrey Betts Chair in Education and Human Development, has been named University Professor of Human and Organizational Development and University Professor of Health Policy. Read MoreAug 26, 2019
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Tech-based HIV prevention program proves effective for rural African American families
Technology may be a viable option for reducing HIV risk for African Americans in rural communities, according to a new Vanderbilt report. Read MoreAug 23, 2019
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Sandra L. Barnes receives Cox-Johnson-Frazier Award
Professor of Human and Organizational Development Sandra L. Barnes is the 2019 recipient of the Cox-Johnson-Frazier Award from the American Sociological Association. The ASA presented the award to Barnes at its annual meeting in New York City Aug. 11. Read MoreAug 22, 2019
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Tennessee Educator Survey highlights ways leaders can support teachers
Vanderbilt partnered with the Tennessee Department of Education to evaluate teacher perceptions and monitor school climates and culture across the state. Read MoreAug 21, 2019
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Benbow reappointed as dean of Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College
Camilla P. Benbow has been reappointed as dean of Peabody College of education and human development for a five-year term, starting July 1, 2020. Read MoreAug 21, 2019
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Education Evolution: Vanderbilt scholars are working to align higher ed policy with 21st-century needs
Some of the leading efforts to understand the changing nature of public higher education, and implement policies to address those shifts, are being directed by faculty and alumni of Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education and human development. Read MoreAug 20, 2019
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Preschoolers can do more math than you think
More complex math concepts can be easily introduced through simple games and tasks at home, according to a new Vanderbilt report. Read MoreAug 16, 2019
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Learn about progress in Peabody Neighborhood newsletter
Read about construction progress made at Peabody College over the summer months, as well as upcoming milestones, student Move-In plans, events and more. Read MoreAug 16, 2019