Peabody College

The next time you find yourself stumbling through a presentation or public speaking engagement, take heart. The most polished speakers are not necessarily the most effective ones, says Duane Watson, a new associate professor of psychology and human development at Peabody College. Read More

A complete list of new university faculty for the 2016-17 academic year Blair School of Music Nelson Tyler Nelson, associate professor of voice B.M., University of Utah, 2004 M.M., University of Utah, 2006 D.M., Florida State University, 2009 Nelson is one of America’s most promising young tenors. Read More

The Tennessee Education Research Alliance will be rolled out at an Oct. 20 reception. Read More

Vanderbilt's Anjali Forber-Pratt has been awarded a grant to evaluate and bolster spinal cord injury resources. Read More

Read about the latest Vanderbilt University faculty and student awards and achievements. Read More

Nine faculty members who hold endowed chairs were honored and donors were thanked during a festive celebration Sept. 26 at the Student Life Center. Read More

Alternatively certified teachers are more likely to leave the profession than traditionally certified teachers, according to a new study. Read More

Preschoolers are expelled for behavior problems at three times the rate of school-age children. Read More

The three-year experiment is a partnership with Chelmsford, Massachusetts, public schools. Read More

Vanderbilt’s newest cohort of Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows have arrived and will be officially welcomed Sept. 22. Read More

On Oct. 27, a panel of education experts will explore how policymakers, scholars and school leaders are still addressing the pressing questions and concerns raised by the "Equality of Educational Opportunity" study, popularly known as the Coleman Report. Read More

Stanford University's Sean Reardon will discuss results from his new study, which analyzed racial and ethnic achievement gaps in several hundred metropolitan areas and several thousand school districts in the United States. Read More

The University Council for Educational Administration has selected Vanderbilt researcher Ellen Goldring to receive its prestigious Roald F. Campbell Lifetime Achievement Award for 2016. Read More

Vanderbilt's Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth is featured in the September issue of the prestigious scientific journal "Nature." Read More

Odd of foreclosure were 42 percent lower among those who completed the homebuyer class. Read More

Read about the latest faculty and student awards, appointments and achievements. Read More

A new report highlights the need to improve college affordability, especially for lower-income families. Read More

High-achieving black students are half as likely as their white peers to be assigned to gifted education. Their teachers’ race may explain why. Read More

When Tennessee’s governor wanted to develop better principals, he turned to the experts at Peabody College. Read More

Researchers found 28 distinct contributions that IES grants have made to K-12 math teaching and learning. Read More