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Peabody College alumna Nera White powered the first national women’s basketball dynasty and became the game’s first female superstar—a dominance that led her into the Basketball Hall of Fame as one of the first two women to be enshrined there. She died April 13 in Gallatin, Tennessee, from complications of pneumonia at the age of 80. Read More

Michelle Reising Scobey, assistant professor of the practice and co-director of the M.Ed. clinical psychological assessment program at Peabody College, has been given an Emerging Leader award by the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Young Professionals Network of Nashville. Read More

Faculty at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College are available to comment on trends in K-12 and higher education. Read More

High school gay-straight alliances promote a culture of tolerance that benefits students, Peabody researchers have found. Read More

A Divinity School student has been awarded a Curb Public Scholarship to develop a game-based tool for reducing bias in group interactions. Read More

The Peabody Reflector is published twice annually, in January and July, by Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development in cooperation with Vanderbilt University News and Communications, 2100 West End Ave. Suite 1100, Nashville, TN  37203. It is produced by Vanderbilt’s Creative Services and Printing Services, and University… Read More

Clifford A. Hofwolt, a longtime professor of science education whose tenure at Peabody College predated its merger with Vanderbilt, died at his home in Nashville on July 5. He was 74. Read More

Peabody’s 2016 Commencement ceremony took place on Peabody Esplanade May 13, where 629 undergraduate students and 64 graduate students earned their diplomas. Lenora Peters-Gant (Vanderbilt) U.S. security and intelligence expert Lenora Peters Gant received the 2016 Distinguished Alumna Award during Commencement May 13. Gant earned a master’s of… Read More

Gary Henry (Vanderbilt) Evaluating the North Carolina Transformation, a new initiative to turn around 79 of the state’s lowest-performing schools, is the focus of a study led by Gary Henry, Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Public Policy and Education. The research is supported by a five-year, nearly $5… Read More

Sometimes researchers must face that their work has produced unexpected and counterintuitive results. Read More

When Peabody professors Mark Lipsey and Dale Farran embarked on a study to evaluate the long-term benefits of Tennessee’s multimillion-dollar voluntary prekindergarten program, they fully expected conventional wisdom to prevail. After all, pre-K is known to close the achievement gap, prepare children for school, and jump-start early learning. The numbers should bear that out, right? Turns out it wasn't that simple. Read More

Undergraduate students majoring in science, math or engineering have the opportunity to make a difference in high-needs secondary schools while earning teaching licensure and a master’s degree. Read More

Despite strides in educational equity, it hasn’t gotten much easier for black children to be recognized for their giftedness. Read More

Charity McCracken defied odds and worked hard to realize her dream of becoming a kindergarten teacher. Read More

Diversity officer welcomed Benbow, Hill, Robinson-Nichols (Steve Green/Vanderbilt)  The Peabody Office of Professional and Graduate Education held a reception in honor of George C. Hill, vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion. Hill was named Vanderbilt’s chief diversity officer last November. Learn more. Perry Wallace… Read More

Author James Patterson has partnered with Vanderbilt to create two youth reading programs for children in Nashville. Read More

Researchers have found that quality early-grade teachers are key to maintaining pre-K gains. Read More

Elizabeth Self adapted a technique used in medical schools to train aspiring teachers to be culturally responsive in the classroom. Read More

Having grown up in a bilingual family, new professor Jeannette Mancilla-Martinez brings unique insight to teaching English language learners. Read More

Sandra Barnes, a Vanderbilt sociologist whose work examines resilience and community in urban settings, has been named assistant vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos announced today. Read More