Peabody College

For Alyssa Van Camp, a graduate student in the Peabody College of Education and Human Development and former undergraduate at Vanderbilt, bettering the world has been a lifelong pursuit. This spring, that pursuit was recognized as Van Camp participated in and won the Business for Good competition, hosted by the… Read More

The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program will honor 2012-13 Fellows and their network of supporters during a special closing ceremony. Read More

Vanderbilt University Theatre’s production of "W;t" will provide an increased empathy and understanding into issues surrounding a devastating illness, thanks in part to a Vanderbilt surgeon’s production consultation. Read More

Addressing demographic shifts, revamping school governance and improving public communication are among the recommendations made for Metro Nashville Public Schools by Claire Smrekar, associate professor of leadership, policy and organization, Vanderbilt senior Hilary Knudson and Candice McQueen, dean of education at David Lipscomb University, in a new report. Read More

Young children—even toddlers—are spending more and more time with digital technology. What will it mean for their development? Georgene Troseth, associate professor of psychology, has studied how toddlers interact with screens and is quoted. Read More

While critics of expanded preschool argue that their cognitive effects fade out after the first few years of schooling, they ignore a body of longer-term evidence that indicates impoverished students who experience a high-quality preschool program are less likely to repeat grades, to spend time in special education, to become teen parents or to get arrested, writes Camilla Benbow, Patricia and Rodes Hart Dean of Education and Human Development. Read More

To help ease youth with disabilities' transition into adult life, Erik Carter and Carolyn Hughes have developed a model that combines skill development with support, strategies they outline in a new handbook. Read More

Alyssa Van Camp, a graduate student at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development, won first prize in the Business for Good case competition at the gathering of the Nashville chapter of the Social Enterprise Alliance. Read More

Three widely implemented practices intended to strengthen teaching actually do more to undermine professionalism and demoralize teachers, according to Richard Milner, associate professor of education in Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development. Read More

When new state standards and high-stakes testing have raised the bar for all students, how can teachers increase the rigor of mathematics instruction while keeping it accessible to a broader range of classroom learners? Collaborative learning is one answer, according to Ilana Horn, associate professor of mathematics education at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development. Read More

Watch a panel discussion on the effects of early intervention on children living in poverty hosted by the Peabody Research Institute March 18 at The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons. Read More

Yep, we’ve been in a Billy Joel state of mind this week — video of his January appearance at Vanderbilt went viral in a big way this week. Some of our favorite Tweets about the piano man are below, along with favorites about Match Day and Peabody College. [… Read More

Peabody professors Paul Yoder and Ann Kaiser have received Autism Centers of Excellence grants to study language interventions for young children with autism. Read More

Lyle Jackson, media content producer for Peabody Research Office in the Dean's Office of External Relations, received notification that he has won three Telly Awards for his video works created on behalf of Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development. Read More

Peabody Professor Christopher Loss addresses the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA) act, speculating what this new regulatory regime might look like. Read More

Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development was named the top graduate school of education in the country for the fifth consecutive year by U.S. News and World Report. Read More

Two Vanderbilt professors are teaching a psychology class, Harry Potter: Child Development and Children's Literature, in Oxford, England, over spring break. Read More

New research by Ron Zimmer may shed some light on the debate among state lawmakers over whether to create a state-level charter authorizer, which could open the door to more charter schools in Nashville and Memphis. Read More

Read about faculty, staff, student and alumni awards, appointments and achievements. Read More

A free screening of "NPT Reports: Translating the Dream," a locally produced documentary focused on the troubling graduation rates of Tennessee immigrants and ELL students (English Language Learners), will be held Friday, Feb. 22. Read More