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Hearsay plays a key role in how children perceive others, new study finds

Dec. 13, 2019—A new Vanderbilt report finds that children are highly influenced by what they overhear adults say about others.

Those in attendance at the Nov. 12 town hall were invited to participate in an interactive exercise reimagining outdoor spaces in the Central Neighborhood. (Joe Howell/Vanderbilt)

Wente, Kopstain provide capital projects update at campus meeting

Dec. 11, 2019—A recent town hall meeting gave Vanderbilt community members an update on progress being made on several of the university’s capital projects, as well as provided next steps in the planning processes surrounding academic buildings and spaces.

Centennial Hall, left, was Roger Williams University’s main building. To its right was Mansion House, which stood approximately where the Wyatt Center (formerly Social-Religious Building) now stands on the Peabody campus. Mysteriously, both buildings burned in 1905, leading to the school’s move and Peabody’s acquisition of the property. (Library of Congress)

From ‘Vanderbilt Magazine’: A Blaze of History

Nov. 24, 2019—Roger Williams University, a prominent black university that endured two fires, once was located on the present-day Peabody College campus.

Noguera: Education policymakers are focused on the wrong things

Nov. 22, 2019—Twenty years after “No Child Left Behind,” America is still failing its most vulnerable students, particularly students of color, said acclaimed education scholar, author and activist Pedro Noguera during his invited lecture at Vanderbilt Peabody College on Nov. 20.

HOD major goes beyond her comfort zone for high-tech international immersion experience

Nov. 12, 2019—HOD major Porter Geer wanted to be pushed out of her comfort zone, so she applied for an immersion experience at a Nashville start-up that specializes in using blockchain technology in health care.

Recent Books by Peabody faculty and alumni

Nov. 11, 2019—Recent books published by Peabody faculty and alumni

Additional Faculty Honors

Nov. 11, 2019—Awards and honors for Peabody faculty featured in the Fall 2019 Peabody Reflector

Building capacity for educational research in China

Nov. 11, 2019—For more than 10 years, Peabody College has been partnering with institutions in China to create more opportunities for faculty and students to collaborate and make a stronger impact globally.

Camilla P. Benbow, Patricia and Rodes Hart Dean of Education and Human Development at Peabody College (Vanderbilt University)

From the Dean

Nov. 11, 2019—Message from Dean Camilla Benbow to readers of the Fall 2019 Peabody Reflector

Value-Added Mentorship

Nov. 8, 2019—Bethany Rittle-Johnson’s 20 years of investigating how to improve learning outcomes for students, particularly in mathematics, has launched a new generation of scholars pursuing similar lines of inquiry.

All-Stars: Dynamic educators and researchers join Vanderbilt’s distinguished faculty

Nov. 7, 2019—This fall Vanderbilt welcomed its newest faculty members to campus, and their impact is already being felt, both in the classroom and through their wide-ranging research.

photo of Roger Williams students in the 1890s

A Blaze of History: A prominent black university that endured two fires once was located on the Peabody campus

Nov. 7, 2019—Looking across the long stretch of the Peabody mall with its historic buildings and the iconic dome of the Wyatt Center, one might think Peabody College was the only academic institution to have been built on this location. However, before Peabody, the land was home to one of the most prominent black universities in the South, Roger Williams University.