Peabody College

By Jenna Somers A new research collaboration focused on generating and sharing evidence-based Black education solutions has launched under the leadership of Vanderbilt Professor Chezare Warren. According to its mission statement, The Possibilities Project “is an arts-informed knowledge hub committed to improving Black students’ well-being in… Read More

Vanderbilt University graduate and professional programs' placements in the 2023–24 U.S. News & World Report Graduate School rankings were released. Four of Vanderbilt's graduate and professional schools are in the top 20 of the U.S. News rankings.  Read More

Carolyn Heinrich and Melinda Buntin have been awarded a $3.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to support their research on how school-based health centers impact children's mental health and education outcomes. Read More

By Jenna Somers Richard Welsh, associate professor of education and public policy Two recent studies indicate that school-level factors play a considerable role in racial disparities in school discipline. The first study, conducted primarily through a series of interviews, reveals disciplinary tensions between district leaders, school administrators, and… Read More

Joel S. Pizzuti (B.S.’94), president and chief executive officer of The Pizzuti Companies in Columbus, Ohio, will be honored by Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education and human development with the 2023 Distinguished Alumnus Award during Commencement ceremonies on May 12. Headquartered in Columbus with offices in Chicago and Nashville, Pizzuti… Read More

By Jenna Somers Will Doyle, professor of leadership, policy, and organizations In April, Will Doyle, professor of leadership, policy, and organizations, participated in a panel presentation attended by congressional staff in Washington, D.C., to discuss the possibility of federal-state partnerships to fund higher education at low or no… Read More

By Jenna Somers Sarah Brown-Schmidt, professor of psychology and human development In the first four months of Donald Trump’s presidency, leading up to Trump firing FBI director James Comey on May 9, 2017, they met privately nine times. Alarmed by how these meetings broke with traditional boundaries between… Read More

Autumn Kujawa, assistant professor of psychology and human development at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development, has received a five-year, $3.7 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health for a study to identify objective predictors of future suicidal behavior in high-risk adolescents. The study could improve understanding of the pathways to suicidal behavior in young people, help to identify those at greatest risk for suicide attempts, and lead to personalized interventions to prevent suicidal behavior and suicide deaths. Read More

By Jenna Somers Ilana Horn, professor of mathematics education, and Yeliz Günal Aggül, Fulbright Dissertation Research Fellow Around the world, educational problems are both highly universal and highly particular. Opportunities to collaborate internationally allow education researchers to see these problems through new perspectives and possibly discover solutions they otherwise may… Read More

Each spring, U.S. News & World Report releases its rankings of various professional schools and disciplines, including graduate schools of education. For 2023-2024, Vanderbilt Peabody College received an overall score of 98 out of a possible 100, resulting in a 6th place ranking. Peabody has been ranked among the… Read More

Class of 2023: Amanda Harding wears three hats at Vanderbilt—one as a university staff member, another as a doctoral student pursuing her degree online and a third as president of the advisory group that represents Vanderbilt staff members. Read how her desire to further her education complements and inspires her work in the online learning space.  Read More

Members of the Vanderbilt and Nashville communities gathered on campus April 4 to honor those lost in the tragic shooting at The Covenant School.  Read More

By Jenna Somers Richard Welsh Racial inequality in school discipline is a major problem across the United States. Black students experience disproportional office disciplinary referrals and out-of-school suspensions, which lead to greater losses in instructional time. Reducing the use of exclusionary discipline is critical for improving academic achievement and educational… Read More

Autumn Kujawa, assistant professor of psychology and human development at Vanderbilt Peabody College, has won the 2023 Award for Distinguished Early Career Contributions to Psychophysiology from the Society for Psychophysiological Research. Read More

By Jenna Somers Phillips-Galloway When doctoral student Basak Çermikli Ayvaz saw an opportunity to secure funding to partner with educators in Turkey to support multilingual and multicultural education, she discussed it with her advisor, Emily Phillips Galloway, assistant professor of literacy education. This led the researchers, both in the… Read More

From left to right: Adela Soliz, Cara DeLoach, Hidahis Mesa By Jenna Somers Community and technical colleges are essential for expanding access to post-secondary education and preparing students to enter the workforce, particularly within their local communities. Unfortunately, these institutions often have limited financial resources to respond to both industry… Read More

Vanderbilt University will host the Impact Evaluation Network of the Latin American and the Caribbean Economic Association for its 16th annual meeting on April 20 and 21. The event will bring together experts on policy impact evaluation to advance knowledge in the field, promote impact evaluation methodologies, increase research… Read More

A significant faculty-led effort to redesign the College of Arts and Science undergraduate curriculum is nearing completion, aiming to provide a more integrated, inspiring and enduring program of study for all Arts and Science students. Read More

At the forefront of AI technology, Vanderbilt University’s Data Science Institute is hosting the AI Revolutions Symposium March 27-28. The event is a chance for leaders in AI research to discuss where we are in the “AI revolution,” and where we’re going. The symposium will be a two-day event, beginning with virtual events on March 27, followed by in-person sessions all day on March 28 at the Wyatt Rotunda on Peabody’s campus. Read More

The 2023 Augmentative & Alternative Communication workshop will be held in-person on Friday, March 31, from 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. CT, in Room 241 of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center. This annual workshop, designed for speech-language pathologists, special educators, students, parents and family members, will discuss various forms of AAC devices and how to get the most effective use from each. Read More