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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.

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.

Veteran Vision: Barbara Bell uses knowledge gained in a 28-year Navy career to help launch girls into STEM disciplines

Nov. 6, 2019—As director of the Center for STEM Education for Girls at Harpeth Hall School in Nashville, retired Navy Capt. Barbara Bell, EdD’18, wants to give girls the confidence and knowledge to excel in technical careers long dominated by men.

Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management's 41st annual Fall Research Conference

Peabody College faculty and students to present at APPAM conference Nov. 7-9

Nov. 5, 2019—A number of faculty and students in Peabody College's Department of Leadership, Policy and Organizations will present and discuss their research at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management's 41st annual Fall Research Conference to be held in Denver Nov. 7-9.

Tipper Gore to speak at Peabody Library 100th anniversary celebration

Oct. 31, 2019—Peabody College alumna Tipper Gore will speak at the Peabody Library on Friday, Nov. 8, when she takes part in its centennial celebration.

$6.4M awarded to Vanderbilt to provide intensive training for special education doctoral students

Oct. 25, 2019—The No. 1 ranked Department of Special Education at Vanderbilt Peabody College has received funding for intensive intervention training for educators who work with children with severe behavioral and learning disabilities.

Vanderbilt earns $19M in federal funding for special education training and research

Oct. 18, 2019—Researchers at Vanderbilt Peabody College received multiple grants from the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the National Institutes of Health.

Peabody Professional Programs open house

Peabody College to host professional programs open house Oct. 29

Oct. 16, 2019—Prospective students interested in a master’s or doctor of education degree will have the opportunity to learn more about the specific program options available and hear about the admissions process while mixing and mingling with current Peabody College students, faculty and staff on Tuesday, Oct. 29.

Humphrey Fellows volunteer in Nashville community

Oct. 16, 2019—Vanderbilt's Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows volunteered at LP Pencil Box in September and the Nashville Zoo in October as part of the 2019-20 cohort's monthly service initiative.

Peabody Neighborhood Project celebrates major milestone with ‘topping out’ ceremony

Oct. 11, 2019—Vanderbilt University’s Peabody Neighborhood project achieved a major milestone on Oct. 10 with the placement of the final steel structural beam in the new connector between the Home Economics and Mayborn buildings. The event included remarks from Interim Chancellor and Provost Susan R. Wente and Patricia and Rodes Hart Dean of Education and Human Development Camilla P. Benbow.

Texas Southern University Distinguished Professor of Urban Planning and Environmental Policy Robert Bullard gives lecture to community members at Wyatt Rotunda on Oct. 1 (Susan Urmy/Vanderbilt)

Sustainability efforts must address social inequalities first, environmental justice scholar says

Oct. 7, 2019—Robert Bullard, an award-winning author and distinguished professor of urban planning and environmental policy at Texas Southern University, described the economic and racial disparities inherent in environmental issues before a packed audience in Wyatt Rotunda Oct. 1.