Peabody Reflector Fall 2020
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Fact or Fake? The role of knowledge neglect in misinformation
Psychological research demonstrates that noticing errors in what we read is often difficult, and that those errors can affect our later beliefs, even when we know they’re wrong. Read MoreMay 15, 2020
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A Toast to the Class of 2020: In an extraordinary year, we celebrate an extraordinary class
Vanderbilt Magazine raises a glass of its own to the tenacious, accomplished and always adaptable Class of 2020. Cheers to you all. Read MoreMay 14, 2020
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Vanderbilt names 2020 Founder’s Medalists
Interim Chancellor and Provost Susan R. Wente announced Vanderbilt’s 2020 Founder’s Medalists in a video message to the university community on May 8. Read MoreMay 8, 2020
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Philanthropy class donates funds to support local nonprofits and relief efforts
A unique Vanderbilt University class has ended the year on a high note by distributing $77,000 in donations to Nashville nonprofits and relief efforts related to the March 3 tornadoes and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Read MoreApr 27, 2020
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Peabody engages, supports and adapts during COVID-19 outbreak
Peabody College has found itself working in overdrive to continue meeting the needs of students while also supporting the many constituencies that make up a complex college offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional education. Read MoreApr 22, 2020
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IRIS Center provides vital online resources for educators during outbreak
As teaching has moved online in response to the global coronavirus pandemic, more and more educators are turning to the IRIS Center at Vanderbilt Peabody College for reliable information on evidence-based practices and interventions. Read MoreApr 10, 2020
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Peabody tops U.S. News rankings
Faye and Joe B. Wyatt Center at Peabody College. U.S. News & World Report has announced its annual rankings of graduate schools, including graduate schools of education. Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education and human development moved up to the No. 4 spot and continues to be… Read MoreMar 31, 2020
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Celebration honors nine new endowed chair holders
Nine Vanderbilt faculty members who have been awarded endowed chairs were recently honored by Interim Chancellor and Provost Susan R. Wente, deans, colleagues and family members. Read MoreFeb 28, 2020
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Vanderbilt researchers featured prominently in 2020 Edu-Scholar rankings
Seven professors from Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development are on the 2020 list, as well as one from the College of Arts and Science. Read MoreJan 8, 2020
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Vanderbilt’s Youth Safety and Well-being Study releases early findings
The goal of the study is to create a multi-year data set that allows teachers, youth workers, researchers and policymakers to promote safety and well-being for Nashville’s young people. Read MoreDec 19, 2019
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Uptick in charter schools is changing the way teachers find and get jobs
Researchers find that social networks play an increasing role in the fragmented teacher labor market. Read MoreDec 17, 2019
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Ann Therese Ndong-Jatta, MS’84: UNESCO Education Leader
It was with a scholarship from the Africa–America Institute that Ann Therese Ndong-Jatta enrolled at Vanderbilt to study educational leadership. Honored with the institute’s Distinguished Alumna Award, she now invests those skills in her native Africa. Read MoreNov 7, 2019
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Vanderbilt joins research alliance to bring STEM training to prisoners
Rich Milner is among an alliance of researchers who have been awarded a five-year, $5.2M NSF grant. Read MoreSep 30, 2019
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$3.2M grant to fund Vanderbilt study of reading skills in children who are deaf or hard of hearing
Participate in this study. Vanderbilt University has been awarded a $3.2 million grant by the National Institutes of Health to better understand how children who are deaf or hard of hearing excel at reading. Millions of children are hearing impaired and these individuals tend to have below-average… Read MoreSep 4, 2019
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Murry named University Professor
Velma McBride Murry, who holds the Lois Autrey Betts Chair in Education and Human Development, has been named University Professor of Human and Organizational Development and University Professor of Health Policy. Read MoreAug 26, 2019