Peabody Reflector

Nearly 50 years later, Chong-Moon Lee recalls the generosity he encountered during his first visit to the Peabody Library. Read More

photo by John Russell/Vanderbilt Do popular education reforms demoralize teachers? Three widely implemented practices intended to strengthen teaching actually do more to undermine… Read More

The deaths at Sandy Hook Elementary School demand not only our grief, but our reflection. Read More

Vandy goes Harry Potter! Students learn through the lens of the "Harry Potter" series. Ann Neely, associate professor of the practice of teaching and learning, and Georgene Troseth, associate professor of psychology, led a Harry Potter-themed first-year writing seminar in psychology in England over spring break. The… Read More

A sculpture, 'Water and Sun,' was donated to Vanderbilt by Frank Garrison Jr., BA’76, JD’79, and his wife Amy P. Garrison, BA’79, and installed on the Peabody campus. It was given in honor of Frank’s grandfather Sidney Clarence Garrison, who was president of Peabody from 1938 until… Read More

Many friends were lost this year; they will be missed. Photo by John Russell/Vanderbilt Alumni Berlin Vance, BS’39, of Amarillo, Texas, Jan. 1, 2013. Herschiel S. Barnes, BS’40, JD’48, of Cookeville, Tenn., Oct. 17, 2012. Joe T. Brandon, BS’42, of San Marcos, Calif., Sept. 9, 2012. Selina… Read More

Readers share their feedback and insights. Read More

New books have been published by Peabody faculty and alumni. Read More

When Virginia Johnson enrolled in Peabody, WWII was just ending and teachers were in high demand. Read More

Chris Lai says Peabody prepared him for the twists and turns of life. Read More

Willard Brown is one of the first in America to own the new Tesla model S electric car. Read More

The invitation was intriguing: “We’d love to have you write about how undergraduate teaching has changed during your tenure.” “Yes!” I thought, “This could be interesting!” Read More

The light-filled classrooms of The Paragon School in Orlando, Fla., provide everything that this mother ever hoped for in an academic environment for her son. That’s because she created it. Read More

Founder’s Medalist Jesse Neugebauer, who graduated in May with a bachelor of science in early childhood education and special education, led the Peabody Commencement processional behind Camilla P. Benbow, Patricia and Rodes Hart Dean of education and Human Development, and banner bearer Sarah Perlman. Read More

In the immediate aftermath of the December 2012 murders at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., the public’s horror over the violence escalated into a contentious debate on school safety, bullying, parenting and gun laws. Little is known about why Adam Lanza killed his mother, six educators and 20 first-graders before killing himself. The media replayed the few details that were known, but the traumatic incident left many questions in its wake. Peabody faculty weigh in. Read More

Director of Metro Nashville Public Schools Jesse Register, Dean Camilla Benbow and H. Rodes Hart, emeritus member of the Vanderbilt Board of Trust and longtime university supporter, at the Roundtable Donor Society Dinner on October 11. Read More

As a member of the National Science Board, I occasionally have the privilege of hearing firsthand accounts of recent scientific advances. Often the best new ideas result when people with different backgrounds and specialized knowledge are thrown together in unexpected ways and places. Peabody College has its own unique history of fostering innovations in the realms of education and human development. Read More

Children or Goats? I read with interest our summer edition of the Reflector and noted several references to “kids.” However there were no references to goats, who are the progenitors of kids. While observing a high school teacher, who was also a football coach, I learned that he always referred to his students… Read More

Camilla Benbow, Patricia and Rodes Hart Dean of Education and Human Development at Peabody, has been appointed to the board of directors for the Washington, D.C., think tank Education Sector. Education Sector is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization committed to achieving measurable impact in education, both through improving existing reform initiatives… Read More

On a beautiful day in late August, Peabody feted new graduate students at a dinner in front of the Wyatt Center (Social-Religious Building) during orientation. Read More