Reflector Summer 2017
From the Dean – July 2017
Aug. 10, 2017—Chronic illnesses do not affect only the body. They can also affect the brain. Peabody researchers are doing something about it.
Coping with Stress
Aug. 9, 2017—Bruce Compas has a groundbreaking study that shows which coping strategies work best.
Around the Mall
Aug. 9, 2017—Next Steps students graduate Next Steps at Vanderbilt held its annual commencement ceremony in April at the Wyatt Center. Next Steps is Tennessee’s first postsecondary education program for young people with intellectual disabilities. After a rigorous two-year experience that included coursework, life skills training and internships, all five graduates have secured employment. In the fall,...
Commencement 2017 News
Aug. 2, 2017—Visual artist Mel Chin named Distinguished Alumnus Visionary conceptual and visual artist Mel Chin was named as Peabody’s Distinguished Alumnus and addressed graduates at Commencement. Chin graduated from Peabody with a bachelor of arts in 1975. His art is inspired by political and social dilemmas. As a sculptor, he has pioneered new forms of environmental...
Research News
Aug. 2, 2017—$2.5M grant funds research on link between math and reading A study designed to identify the role that language comprehension plays in math problem solving and reading comprehension will continue its work thanks to a four-year, $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human...
Awards and Achievements
Aug. 2, 2017—Peabody College was Vanderbilt University’s highest-ranked graduate school in the 2017 U.S. News & World Report “Best Graduate School” rankings, published in March. Peabody ranked at No. 7 (a tie). Its programs also were highly ranked: Administration/Supervision, 1; Special Education, 1; Education Policy, 3; Curriculum/Instruction, 3 (tie); Educational Psychology, 4; Elementary Education, 5; Higher Education...
Supportive Spaces
Jul. 31, 2017—Class of 1979's Patricia Meadows is providing support to young teachers who hope to serve in at-risk schools.
Investing in Hope
Jul. 31, 2017—Patricia and Rodes Hart have endowed eight chairs at Peabody and two at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.
Hidden Epidemic
Jul. 31, 2017—While survival rates continue to rise for children with once-fatal health conditions like brain tumors, leukemia and congenital heart disease, that survival comes at a cost: long-term, and sometimes permanent, learning deficits. Psychology and Human Development’s Bruce Compas has released a groundbreaking new study on the magnitude of this problem—and what can be done
Overcoming Obstacles
Jul. 31, 2017—A racquet ball-size brain tumor was no match for Makenzie Matthews.
Leadership Pipeline
Jul. 29, 2017—A new partnership with the Governor's office is seeing its members rise in the ranks.
Summer 2017 Staff
Jul. 1, 2017—The Peabody Reflector is published in January and July by Peabody College in cooperation with Vanderbilt University News and Communications.