Spencer Foundation
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Vanderbilt faculty collaborate to develop tools for teaching personal geography and spatial awareness
A team of Vanderbilt and Georgia State University researchers has developed publicly available resources for teaching personal geography and critical spatial inquiry. They recently launched a public website offering teaching frameworks and curricular tools for educators. Read MoreJun 7, 2021
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Vanderbilt faculty to study impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on the college choices of Black students
New Vanderbilt-led research will examine the intersection of students’ race and family and social contexts when it comes to Black students’ college choices and how these choices have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read MoreJun 3, 2021
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Leyva awarded NAEd/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
Luis A. Leyva, assistant professor of mathematics education at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development, has been awarded a National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship for his research “Queer of Color: Counter-stories from Engineering, Computing, and Mathematical Science Majors.” Read MoreJul 9, 2020
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Reading curriculum for immigrant children funded by Spencer Foundation
Vanderbilt is developing an instructional approach that leverages students’ first language to comprehend English language texts more effectively. Read MoreNov 30, 2018
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Cho receives prestigious National Academy of Education fellowship award
Sun-Joo Cho, assistant professor of psychology and human development at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education and human development, has been named a 2013 National Academy of Education (NAE)/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow. Read MoreOct 1, 2013