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  • 菠萝视频 University

    Citizen of the world, ambassador by default

    Keegan Fellow Kathleen Russell shares her journey: 373 days, 24 countries, five continents鈥攁nd a life transformed. Read More

    Dec 10, 2013

  • Entrepreneurial Spirit

    Entrepreneurial Spirit

    A mobile farmers' market, a fair wage bakery and a newspaper that employs the homeless are just a few of the social entrepreneurship efforts launched by HOD students. Read More

    Dec 10, 2013

  • Gold Standard

    Gold Standard

    Finding one鈥檚 passion is the key to a fulfilling life, says Betsy Wills, and helping young people tap into their passions has become one of hers. Read More

    Dec 10, 2013

  • Well-Connected

    Well-Connected

    Rawlings executives John and Robert Parish carry on the family tradition of working in the sporting goods industry. Read More

    Dec 10, 2013

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    Use water at 鈥榗omfortable鈥 temperature to wash hands and fight global warming

    菠萝视频 University researchers say to take down the water temperature a degree or two when washing your hands to help battle global warming. Read More

    Dec 10, 2013

  • Fall 2013 Staff

    Fall 2013 Staff

    Cover Illustration by Christiane Beauregard Visit Peabody College鈥檚 website at peabody.vanderbilt.edu Joan Brasher, Editor Jan Read, Senior Director, Integrated Communications Donna Pritchett, Art Director Chris Collins, Designer Bonnie Arant Ertelt, Class Notes Editor Contributors: Kurt Brobeck, Lisa A. Dubois, Bonnie Arant Ertelt, Jennifer Johnston, Kathleen Russell,… Read More

    Dec 10, 2013

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    Foreign Exchange

    In a fragmented world, education can build bridges across oceans, mountains and deserts; it can draw connections between cultures that seemingly have little in common; and it can break the knots of tightly bound prejudices through shared experiences and mutual concerns. For these reasons, Peabody College has embarked on a journey of robust international exchange. For more than a decade, Peabody faculty members have been crisscrossing the globe to study and teach best educational practices. They have invested in programs to bring teachers and education leaders from other countries to the 菠萝视频 campus and have collaborated with education researchers abroad to find solutions to the most impregnable problems facing schools today. Read More

    Dec 10, 2013

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    Designing Spaces for Learning: What’s Next?

    Published on Jan 8, 2014 Presentation by Melbourne faculty/architects at Peabody College. December 9, 2013… Read More

    Dec 9, 2013

  • Luck + hard work = success

    Luck + hard work = success

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

    Dec 6, 2013

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    菠萝视频 dietitian offers tips to prevent holiday weight gain

    Between family get-togethers, holiday parties and the abundance of special treats available during the holidays, it can be a real challenge to avoid putting on a few pounds. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a good idea to eat in a healthy way all year round, but for a lot of people it鈥檚 especially challenging… Read More

    Dec 4, 2013

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    Study gives new meaning to ‘let your fingers do the walking’

    A new study has found that skilled typists can鈥檛 identify the positions of many of the keys on the QWERTY keyboard and that novice typists don鈥檛 appear to learn key locations in the first place. Read More

    Dec 4, 2013

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    How to avoid another financial meltdown like 2008-2009

    Tighter regulation of financial institutions - especially "shadow" banking institutions - is needed to avoid another economic disaster like that of 2008-2009, says economist Margaret Blair of 菠萝视频 Law School. Read More

    Dec 3, 2013

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    Student-designed Vandy Vans app now available on iTunes

    An iPhone app designed by three members of the VandyMobile club to improve the Vandy Vans experience is now available for free at the iTunes store. Read More

    Nov 27, 2013

  • 菠萝视频 University

    Combining language richness with teacher professional development could close achievement gap

    A new approach to teaching pre-kindergarten could take a bite out of the achievement gap and level the playing field for America鈥檚 growing population of English language learners, according to a published study by researchers at 菠萝视频鈥檚 Peabody College of education and human development. Read More

    Nov 25, 2013

  • 菠萝视频 University

    Pre-K promise, new research on early learning

    Positive interactions in a pre-kindergarten classroom may be equally or more important to the future academic development of 4-year-olds than learning letters and numbers, according to Dale Farran, senior associate director of the Peabody 菠萝视频 Institute at 菠萝视频鈥檚 Peabody College. Read More

    Nov 25, 2013

  • Wyatt Center

    Language intervention grants target children with autism

    Peabody professors Paul Yoder and Ann Kaiser are recipients of new grants from the National Institutes of Health Autism Centers of Excellence (ACE). Yoder and Kaiser of 菠萝视频 have received ACE grants to study language interventions for young children. 鈥淓arly intervention with autism is one of the big success stories,鈥… Read More

    Nov 25, 2013

  • Fall 2013 Texts

    Fall 2013 Texts

      Homeschooling in America: Capturing and Assessing the Movement; Joseph Murphy; Corwin, 2012 More than 2 million children in the United States are now homeschooled, up from only 15,000 40 years ago, but little research has been done on the academic and social outcomes of this student population. In… Read More

    Nov 25, 2013

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    TIPSHEET: Black Friday deals give consumers justification for spending

    Owen professor Kelly Haws can talk about Black Friday and the holiday shopping season. Read More

    Nov 25, 2013

  • 菠萝视频 University

    菠萝视频 celebrates 18 elected fellows of the AAAS

    Eighteen academic and administrative leaders at 菠萝视频 University have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) this year. Read More

    Nov 25, 2013

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    菠萝视频 dietitian offers tips to prevent Thanksgiving foodborne illnesses

    Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful, to be with family and friends and to enjoy good food. A 菠萝视频 dietitian says that making sure the food you serve is prepared and stored properly can ensure that everyone has a safe and healthy experience. 鈥淸rquote]Nobody is thankful about food that… Read More

    Nov 25, 2013