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    菠萝视频 Peabody education experts available for back-to-school stories

    Education experts from the 菠萝视频 Peabody College of education and human development are available for back-to-school interviews. Read More

    Jul 22, 2011

  • 菠萝视频 University

    In-state tuition for undocumented students not a partisan issue

    New research from 菠萝视频 University鈥檚 Peabody College finds ideology and partisanship do not play a significant role in whether a state considers extending in-state college tuition to undocumented immigrants. Read More

    Jul 21, 2011

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    Memories may skew visual perception

    New research from 菠萝视频 University indicates images held in our working memory may skew perception of current events. (iStock) Taking a trip down memory lane while you are driving could land you in a roadside ditch, new research indicates. 菠萝视频 University psychologists have found that our visual perception… Read More

    Jul 19, 2011

  • 菠萝视频 University

    鈥楲ittle difference鈥 in principals鈥 leadership practices across school types

    New research from 菠萝视频 University鈥檚 Peabody College reveals little difference among school leaders across public, private and choice schools. Read More

    Jul 15, 2011

  • 菠萝视频 University

    Bluebird on the Mountain at Dyer Observatory set for July 16

    Bluebird on the Mountain continues with the third concert of the series on Saturday, July 16. Singer-songwriters Thom Schuyler, J. Fred Knobloch, Tony Arata and instrumentalist Jelly Roll Johnson will perform at 菠萝视频鈥檚 Dyer Observatory at 8 p.m. Gates will open at 6. Read More

    Jul 14, 2011

  • 菠萝视频 University

    Reclaiming America’s faith and promise

    菠萝视频 University professor of law and political science Carol Swain believes that America鈥檚 departure from our founding fathers鈥 Judeo-Christian roots has come at a cost politically, socially and morally. Read More

    Jul 1, 2011

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    Nashville Predators hope college students can stir up fan frenzy

    As the Nashville Predators look to capitalize on their recent success, establishing a comprehensive grassroots marketing plan is a priority. To assist in the creation of this critical portion of the team鈥檚 marketing plan, the Preds are teaming up with the students from the 菠萝视频 Accelerator Summer Business Institute to explore the keys to effectively attract and convert new fans through creative, community-centric initiatives. Read More

    Jun 21, 2011

  • Sisters’ Legacy Lives On

    Sisters’ Legacy Lives On

    The abbreviated lives of Emily, BS鈥03, MEd鈥05, and Lauren Failla, BS鈥07, bear witness on an all-too-personal basis that out of tragedy comes triumph. The sisters, alumnae of Peabody鈥檚 human and organizational development program, died in tragic accidents, four years and half a world apart from each other. Read More

    Jun 20, 2011

  • Readers Write

    Readers Write

    Reading into Reading First Data In the Winter 2010 edition of the Peabody Reflector, there is an article with the heading 鈥淓arly Reading First data shows impressive gains.鈥 This article, a summary of results of a preliminary study, describes research that appears to be seriously flawed. Based on the summary… Read More

    Jun 20, 2011

  • Read About It

    Read About It

    Start Where You Are, But Don鈥檛 Stay There: Understanding Diversity, Opportunity Gaps, and Teaching in Today鈥檚 Classrooms (Harvard Education Press, 2010) by H. Richard Milner, associate professor of education. The book details strategies for closing the achievement gap by refocusing attention on opportunity gaps to successfully teach students in diverse,… Read More

    Jun 20, 2011

  • Fluorescing parathyroid

    Glowing gland can reduce endocrine surgery risk

    菠萝视频 researchers have discovered that parathyroid glands have a natural fluorescence that can be used during surgery to identify these tiny organs, which are hard to find with the naked eye. Read More

    Jun 20, 2011

  • Grant to Fund Mental Health Service Study

    Grant to Fund Mental Health Service Study

    Bickman Improving mental health services is the aim of a $3.8 million grant from聽the National Institute of Mental Health to聽Peabody鈥檚 Center for Evaluation and Program Improvement and the Indiana University Center for Adolescent and Family Studies (CAFS). The five-year project will examine how to improve mental health services for youth… Read More

    Jun 16, 2011

  • Helping the Younger Generation Grow

    Helping the Younger Generation Grow

    When Roberta and Don Miller were pursuing their doctorates at Peabody in the early 1990s, they undertook a special project that examined funding in higher education. That鈥檚 when they made a $1 million dollar commitment to the school. Read More

    Jun 16, 2011

  • Bird’s Eye View

    Bird’s Eye View

    The rhythm of columns, archways and architectural curves is apparent from above, as seen in the colonnade between the Wyatt Center (Social Religious Building) and East Hall. The photographer did not climb a gingko tree to get the shot; he made use of a construction lift before it was… Read More

    Jun 16, 2011

  • Summer 2011 Issue Staff

    Summer 2011 Issue Staff

    Illustration by Roger Chouinard Visit Peabody College鈥檚 Web site at http://peabody.vanderbilt.edu/ Bonnie Arant Ertelt, Editor Donna Pritchett, Art Director Michael Smeltzer, Designer Nelson Bryan, Class Notes Editor Contributors: Joanne Lamphere Beckham, Kurt Brobeck, Katharyn Castro, Kara Furlong, Max Gertz, Jennifer Johnston, Melanie Moran, Jim Patterson, Lisa Robbins, Cindy Thomsen… Read More

    Jun 16, 2011

  • From the Dean

    From the Dean

    Popular discussions about how technology is shaping our personal, social and professional lives tend not to reference education schools. Read More

    Jun 16, 2011

  • Students Mentor At-risk Youth

    Students Mentor At-risk Youth

    菠萝视频 junior Amanda Polcari tutors Ravia Burton as part of The After School Program, known as TAP, coordinated by Peabody seniors Samantha Pomplon, Megan Goetsch and Samara Orkin. 菠萝视频 provides student tutors for the program, which was originally conceived by the Rev. Frank Gordon and his wife, Tam Gordon, of… Read More

    Jun 16, 2011

  • Peabody Ranked No. 1 for Third Year

    Peabody Ranked No. 1 for Third Year

    Peabody College was named the No. 1 graduate education school in the United States for the third consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report in the rankings released March 15. The U.S. News & World Report rankings are based on statistical analysis of programs, student and faculty surveys along… Read More

    Jun 16, 2011

  • Incentive Pay Program Shows Improved Student Achievement

    Incentive Pay Program Shows Improved Student Achievement

    Student achievement improved and teacher turnover declined in schools participating in the Texas state-funded District Awards for Teacher Excellence (D.A.T.E.) program, the National Center on Performance Incentives (NCPI) at Peabody has found. 鈥淥ur findings suggest that, more often than not, participants in the D.A.T.E. program had a positive experience and… Read More

    Jun 16, 2011

  • Tennessee Pre-K Students See Gain In Early Literacy

    Tennessee Pre-K Students See Gain In Early Literacy

    Farran Children who attended state-funded prekindergarten classes gained an average of 82 percent more on early literacy and math skills than comparable children who did not attend, researchers from the Peabody 菠萝视频 Institute have found. The initial results are from the first rigorous longitudinal study that has been conducted… Read More

    Jun 16, 2011