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Braxton is 10th most cited in higher education literature John Braxton John M. Braxton, professor of education at Peabody, is the 10th most cited individual in higher education research according to a recent study published in ������Ƶ in Higher Education. Only a small number of academic papers are cited even… Read More

Peabody College has a long history of hosting gatherings to bring faculty, staff, students and families together. One of the more popular events was “Watermelon Cutting Day,” which was celebrated during the 1940s until the late 1970s. Watermelon cutting was a special event to mark significant days and occasions at… Read More

A community component of the Early Reading First project combined forces with the Nashville Public Library to foster home literacy in a summer program called Lift Off Camp. YMCA Urban Services Program hosted the camp in August to boost learning gains and smooth the transition into kindergarten. Several ������Ƶ Peabody… Read More

From left, Charlotte Bryson, executive director of Tennessee Voices for Children, and Jack McKenzie, president of the board of directors, along with Catelyn Sweeney presented longtime children’s advocate Craig Anne Heflinger, associate dean for graduate studies and professor of human and organizational development at Peabody, with its Lifetime Invisible… Read More

Gankse Kathy Ganske, professor of the practice of literacy in the Department of Teaching and Learning. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Virginia in 1994 and comes to Peabody from Oberlin College. Goodwin Amanda Goodwin, assistant professor of language, literacy and culture in the Department of Teaching and… Read More

International AIDS activist Stephen Lewis will talk about his experiences with the HIV/AIDS pandemic Thursday, Dec. 2, as part of ������Ƶ University’s commemoration of World AIDS Day. Read More

“Bush Republicanism did as much to breathe life into the Tea Party Rebellion as did Obama Democracy,” according to ������Ƶ University historian Gary Gerstle. Read More

[Media Note: ������Ƶ has a 24/7 TV and radio studio with a dedicated fiber optic line and ISDN line. Use of the TV studio with ������Ƶ experts is free, except for reserving fiber time. A high resolution photo of Nicolas Bollen is available here.] (Photo credit: iStock photo) As hedge… Read More

Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, Duco Jansen and Peter Konrad Using beams of light to allow amputees not only to control but also to feel the movement of prosthetic limbs is the ambitious goal of a new $5.6 million Department of Defense initiative. The Defense Advanced ������Ƶ Projects Agency is tapping the… Read More

Photo courtesy of National Eye Institute A brain area known to play a critical role in vision is divided into compartments that respond separately to different colors and orientations, ������Ƶ University researchers have discovered. The findings have important implications for furthering our understanding of perception and attention. The research… Read More

Suman Seth The work of former ������Ƶ student Suman Seth was used by the United Nations to develop a measure of gender inequality as one of three “innovative new measurements” in its annual Human Development Report. The 2010 Human Development Report, released Nov. 4, includes the Gender Inequality Index, based… Read More

The Presidency of George W. Bush Gary Gerstle, the James G. Stahlman Professor of American History, has done extensive research about President George W. Bush’s vision for a multicultural world and the steep challenges it faced during his administration. Gerstle’s essay, “Minorities, Multiculturalism and the Presidency of George W. Read More

Dawn Turton, executive director of the ������Ƶ International Office since 2007, has been named assistant provost for faculty. Beginning Dec. 1, she will manage the university’s five-year interim review by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and will work with schools to facilitate the recognition of ������Ƶ’s faculty… Read More

Robert Spencer, formerly director of financial planning at ������Ƶ University, has been promoted to assistant vice chancellor for treasury. Effective Nov. 1, Spencer began working directly with the vice chancellor for finance’s office to further advance the professional stewardship of the university’s working capital and debt portfolios. “Robert will… Read More

Members of the ������Ƶ student organization the Alternative Energy Club will present a hands-on training and demonstration about making biodiesel fuel on campus on Thursday, Nov. 11. Small groups of volunteers will be led by members of the Alternative Energy Club in making mini-batches of biodiesel starting with waste vegetable… Read More

A report released this week by the Council of Great City Schools finds black students continue to perform and test at levels significantly below their white counterparts. A new book released this month by ������Ƶ University education professor H. Richard Milner details strategies for closing this persistent achievement gap by… Read More

New research from ������Ƶ University and the University of Virginia finds that infants learn little to nothing from popular educational videos and learn the most from face-to-face interactions with their parents and other familiar figures. Read More

Helping foster children’s learning and readiness for school through the federal Head Start program is the goal of a new National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning, created this fall with a $40 million grant from the Office of Head Start. Read More

“The Sixties at 50,” an exhibition of video, photos and other treasures from one of society’s most significant decades, is on display at the ������Ƶ University Central Library and Special Collections. The exhibition was curated by a team of ������Ƶ subject librarians and technology staff under the guidance… Read More

Richard Milner, Betts Associate Professor of Education and Human Development ������Ƶ University education scholar Richard Milner has won the 2010 Carl A. Grant Multicultural ������Ƶ Award from the National Association for Multicultural Education. The award was presented at the 20th annual international NAME conference in Las Vegas on Nov. 5. Read More