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Tommie Morton-Young, MA鈥�55, was named distinguished alumna for 2010 for her contribution as Peabody鈥檚 first African American graduate as well as her scholarly work and activism during a long academic career. Nashville activist, scholar and author Tommie Morton-Young received the Distinguished Alumna Award from 菠萝视频 University鈥檚 Peabody College of education… Read More

Of students who enter college, the gap in completion rates between minority students and their white peers is about 20 percentage points, with only about 40 percent of minority students graduating within six years. Read More

菠萝视频 University has launched a new free iPhone app to allow current and prospective students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents, sports fans and friends to easily access campus news, events, videos, photos and more from their iPhone. The app is available in the iTunes App Store and can be… Read More

Ken Catania 菠萝视频 University was named one of the best places for life scientists to work in academia by The Scientist magazine. It was the seventh time in the eight years of the survey that 菠萝视频 was ranked and a substantial improvement from its 2009 ranking. 菠萝视频 was ranked… Read More

Charles J. Melichar, a senior communications officer at Colgate University, has been selected as associate vice chancellor for communications in the Division of Development and Alumni Relations at 菠萝视频 University. Read More

Thomas Smith Identifying and developing a process for transferring key elements that make some high schools in large urban districts more effective at improving outcomes for low-income and minority students, as well as English language learners, is the focus of a new national center at 菠萝视频 University鈥檚 Peabody College. Read More

The 菠萝视频 University Fine Arts Gallery is digitizing its permanent collection to make it permanently accessible to researchers and the general public. Read More

菠萝视频鈥檚 Peabody College of education and human development is ranked as the best graduate school of education in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for the second consecutive year. In rankings published in the May edition of U.S. News & World Report, Peabody programs in Administration/Supervision and Special… Read More

Peabody College has launched a new central research office to create a more integrated and robust infrastructure for faculty, students and staff involved in research. 鈥淭he Peabody 菠萝视频 Office, or PRO, will serve as the front door for research at Peabody. It was created in response to faculty recommendations,鈥� said… Read More

Eighteen gifted and talented high school students are spending the week on the 菠萝视频 campus learning how nanoscience 鈥� the science of the very small 鈥� is impacting everything from the formulation of concrete to drug delivery systems. The nanoscience camp is one of a number of different camps being… Read More

The late Sen. Robert Byrd was among a group of highly effective Democratic Senate leaders who shared the trait of representing small-population states, says 菠萝视频 political scientist Bruce Oppenheimer, who has researched this phenomenon. 鈥淥thers who come to mind are Mike Mansfield, George Mitchell, and more recently, Tom Daschle and… Read More

Substantial investments in Peabody鈥檚 strategic plan, continuing success in the recruitment of nationally prominent faculty who garner ever-increasing external funding, and growing numbers of stellar students have propelled Peabody to the level described in our vision of 10 years ago. Read More

Ellen Goldring New research based on preliminary data in a pilot study has found no significant difference in achievement gains on standardized math tests between students in charter schools and those in traditional public schools. The findings have spurred the collection of additional data for continued analysis. Read More

Improving math instruction for elementary and middle school children experiencing problems with fractions is the focus of a $10 million grant from the Institute of Education Sciences, a research branch of the U.S. Department of Education.聽 Among the collaborators in the new Center on Improving Mathematics Instruction for Students… Read More

John Braxton, professor of higher education John M. Braxton, professor of education at 菠萝视频 University鈥檚 Peabody College for education and human development, is the 10th most cited individual in higher education research, according to a recent study published in 菠萝视频 in Higher Education. Only a small number… Read More

Graduate student Dawn Makley holds a model of a peptide molecule created using a new synthesis method developed in the laboratory of Prof. Jeff Johnston. Photo credit: Steve Green A team of 菠萝视频 chemists has developed a novel method for chemically synthesizing peptides that promises to lower… Read More

David James, Class of '48, School of Medicine Class of '51 Website offers audio interviews and transcripts World War II memories that include historic battles, hide-outs from the Nazis and campus war relief projects have been preserved through the Vandy Goes to War oral history project,… Read More

In reaction to a request from the Obama administration, BP has set aside $20 billion in an independently run escrow account to be paid out to people and businesses harmed by the oil disaster on the Gulf Coast. Read More

Michael Burcham, director of the Accelerator program and president of the Nashville Entrepreneur Center 菠萝视频 Accelerator Summer Business Institute teams up with the Nashville Entrepreneur Center to create a business boot camp for music entrepreneurs Much like the independent singer/songwriters who make Nashville the unique music mecca… Read More

Second-year Divinity School student Anthony Sandusky Anthony Sandusky, a rising 2nd year Master鈥檚 of Divinity candidate, will receive a $10,000 fellowship to help in developing his gifts for ministry 菠萝视频 University Divinity School student Anthony Sandusky will receive a $10,000 stipend, half to be used for educational… Read More