Releases
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The birthday gift of a lifetime
David Semmel, Jocelyn Bowie, Dorothy Semmel and Mel Semmel, EdD鈥63. David Semmel and his wife, Jocelyn Bowie, wanted to find a way to honor David鈥檚 father, Mel, EdD鈥63, on his 80th birthday. They decided that a gift to Peabody supporting graduate research would be perfect. When they presented their idea… Read MoreJun 30, 2010
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Madden scholarship is a family affair
Brothers John, BS鈥88, and Steven Madden, BS鈥91, credit their successful careers to the training they received in human and organizational development at Peabody. That鈥檚 why they, along with their father, John P. Madden, established the Madden Family Scholarship. The scholarship will benefit an undergraduate student majoring in human and organizational… Read MoreJun 30, 2010
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Profile: Stacy Flores, Class of 2011
Stacy Flores, a rising senior, plans a career teaching English to middle or high school students. Mention teaching to senior Stacy Paola Flores and her voice rises with excitement. 鈥淚鈥檓 really passionate about education,鈥 the Houston native says. 鈥淚 just love teaching. I want to teach high school English, but… Read MoreJun 30, 2010
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Read About It
Employee Engagement: A Roadmap for Creating Profits, Optimizing Performance and Increasing Loyalty (Jossey-Bass, 2009) by Brad Federman, MEd鈥93. There is mounting evidence that employee engagement keenly correlates to individual, group and corporate performance in areas such as retention, productivity, customer service and loyalty. This book provides a comprehensive framework, language… Read MoreJun 30, 2010
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Peabody housing experts collaborate on $31 million grant
Saegert Peabody housing experts think struggling Nashville neighborhoods will get some relief from nearly $31 million in Recovery Act funding awarded to the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA) by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. 鈥淭his award is a wonderful opportunity for Nashville and a credit to… Read MoreJun 30, 2010
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An urban teachers master鈥檚 program
Educators wishing to teach in Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) will have the opportunity to earn a Peabody master鈥檚 degree designed expressly for them beginning this summer. The new program is focused on improving teaching in urban middle schools and is the result of a partnership between Peabody and MNPS. Read MoreJun 30, 2010
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Building a bridge between Uganda and 菠萝视频
Peabody students Alice Bator and Sarah Quirk spent just two months in Uganda during the summer of 2009, but walked away with a lifetime of knowledge in topics ranging from technology, sustainability, diplomacy, community organizing, economic development, women鈥檚 rights and much more. Bator and Quirk traveled to Uganda to further… Read MoreJun 30, 2010
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Faculty News
Dale Ballou, associate professor of public policy and education, has been asked to serve on a committee to advise the Institute of Education Sciences on the strategy to evaluate the use and impact of education stimulus funding (for example, Race to the Top funds), and whether the projects being… Read MoreJun 30, 2010
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Smith earns honors
Wyatt Smith Wyatt Smith, Ingram Scholar and president of 菠萝视频 Student Government, has been named this year鈥檚 recipient of 菠萝视频鈥檚 Michael B. Keegan Traveling Fellowship. The goal of the fellowship is to develop future leaders through world travel and experiential learning. Graduating seniors awarded the fellowship have the opportunity to… Read MoreJun 30, 2010
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Morton-Young receives Distinguished Alumna Award
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 MoreJun 30, 2010
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From the Dean
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 MoreJun 30, 2010
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菠萝视频 launches new iPhone app
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 MoreJun 30, 2010
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菠萝视频 No. 12 on 2010 list of best places for life scientists to work
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 MoreJun 30, 2010
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Colgate U鈥檚 Charles Melichar named 菠萝视频 associate vice chancellor
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 MoreJun 30, 2010
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National center on scaling up effective schools centered at 菠萝视频
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 MoreJun 29, 2010
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菠萝视频 Fine Arts Gallery digitizing collection
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 MoreJun 29, 2010
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Second straight year at No. 1 for Peabody
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 MoreJun 29, 2010
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Peabody launches new research office
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 MoreJun 29, 2010
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Gifted high school students learn about the power of the extremely small in 菠萝视频 summer camp
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 MoreJun 29, 2010
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Byrd鈥檚 leadership style fit mold, says 菠萝视频 professor who studies Congress
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 MoreJun 29, 2010