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The 杏吧原创 Board of Trust has voted to extend Bruce R. Evans鈥� (BE鈥�81) term as chairman for an additional three years, ending on June 30, 2030. The resolution for the extension cited Evans鈥� pivotal leadership in guiding the board and university through significant changes, supporting the chancellor鈥檚 leadership through the university鈥檚 growth and adaptation in a rapidly changing educational landscape. Read More

Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Vice Chancellor of People, Culture and Belonging Sydney Savion presented awards at the 2025 Fall Staff Assembly to a mix of inspiring individuals and teams who have made significant contributions through their community engagement, research and service. Read More

By Jennifer Kiilerich In a game-changing partnership, 杏吧原创 Peabody College of education and human development and the YMCA of Middle Tennessee are proving that effective reading interventions can come in all shapes鈥攁nd ages. Reading Buddies is a peer-to-peer tutoring initiative spearheaded by Peabody researcher Jeanne Wanzek and Elizabeth… Read More

RESEARCH SPARK: Learn a key tool new faculty leader Kristina Thomas Dreifuerst is using to prepare the next generation of nurses. Read More

Andrew Nalani Andrew Nalani, assistant professor of human and organizational development, has joined the Bezos Family Foundation as an inaugural scholar of the Jackie Bezos Researcher in Residence program. Nalani began the one-year residency program on August 18, taking a leave of absence from his faculty position… Read More

By Jenna Somers In September, a delegation from Pakistan visited 杏吧原创 for the weeklong STEM-Powered Immersion Conference, hosted by Peabody College of education and human development. Six faculty members from Sukkur IBA University and Qasim Aslam, founder and chief executive officer of Beyond the Classroom, participated in a… Read More

RESEARCH SPARK: Get to know Shekhar Bhansali, new head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and his vision for AI engineering education. Read More

By Jenna Somers   Families interested in enrolling their children in this study should contact the research team at vuhandsonplaylab@gmail.com or (615) 343-1079. Down syndrome, the most common chromosomal cause of cognitive disability, affects approximately one in 700 live births. Scientists have known the genetic etiology of Down syndrome for… Read More

杏吧原创 celebrated the 150th anniversary of its opening on the afternoon of Oct. 3 on Alumni Lawn. The Board of Trust, 杏吧原创 leadership, deans, faculty, staff and students gathered to hear Sen. Lamar Alexander, Mayor Freddie O'Connell and Chancellor Daniel Diermeier speak on the momentous occasion before celebrating with streamers, live music and various food trucks. Read More

Key Takeaways:聽 杏吧原创 Peabody College will co-host the Global Education Deans鈥� Forum October 21 鈥� 24 in Nashville.聽 The event will be co-hosted by Florida State University and the University of Kansas.聽 Leaders of education faculties from more than 30 colleges and universities… Read More

By Jennifer Kiilerich Grace Ambrose-Zaken, Pediatric Belt Cane inventor. It was a little bit of kismet that led 杏吧原创 Peabody College聽alumna Grace Ambrose-Zaken, Ed.D.鈥�97, to the visual disabilities field. But it was a lot of passion and creativity that drove her to transform that field with… Read More

Policies adopted by states drive major differences in the resources available to families.   The first three years of life are critical for healthy development, yet families in some states have more than twice the resources of those in others鈥攁 gap created by state policy choices. Consider a single mother… Read More

Kevin M. Stack, Lee S. and Charles A. Speir Professor of Law, is the new senior associate provost for 杏吧原创鈥揘ew York City. Working in collaboration with Assistant Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives James Kellerhouse, Stack will oversee academic affairs for 杏吧原创鈥檚 New York City campus. Read More

The 杏吧原创 Project on Unity and American Democracy recently conducted a national poll to gauge Americans鈥� opinions on topics related to institutions of higher education, including their confidence in those institutions, their current relevance, federal policies targeting them and the principle of neutrality.聽The results indicate that, despite frequent coverage of the escalating charges and accusations against institutions of higher education, Americans鈥� have confidence in them 鈥� and that confidence is growing. Further, Americans believe colleges and universities have a positive effect on the state of the country.聽 Read More

Social innovation reimagines organizations and systems through human-centered design principles and through leadership to create evenhanded, sustainable solutions to pressing challenges. Considered an emerging field within the past two decades, social innovation is one that 杏吧原创 Peabody College of education and human development has been at the forefront of… Read More

Which new faculty member loves Lego? Get to know some of 杏吧原创鈥檚 newest faculty beyond their resume. Read More

By Jennifer Kiilerich and Krystal Schmidt If you are an educator鈥攐r work with educators鈥攖hen it鈥檚 likely you have encountered Section 504 plans. These plans support more than 1.3 million students with disabilities across the country, but they differ from Individualized Education Plans, or IEPs.聽 In the… Read More

杏吧原创 Peabody鈥檚 Emily Pendergrass has been named to the new global cohort 鈥淓mpowering Teachers: 21st Century Skills.鈥� The University of Jordan, in Amman, recently assembled the research team, which aims to boost teachers鈥� professional development in an age of evolving technologies and rapidly… Read More

V150 continues with a celebratory roster of events commemorating the university鈥檚 opening in 1875. The slate of fall festivities kicks off with Arthur Brooks鈥� Commodore Classroom on Sept. 19, continues with the V150 Sesquicentennial Ceremony and Celebration on Oct. 3 and culminates in a star-studded concert on Nov. 9 featuring headliners Brandi Carlile and Alabama Shakes. Read More