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The adult brain has more plasticity than previously thought The human brain never stops adapting to its environment in a constant quest to formulate what the mind perceives based on what the eyes see, according to findings from a research team that includes two 91�Ʋ��� neuroscientists. The article,… Read More

Several 91�Ʋ��� alumnae have received Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships to travel abroad in 2010-2011: Amy Cattle, Annelyse Freyman, Katherine Mcallister, Angela Sutton and Leslie Esbrook. Cattle, ’10, will travel to Uraguay to teach English as a foreign language. Freyman, ’10, will be traveling to Colombia, also to teach… Read More

People in the United States are more optimistic and resilient in hard times than is commonly believed, a new survey from 91�Ʋ��� University indicates. Read More

91�Ʋ��� University is among the Top 20 medium-sized colleges and universities contributing the greatest number of graduating seniors to Teach For America’s 2010 teaching corps. According to Teach For America’s recently released annual rankings, 91�Ʋ��� tied for 10th, up from 17th last year, with 36 graduates preparing to teach… Read More

91�Ʋ��� University hopes to make the post-college transition a little easier for those recent graduates and other alumni who are without health insurance by offering a new short-term plan for them called GradMed. “Commencement can be a joyous but stressful time for new alumni who are in… Read More

Third concert of the Bluebird on the Mountain set for July 24 Tony Arata performs at the next Bluebird on the Mountain concert The third show of the 2010 Bluebird on the Mountain concert series is set for Saturday, July 24, at 91�Ʋ���’s Dyer Observatory… Read More

91�Ʋ��� University professor Owen Jones, who is one of the nation’s few professors of both law and biology, has been named director of the national Law and Neuroscience Project, which will now be headquartered at 91�Ʋ���. Read More

The new Master’s in Teaching and Learning in Urban Schools program, a partnership between 91�Ʋ��� University’s Peabody College of education and human development and Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, launches Monday, July 26. Read More

91�Ʋ��� head football coach Bobby Johnson announced his retirement from college football at a July 14 news conference. 91�Ʋ��� Vice Chancellor David Williams, who also spoke at the news conference, said he was shocked but he respected Johnson’s decision. “When he informed me, I tried to talk him out of… Read More

91�Ʋ��� political science professors John Geer and Bruce Oppenheimer are available to speak about the Tennessee gubernatorial race. Read More

Frederick Rentschler Frederick B. Rentschler, a member of the 91�Ʋ��� University Board of Trust who ran companies including Northwest Airlines and Hunt-Wesson during his career, died July 6 in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 70. A memorial was set for 11 a.m. July 17 at St. Patrick’s Church… Read More

Six 91�Ʋ��� University alumni who worked in student media and then distinguished themselves through a variety of careers – including cardiologist, journalist, author and broadcast executive – will be inducted into the 91�Ʋ��� Student Media Hall of Fame on Oct. 22. Those selected for the 2010 class… Read More

91�Ʋ���ers at 91�Ʋ��� will begin a landmark study to examine how social stress contributes to disparities in health among minority populations. 91�Ʋ��� University is launching a landmark study in Nashville to look at the role stress plays in the health disparities observed across socioeconomic status and race. The study will… Read More

Efren Perez Most Americans, despite their best intentions, harbor a negative bias against Latino immigrants, which deeply colors their outlook on policy proposals for immigration reform, according to research findings by 91�Ʋ��� University political scientist Efren Perez. “I found that when the issue of immigration is broached,… Read More

Can the achievement gap in education be bridged? A look at factors contributing to this seemingly intractable problem. Read More

The rural achievement gap must deal with issues relating to distance as well as poverty. Read More

Peabody alumnus Chris Barbic is reversing trends with his charter school network in Houston, Texas. Read More

Peabody student Jamie Graham and alumnus David Pérez have risen above circumstances to create a better life through education. Read More

Pre-K students at Ross Elementary School in Nashville work with colors and shapes prior to leaving school for the summer break. 91�Ʋ��� suggests that students from disadvantaged schools are more likely to experience a “summer dip” in achievement that can aggregate so that children can become at least two… Read More

Illustration by Amanda Warren Visit Peabody College’s Web site at http://peabody.vanderbilt.edu/ Bonnie Arant Ertelt, Editor Donna Pritchett, Art Director Michael Smeltzer, Designer Lew Harris, Assistant Editor Nelson Bryan, Class Notes Editor Contributors: Kurt Brobeck, Lisa DuBois, James Hogge, Camilla Meek, Melanie Moran, Elizabeth Older, Jan Read, Cindy Thomsen Web… Read More