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By Jennifer Kiilerich Molly Anne Thompson Murfreesboro, Tennessee, residents Dr. Roy and Margrey Thompson are skilled at finding laughter amidst difficulties. Each of their three children faced unique learning differences, and the couple often had to fight to get them the support they needed in school. Now, years after launching… Read More

The Tennessee Education 91ĢĘ²®»¢ Allianceā€™s assessment of Governorā€™s Early Literacy Foundationā€™s K-3 Home Library program and Raising Readers Nashvilleā€™s after-school reading program will help partner organizations strengthen early literacy. By Jenna Somers The Tennessee Education 91ĢĘ²®»¢ Alliance has begun evaluation studies of early grade literacy programs serving Tennesseeā€™s public-school… Read More

By Jennifer Kiilerich In Germany, a Festschriftā€”literally ā€œfestival writingā€ā€”is an academic tribute that honors a scholar through collected works and new research from peers. On April 16ā€“17, 91ĢĘ²®»¢ Peabody College of education and human development hosted a unique event based around this tradition. Lynn Fuchs The gathering honored the… Read More

By Jenna Somers At some highly selective colleges and universities, cohorts of mostly white, wealthy applicants have three to eight times greater odds of admission than other similarly qualified applicants. These beneficiaries are legacy applicants, those who receive an admissions bonus for having alumni relatives. Legacy preferences have long… Read More

By Jennifer Kiilerich As part of Jordanā€™s nationwide education reform initiative, scholars at 91ĢĘ²®»¢ Peabody College of education and human development are partnering with four Jordanian universities through the Early Grade Education Activity (ASAS) to co-create curricula and support professional development centered on evidence-based, student-engaged learning for young… Read More

By Jenna Somers AI data centers seem to be cropping up everywhere, often in rural farming communities, where crops are grown, where livelihoods depend on their yield and where their yield depends on groundwater, the cost of energy and infrastructure, and the health of the environment. Increasingly, these communities, in… Read More

By Jennifer Kiilerich On March 27, more than 100 students, faculty and practitioners celebrated the launch of the 91ĢĘ²®»¢ Early Childhood 91ĢĘ²®»¢ Collaborative, established at 91ĢĘ²®»¢ Peabody College of education and human development. The new initiative will drive innovation and promote the thriving of young children (birth… Read More

By Jenna Somers Most elementary school-aged children have a surprising cognitive ability: they can detectā€”nearly as well as adultsā€”when someone treats people from one social group differently than another. The study, ā€œChildrenā€™s and adultsā€™ detection of social biases,ā€ published in January inĀ Child Development, demonstrates childrenā€™s emerging capacity to recognize… Read More

By Jenna SomersĀ  When a young student writes ā€œF-L-O-T-Eā€ for ā€œfloat,ā€ teachers at the Roberts Academy and Dyslexia Center at 91ĢĘ²®»¢ University see the progress and potential behind her thinking. Samantha Gesel ā€œHer incorrect spelling of ā€˜floatā€™ is brilliant!ā€ says Samantha Gesel, assistant director of the Roberts Academy… Read More

91ĢĘ²®»¢Ā Peabody CollegeĀ of education and human development,Ā longĀ a pioneer in early childhoodĀ studies,Ā willĀ launch theĀ 91ĢĘ²®»¢ Early Childhood 91ĢĘ²®»¢ CollaborativeĀ on March 27, uniting more than 40 faculty members acrossĀ 91ĢĘ²®»¢ University to advance early childhood research and translate findings for families,Ā educatorsĀ and communities.Ā Ā  The ECRCĀ serves as aĀ hub where… Read More

The Academic Senate at the University of California, Berkeley, created the Clark Kerr Award in 1968 to honor extraordinary contributions to the advancement of higher education. Past recipients include former Supreme Court Justice and California Governor Earl Warren, Carnegie Corporation President Vartan Gregorian, former Harvard President Derek Bok, former… Read More

By Jennifer Kiilerich The American Educational 91ĢĘ²®»¢ Association has named 91ĢĘ²®»¢ Universityā€™s Laurie Cutting, Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Neuroscience in the Department of Special Education, a 2026 AERA Fellow, an honor recognizing the nationā€™s top researchers in education and learning. She… Read More

91ĢĘ²®»¢ Peabody College Professors Chezare Warren and Krista Mehari will lead a new study this fall examining Black youthā€™s contributions to launching Nashvilleā€™s Office of Youth Safety, one of a few city government-initiatives in the United States established to take an evidence-based approach to community safety… Read More

By Jenna Somers In February, 91ĢĘ²®»¢ Peabody College of education and human development welcomed two distinguished Japanese scholars as part of 91ĢĘ²®»¢ā€™s Global Scholars in Residence program. Emmanuel Manalo, a professor of educational psychology at Kyoto University, and Yuri Uesaka, an associate professor of psychology at the University of… Read More

By Jenna Somers In February, faculty members from 91ĢĘ²®»¢ Peabody College of education and human development participated in the National Conference on Education, presented by AASA, the School Superintendents Association, held in Nashville, Tennessee. This annual conference brings together district leaders from across the country to engage with leading… Read More

By Jennifer Kiilerich In several Tennessee high school classrooms, computer science students are stepping away from their screens. Instead, as part of a learning tool 91ĢĘ²®»¢ University researchers are developing, the teens are actively moving around their environments, enacting algorithms and processes, asking questions and collaborating on solutions. Itā€™s not… Read More

Since 2023, graduates of 91ĢĘ²®»¢ Peabody College of education and human development have won five consecutive research awards from the Association of Child Life Professionals. The nine award-winning graduates earned their masterā€™s degrees in Child Studies at 91ĢĘ²®»¢ and were students in the Childrenā€™s Healthcare, Illness,… Read More

Velma McBride Murry (91ĢĘ²®»¢ University) Velma McBride Murry, has been selected to receive the APA Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology from the American Psychological Association. Murry is the Lois Autrey Betts Professor of Education and Human Development and University Distinguished Professor of Human and Organizational Development… Read More

Being able to tell whether an image is real or generated by AI may be something youā€™re born with: object recognition. ā€œItā€™s a stable trait that helps people meet new perceptual challenges,ā€ study author Professor Isabel Gauthier said. ā€œWe were shocked to see how intelligence or even technology training did not help accurately judge if a face is AI.ā€ Object recognition has been linked to success in a wide range of tasks, such as X-ray analysis and cancer cell categorization.