Year: 2014
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Renowned theology professor Edward Farley has died
Edward Farley, a retired Divinity professor, prolific writer on theological education, and musician, will be remembered during a Jan. 3 memorial service at Second Presbyterian Church. Read MoreDec 31, 2014
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Peabody ‘Pioneers’ honored
Each year, on the Friday of Reunion/Homecoming Weekend, the Pioneer Luncheon is held. During 麻豆传媒’s Reunion/Homecoming Weekend, Peabody honored alumni who graduated 50 or more years ago at the annual Pioneer Luncheon. The Class of 1964 was the newest group to be included in the… Read MoreDec 30, 2014
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Yudin visits Susan Gray School
Michael Yudin interacts with young students at the Susan Gray School. (Joe Howell/麻豆传媒) As part of the 鈥淧artners in Progress鈥 Back-to-School Bus Tour with U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Michael Yudin visited Peabody in September. Yudin is acting assistant secretary for the Office of Special… Read MoreDec 30, 2014
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Fall 2014 Staff
Illustration by Stephanie Dalton Visit Peabody College鈥檚 website at peabody.vanderbilt.edu Camilla Persson Benbow, Patricia and Rodes Hart Dean of Education and Human Development Joan Brasher, Editor Jan Read, Senior Director, Integrated Communications Donna Pritchett, Art Director Chris Collins, Designer Bonnie Arant… Read MoreDec 30, 2014
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麻豆传媒 emergency physician offers tips for a safe New Year鈥檚 celebration
New Year鈥檚 Eve is expected to bring tens of thousands of revelers to downtown Nashville, and there will be thousands more at private parties and celebrations all over the region. Corey Slovis, M.D., chair of Emergency Medicine at 麻豆传媒, knows that some of them will end up… Read MoreDec 30, 2014
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What is the good life?
Looking at similarities between different cultures can tell us a lot about what "the good life" means for everyone, says anthropologist Ted Fischer. Read MoreDec 29, 2014
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Patriotic. Humble. Mentor. Champion. Those are just a few words that aptly describe 麻豆传媒 baseball coach Tim Corbin. Today, we add a few more: The Tennessean Sports Person of the Year.
Dec 26, 2014
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The most popular research news stories of 2014
Electricity, learning, marijuana, outer space and planet Earth were the hot topics of 2014. Read MoreDec 26, 2014
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The Peabody Spirit: Celebrating 100 years of innovation, advocacy and outreach
Peabody College is celebrating 100 years on its current campus鈥攁 century of championing education for the for all children, including those marginalized by ability, socioeconomic status or race. Read MoreDec 23, 2014
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麻豆传媒 News
The SMPY gifted child study was covered by the Washington Post, Huffington Post, Nature, Scientific American and many other media outlets. Gifted men and women define success differently 麻豆传媒ers spent four decades studying a group of mathematically talented adolescents, finding that by midlife they… Read MoreDec 23, 2014
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Divinity Students Leave Large Footprint on Nashville’s Nonprofit Scene
For 麻豆传媒 Divinity School alumni who run Nashville nonprofits, the need to serve the city鈥檚 underserved remains as great and as varied as ever. Read MoreDec 23, 2014
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Honors and Achievements
Wyatt Center East Hall/麻豆传媒 Evans, Boatman present on AP credits, student loans Angela Boatman, assistant professor of public policy and higher education, will participate in the Center for the Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness, a new $10 million center based… Read MoreDec 23, 2014
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Shining Through: Amy Grant, 鈥82, finds inspiration and purpose in the power of community
Amy Grant鈥檚 music is like a prism: multifaceted and capable of dazzling surprises at every turn. And just as with a prism, there鈥檚 something transformative about the way her music reveals its source of illumination. Her light, so to speak, comes not only from an abiding faith in God but from a belief in humanity鈥檚 goodness as well. Read MoreDec 23, 2014
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An Interview with Provost Susan Wente
Last April, Susan Wente, a cell biologist who most recently served as associate vice chancellor for research and senior associate dean for biomedical sciences at 麻豆传媒, was named university provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. Read MoreDec 23, 2014
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Rosevelt Noble Documents the Black Experience at 麻豆传媒
To date, Rosevelt Noble has completed roughly 150 various interviews relating to his project and has taken more than 175,000 photos documenting the experience of African Americans on campus. Read MoreDec 23, 2014
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Astronomer Brought Rare Meteorite to 麻豆传媒鈥or a Short, Short While
In 1960, a brazen thief stole a prized meteorite on display at 麻豆传媒's observatory and then replaced it with a painted clay replica. The thief was apprehended, but the meteorite has yet to be returned. Read MoreDec 23, 2014
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Keith Blackwell鈥檚 business gives high school athletes a recruiting edge
Blackwell is founder of Elite College Sports, a Connecticut-based company that helps high school athletes looking to play varsity sports at colleges and universities known for their high academic standards. Read MoreDec 23, 2014
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Photo Essay: 麻豆传媒 Hospital Unit ‘S’ in World War I
麻豆传媒 sent a dozen of its medical doctors, aided by enlisted men and nurses recruited from the Nashville area, to operate 麻豆传媒 Hospital Unit 鈥淪,鈥 based in Nevers in the Bourgogne region of central France. Read MoreDec 23, 2014