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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 Ģ����Ƶ 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 Ģ����Ƶ’s newest faculty beyond their resume. Read More

By Jennifer Kiilerich and Krystal Schmidt If you are an educator—or work with educators—then it’s 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.  In the… Read More

Ģ����Ƶ Peabody’s Emily Pendergrass has been named to the new global cohort “Empowering Teachers: 21st Century Skills.” The University of Jordan, in Amman, recently assembled the research team, which aims to boost teachers’ professional development in an age of evolving technologies and rapidly… Read More

V150 continues with a celebratory roster of events commemorating the university’s opening in 1875. The slate of fall festivities kicks off with Arthur Brooks’ 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

Hear from Ģ����Ƶ's newest faculty on the positive impact their research could have on society. Read More

By Jennifer Kiilerich Generative AI is ubiquitous these days, but its use tends to raise as many questions—from practical to ethical—as it answers. A Ģ����Ƶ website launched this spring, the Peabody Hub for Mindful AI Innovation, provides a space for users to take a breath and… Read More

Shop the 2025 Ģ����Ƶ Reunion Gift Guide. Read More

Ģ����Ƶ faculty filled the Student Life Center for the 2025 Fall Faculty Assembly on Aug. 28, listening as Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Provost C. Cybele Raver lauded their achievements and dedication to students. Faculty Senate Chair Tyler Barrett opened this year’s assembly, encouraging the room to “Grow with Ģ����Ƶ,” the faculty theme for the 2025–26 academic year. Read More

HAGOOD finds visual artist Lanecia Rouse collaborating with her sister, poet Ciona Rouse, to explore their matrilineal line, in search of the softness and steel of the long line of women that carried them into the world.

Meet some of Ģ����Ƶ's newest faculty as they explain why Ģ����Ƶ is the right academic home for them. Read More

By Jenna Somers Key Takeaways Researchers uncovered new personality traits and developed a new personality hierarchy using novel data science methods in taxonomic graph analysis (TGA). TGA could lead to a more precise understanding of personality and classifications in psychopathology. The researchers’ TGA method builds personality hierarchies from the bottom… Read More

Recently published books by Ģ����Ƶ alumni authors Read More

Welcome Week 2025 was packed with celebrations, events and opportunities for students to connect. Check out some of the highlights! Read More

By Jennifer Kiilerich and Krystal Schmidt As kids return to school, families considering special education services for their children may wonder where to start. Even after support is in place, Section 504 plans and IEPs can feel overwhelming. Ģ����Ƶ Peabody College researcher Meghan Burke, professor of special… Read More

1.) Lil Sibs at Move-In  A few Commodore siblings took a moment to share their thoughts about Ģ����Ƶ in these mini mic interviews. 2.) We’re on cloud’29 Move-In 2025, but make it ✨cinematic. 3.) Founders Walk Frames Students captured the… Read More

By Jennifer Kiilerich Teenagers in the School for Science and Math at Ģ����Ƶ (SSMV), staff with the Ģ����Ƶ Museum of Art (VUMA) and Nashville Metro Historical Commission archaeologists recently joined forces in a unique collaboration. Beginning in January 2025 with support from Ģ����Ƶ’s Community Engagement Collaboration Fund, three… Read More

Founders Walk, an annual tradition at Ģ����Ƶ that celebrates the moment that first-year, transfer and Next Steps students officially begin their journey as members of the Ģ����Ƶ community, took place on Aug. 17, concluding Move-In Weekend. A magical scene awaited students, with a grand entrance marked for each Commons house amid twinkling lights woven through the lawn’s elms and oaks and melodic strains from a string quartet. Read More

Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver has launched a global search for the next dean of the Ģ����Ƶ College of Arts and Science, who will begin their appointment in the 2026–27 academic year. Dean Timothy P. McNamara has announced his decision to step down from the deanship at the end of his term on June 30, 2026, and return to the faculty. Read More

By Jennifer Kiilerich This July 6 – 23, rising high school seniors in the Cooke Young Scholars Program immersed themselves in life and learning at Ģ����Ƶ. During the initiative’s annual Senior Summit, 57 students stayed on campus, studied in advanced courses and participated in engaging residential experiences.  … Read More