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October 2005 Peabody in the News

October 1, 2005

October 31, 2005
Vanderbilt Register—Principals in China and United States to benefit from university partnership through Peabody’s Leadership, Policy and Organization department.

October 25, 2005
Vanderbilt Register—What difference does it make if a prosecutor describes a defendant as a “murderer” or “someone who commits murder”? New research by Vanderbilt psychologist Jessica Giles reveals that beliefs about people who have committed violent acts are strongly influenced by the words used to describe those people.

October 7, 2005
The State (S.C.)—South Carolina educators and policy-makers are not the only ones who will be watching closely when Judge Thomas W. Cooper Jr. issues a ruling in the Palmetto State’s landmark school funding lawsuit. Groups from Alaska to Georgia will be watching, too. James Guthrie, professor of public policy and education, is quoted.

October 6, 2005
Green Bay Press-Gazette—Struggling students will be the focus of a two-day educators’ conference taking place at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. The keynote address will be delivered by Steve Elliott, Dunn Family Professor of Assessment and professor of special education.

October 3, 2005
In The Nashville Business Journal—The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development has won a $2.5 million, five-year grant from the U.S. Administration of Developmental Disabilities to improve disability services to poor and underserved populations in Tennessee. Elizabeth Dykens, professor of psychology and human development, is mentioned.