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'''George Peabody College''' [http://.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/] was founded in [[1875]] when the [[University of Nashville]], located in [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]], split into two separate educational institutions. The preparatory school, [[Montgomery Bell Academy]] separated from the college, which was originally called Peabody Normal School, but soon became known as the  George Peabody College for Teachers."[http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/speccol/vrr/peabodychrono.shtml]

'''George Peabody College''' [http://.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/] was founded in [[1875]] when the [[University of Nashville]], located in [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]], split into two separate educational institutions. The preparatory school, [[Montgomery Bell Academy]] separated from the college, which was originally called Peabody Normal School, but soon became known as the  George Peabody College for Teachers."[http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/speccol/vrr/peabodychrono.shtml]

For many years following the merger, Peabody maintained a considerable separate identity within Vanderbilt, but this is now somewhat diminished and in a geographic sense may decline further due to plans to make the Peabody campus the site of a "[[freshman]] [[commons]] area" for all incoming Vanderbilt students beginning in the fall of 2008. [http://www.versusmag.org/news/2004/11/19/TheReport/A.New.Community.At.Vanderbilt.University-822189.shtml A New Community At Vanderbilt University - The Report]

For many years following the merger, Peabody maintained a considerable separate identity within Vanderbilt, but this is now somewhat diminished and in a geographic sense may decline further due to plans to make the Peabody campus the site of a "[[freshman]] [[commons]] area" for all incoming Vanderbilt students beginning in the fall of 2008. [http://www.versusmag.org/news/2004/11/19/TheReport/A.New.Community.At.Vanderbilt.University-822189.shtml A New Community At Vanderbilt University - The Report]

In an organizational sense, however, Peabody College constitutes a vital part of today's Vanderbilt.  As one of the university's ten schools, it not only trains graduate students but conducts substantial research in human learning and cognition, some of it in conjunction with Vanderbilt University Medical Center.<ref name="TN Encyc"/>  It is now the host of two government funded national research centers: the National Center on School Choice and the National Center on Performance Incentives.  Peabody was ranked third among American graduate schools of education, tied with Harvard Graduate School of Education, in the 2008 rankings by ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]''.

In an organizational sense, however, Peabody College constitutes a vital part of today's Vanderbilt.  As one of the university's ten schools, it not only trains graduate students but conducts substantial research in human learning and cognition, some of it in conjunction with Vanderbilt University Medical Center.<ref name="TN Encyc"/>  It is now the host of two government funded national research centers: the National Center on School Choice and the National Center on Performance Incentives.  Peabody was ranked third among American graduate schools of education, tied with [[Harvard Graduate School of Education]], in the 2008 rankings by ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]''.

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