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COMING SOON:

Peabody Faculty & Staff Circles of Trust

Our monthly Circle of Trust® experiences, facilitated by Dane Anthony, are designed to foster personal and professional renewal by offering time and space to:

• pause, disconnect from technology, & be still
• explore where you are on your journey
• acknowledge & honor both struggles & successes
• learn to ask open & honest questions, hold tensions, & realign your soul & role

Join us for a three-part series via Zoom:

Wednesdays (2/3, 3/3, 4/7)
11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Virtual event. RSVP required.

Open to Peabody faculty and Peabody staff

Questions? Meaghan Mundy

Organizations that Influence Education Policy in Tennessee and Nashville

Join us for a discussion forum on understanding how various organizations in Nashville and Tennessee are involved in developing education policy for both the state and the city. Local and state education leaders will discuss how the various governing bodies operate, how they collaborate with each other, and how they influence policy.

Speakers will include:
Hank Clay, MNPS Chief of Staff
Robert Fisher, Senior Education Advisor to Mayor Cooper
Sara Heyburn Morrison, TN State Board of Education
Thom Druffel, Education Committee Chair: Nashville City Council
Christiane Buggs, Board Chair for MNPS Board of Education
Drew Kim, Former Governor’s Policy Advisor

Monday, February 8
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Virtual event. Zoom link

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students, Peabody undergraduate students, Peabody faculty and Peabody staff

Questions? Ryan Balch