Wyatt Center
At the top of the Peabody Lawn sits the Wyatt Center. Inside Wyatt, students in the Peabody College of Education and Human Development work with some of the most esteemed faculty in the field. These professors use creative and interactive styles of teaching — encouraging hands-on experiences and research opportunities.
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Peabody College of Education and Human Development
Peabody majors include innovative programs in education, child development, cognitive studies, child studies, and human and organizational development. These programs magnify Peabody’s focus on improving the lives of individuals and enhancing their communities and organizations.
Peabody alumni include teachers in all fifty states and many foreign countries, as well as numerous college or university presidents and many superintendents of school systems. As a Peabody graduate, you’ll become part of a continuum of successful leaders in people-oriented careers—education, administration, public policy, business, research, and government. You may work with a foundation or nonprofit, direct a social service agency, train corporate managers, head a department of human resources, or lead a business. You may advance the behavioral sciences or provide medical and health care.
Whatever your path after Peabody, you will influence the values of your community and help shape the issues we address as a society.
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