institutions (1785–1875) and deans of Peabody College after the merger with Vanderbilt University (1979–present). Academics Undergraduate Peabody College is one of four schools at Vanderbilt University that awards degrees to undergraduates. Currently, students can earn a bachelor of science degree in seven undergraduate majors: Human and Organizational Development, Child Development, Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Special Education, Child Studies, and Cognitive Studies. Human and Organizational Development (HOD) is one of the largest undergraduate majors at Vanderbilt University. Students can choose from one of five tracks to specialize in their studies. Graduate Master's degree programs Peabody College offers roughly 20 master's degree programs, awarding either an EdM or an MPP degree. Students are able to pursue a dual degree with other Vanderbilt schools, such as Vanderbilt Law School or the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Undergraduates are also able to enroll in fifth-year master's degree programs through Peabody. EdD programs The Department of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations (LPO) offers a doctor of education degree (EdD) in K-12 education or higher education. PhD programs Peabody College offers six doctor of philosophy (PhD) programs: Community Research and Action Leadership and Policy Studies Psychological Sciences Special Education Teaching and Learning Educational Neuroscience All Vanderbilt PhD programs are officially housed within the Graduate School. Campus buildings Wyatt Center (formerly the Social-Religious building) Peabody Library Home Economics Building Mayborn Building (formerly the Industrial Arts building) Cohen Memorial Hall (houses Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery whose collections include Peabody College's art collection) Payne Hall Peabody Administration Building Susan Gray School Jesup / Hobbs Buildings Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Martha Rivers Ingram Commons (consists of 10 dormitories housing all freshmen at Vanderbilt as well as the Commons Center) John Seigenthaler Center (houses the First Amendment Center) Notable alumni Scott Alden (1907-1977), Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent, special assistant to J. Edgar Hoover Robert E. Lee Allen (1865-1961), United States Representative from West Virginia (1923–1925) James Benjamin Aswell (1869-1931), United States Representative from Louisiana (1913–1931) Waldo Emerson Bailey (1896-1961), diplomat and U.S. Consul to London, England Alfred Baumeister (1934-2011), Vanderbilt Professor of Psychology known for his research on intellectual disabilities Preston Lang Bethea (1870-1944), member of the South Carolina Senate Theodore Bilbo (1877–1947), 39th and 43rd Governor of Mississippi, United States Senator from Mississippi (1935-1947) Bill Boner (1945–), Mayor of Nashville, United States Representative from Tennessee (1979-1987) Elizabeth Lee Bloomstein (1859-1927), American history professor, clubwoman, and suffragist Harold Bradley (1926-2019), session