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“Wonderful partners”: Cambodian university collaboration leads to workshop, training, recruitment, and research

The Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) invited two College of Education faculty members to give a workshop to the public on “AI for Language Teaching and Assessment” – just one of the many ways that these Boilermaker Educators collaborate...

July 22, 2026

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Thanatologist/psychologist says farewell to Purdue, continues at Temple U

Renowned thanatologist and psychologist Heather L. Servaty-Seib said farewell to Purdue University on June 19 after nearly 26 years to become vice provost for undergraduate education at Temple University. Throughout her Purdue career, she championed student well-being, integrating those efforts...

July 20, 2026

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Wessel-Powell’s new book discusses intersections of school equity, advocacy, place-based literacy

Publication Title Cultivating Equity Literacy in Schools and Communities Author Christy Wessel-Powell, Alexandra Panos, Casey Pennington, and Regina Weir  Publisher Routledge Publication Date May 28, 2026 About the Book Cultivating Equity Literacy in Schools and Communities begins by introducing the topics and...

July 17, 2026

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H.H. Chang delivers keynote address at 2026 IMPS

Hua Hua Chang, the Charles R. Hicks Chair Professor of Educational Psychology and Research Methodology, gave a keynote address at the 2026 International Meeting of the Psychometric Society (IMPS), in Seoul, Republic of Korea (July 22). His talk was titled...

July 13, 2026

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NCTQ gives College’s elementary teacher prep program an A+ for teaching reading

West Lafayette, Indiana—The undergraduate elementary teacher preparation program in Purdue University’s College of Education earned an A+ from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) for how well they prepare future teachers to teach reading to elementary students. Bachelor of...

June 25, 2026

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‘Students we serve are capable of great things’: Jack Kent Cooke Foundation provides funding for summer program

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation awarded a $200,000 grant to the College of Education’s Gifted Education Research and Resource Institute (GER²I) to support the general operations of the GER²I Summer Residential Program. The two-year grant (2026–2028) will help sustain and...

June 17, 2026

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