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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

As states increasingly emphasize evidence-based instruction in both literacy and mathematics, educator preparation programs have an opportunity to help future teachers understand how these domains support one another. Language and literacy are foundational to mathematical thinking, communication, and problem solving....