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Congratulations to Jennifer Smith & Jasmine Begeske, Recipients of the Purdue University 2023 Focus Award - Faculty.

Smith, Begeske receive 2023 Focus Award for promoting accessibility, inclusion

Special Education faculty members Jennifer E. Smith and Jasmine Begeske received the Purdue University 2023 Focus Award for their dedication to promoting accessibility and inclusion in education through innovative and effective interventions.

March 27, 2023

College welcomes new senior director of development

The College will welcome Tammy Maynard as the new Senior Director of Development, effective April 3, 2023.

March 23, 2023

Marcia Gentry

Gentry posthumously awarded 2022 LuAnn Aday Award

Marcia Gentry has been selected as a 2022 LuAnn Aday Award recipient upon the recommendation of humanities and social sciences faculty representatives and is approved by the Purdue University Office of Research and the President.

March 22, 2023

Second year in a row: all 5 Golden Apple Award winners are Purdue Education alumni

The Greater Lafayette Commerce recognized five outstanding teachers in the Greater Lafayette area with the annual Golden Apple award – and all five are Purdue College of Education alumni, for the second year in a row. In this 36th annual...

March 14, 2023

Students in EDPS 20001 Created an Anchor Chart

Students in Drs. Smith and Begeske’s EDPS 20001 Special Populations Seminar: Focus on Students with Disabilities and Differentiation Approaches were in CREATE last week to complete their Anchor Chart project. Students are secondary majors across all of teacher education at...

March 10, 2023

Lisa Hanson working on advanced math skills with her fourth graders at Northern Elementary School (Photo: Lisa Hanson)

‘So many paths’ for education majors, says award-winning Boilermaker Educator

“Being an education major doesn’t limit you to being in the classroom,” says award-winning Purdue Education alumna Lisa (Tylicki) Hanson (BA Elementary Education, '97). “There are so many paths education majors can take – school administration, interventionists, education coordinators, even...

March 8, 2023