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3 Education faculty named to 2026 Broader Impact Fellows program

The Purdue University Office of Engagement named three Education faculty members and two others to the latest Broader Impact Fellows Program cohort. The Education faculty cohort members are: Juliana Aguilar, clinical assistant professor and director of Applied Behavior Analysis Programs,...

April 6, 2026

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ELRC partner school receives Office of Engagement’s Exemplary Community Partner Award

The Purdue University Office of Engagement selected Thomas Miller Elementary School as a 2026 JoAnn Miller Exemplary Community Partner of the College of Education’s Evaluation Learning and Research Center (ELRC). The ELRC’s collaboration with Thomas Miller Elementary School is led...

March 25, 2026

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UPCEA selects Purdue as a 2026 Association Award recipient for innovation in online education

At Purdue University, innovation in digital learning isn’t just what we do—it is who we are. And once again, that commitment will be recognized on a national stage. Purdue has been selected to receive the 2026 UPCEA Strategic Innovation in Online Education Award,...

March 16, 2026

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Artificial Intelligence in Literacy Education

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are entering K–12 classrooms at a remarkable pace. 86% of educational organizations use generative AI, the highest of any industry in the United States (Microsoft, 2025) Yet, this high rate of adoption is not being matched by a high rate of scientific certainty. Most AI-based educational tools have not undergone independent validation, and few have been tested through rigorous methods such as randomized controlled trials. AI capabilities are advancing so rapidly that traditional research cycles struggle to keep pace, forcing educators to be very critical consumers. This brief is intended to give educators an accessible framework for introducing and evaluating artificial intelligence tools in the classroom.

March 11, 2026

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Curriculum Studies doctoral student receives AAC&U Future Leaders award

The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) named Christabel Kanayo Anumenechi as a recipient of the prestigious 2026 K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award. The award recognizes graduate students who show exemplary promise as future leaders in higher education...

March 11, 2026

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Broome named inaugural fellow in Library of Congress teaching initiative

The TPS Eastern Region Program at Waynesburg University and the Library of Congress selected John P. Broome as an inaugural Fellow in the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Transformative Teaching Initiative (TTI). Broome is a clinical associate...

March 9, 2026

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