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Dr. Phillip VanFossen

Dr. Phillip VanFossen appointed to new Indiana Civics Education Commission

The proposed civics education standards for middle school students were discussed during a public meeting Tuesday of the commission that authored the guidelines. Beginning in 2023, middle school students will be required to take one semester of civics before starting high school.

May 20, 2022

Dr. Tara Star Johnson

Dr. Tara Star Johnson selected for 2022-2023 Purdue Faculty Insights Forum

Dr. Tara Star Johnson, Program Convener and Director of English Education & Associate Professor of Literacy and Language in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, has been chosen as a participant in the Purdue Faculty Insights Forum for the 2022-2023...

May 20, 2022

Purdue University program named among top in country for preparing future elementary math

West Lafayette, Indiana—The undergraduate elementary teacher preparation program at Purdue University has been named among the best in the nation when it comes to ensuring future elementary teachers have the essential content and skills they need to teach mathematics. The...

May 18, 2022

Dr. Signe Kastberg speaking at podium.

Dr. Signe Kastberg named Mary Endres Endowed Chair of Elementary Education

Dr. Signe Kastberg, Professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, has been selected by the Purdue University Board of Trustees as the Mary Endres Endowed Chair of Elementary Education. The position was formally ratified during the...

May 18, 2022

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Dr. Xiang Zhou leads research addressing autism disparities among Indiana Burmese families

Dr. Xiang Zhou, Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology at Purdue University, has received the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute grant to address autism disparities among Burmese families in Indiana with culturally adapted parenting intervention. The research will be conducted...

May 17, 2022

May 2022 Teacher Education Pinning Ceremony

College of Education Pinning Ceremony honors May 2022 graduates

Purdue University College of Education honored the May graduates during the Teacher Education Pinning Ceremony on May 13, 2022. The Ceremony was held in the Stewart Center Loeb Playhouse on Purdue’s West Lafayette campus. Graduates of the teacher education programs...

May 16, 2022