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LaMonica Williams

New educational leadership faculty member brings urban school leadership experience

In August we welcomed LaMonica Williams, clinical assistant professor in educational leadership and policy studies, to Purdue University. Williams comes to us from Chicago Public Schools District 299 where she held positions as the director of special education, principal, and...

November 10, 2020

Kharon Grimmet

Purdue’s Online Special Education Program Part of $6M Federal Grant

Purdue's online MSEd in special education program has been named as an Institute of Higher Education (IHE) partner on a federally funded $6 million state personnel development grant. The grant was awarded to the Indiana Department of Education, Office of...

October 22, 2020

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$500,000 Planned Gift From Alumna To Create Community Partnership

Creating a community partnership to benefit Purdue University education majors is the purpose of a $500,000 planned gift from alumna Leah Wasburn-Moses (BA ’97, MSEd ’99), professor of educational psychology at Miami University (Ohio). The gift will fund, in perpetuity,...

September 9, 2020

Ranked number 1 in Indiana best colleges for education

Number 1 Best College For Education In Indiana

We’re thrilled to announce that we have been recognized as a 2021 Best College for Education by Niche. This year, we are ranked the number one best college for Education in Indiana — a move up from number two in...

September 1, 2020

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Becoming An Online Teacher Even When I Didn’t Sign Up For It

We are pleased to announce that an interdisciplinary team from our college, led by Timothy Newby, professor in learning design and technology, has been awarded a $1,548,823 grant from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief fund, which, in turn, was funded...

August 20, 2020

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Innovation Initiative: Pursuing a Curriculum Buoyed in Big Ideas

Grounded in the pursuit of resiliency and reflection, the College of Education’s Innovation Initiative is the most comprehensive change in two decades for the teacher education curriculum. Faculty are collaborating to infuse the new curriculum with advances that answer the...

August 11, 2020