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Phil VanFossen appointed to faculty athletic representative position

President Mitch Daniels has appointed Phillip VanFossen, Purdue’s James F. Ackerman Distinguished Professor of Social Studies Education, as the newest faculty athletic representative. “Purdue and the Big Ten hold student-athletes to high standards, and we rely on the faculty athletic...

October 6, 2017

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Stepping Up Technology Implementation grant awarded

Congratulations to Assistant Professor of Special Education Dr. Ben Mason. In collaboration with a colleague at the University of Kansas, Ben was awarded a $2.4 million Stepping Up Technology Implementation grant from the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) in...

October 2, 2017

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Dean Santos to complete term as Dean in June 2018

After nine years as dean of the College of Education, Maryann Santos will complete her term on June 30, 2018. She plans to return to faculty for the 2018-19 academic year. She shared this with faculty and staff on Tuesday,...

September 27, 2017

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Two faculty grants fully funded

The investigation team of Trish Morita-Mullaney, Wayne Wright, and Ming Ming Chiu who received word that two US Department of Education grants were fully funded. Project PUEDE seeks to increase the overall instructional and family engagement capacities of pre- and in-service...

September 6, 2017

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STEM teacher recruitment project gains additional funding

CATALYST faculty, Lynn Bryan, Selcen Guzey, Muhsin Meneske, and Jill Newton, received a $195,000 award to continue a state level STEM teacher recruitment project called the 21st Century STEM Teachers Scholarship Program.  Funded by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education,...

August 28, 2017

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Purdue collaborative education project gets NSF grant funding

A collaborative project involving researchers from Purdue’s College of Education received grant funding from the National Science Foundation. The overall research project received a total of $1.1 million and is a collaboration with Indiana University. The grant funding is provided...

August 23, 2017