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Purdue Geri recognized by MENSA Foundation

We are excited to share that Mensa Education & Research Foundation recognized a number of our Purdue GERI students, faculty and alumni with awards Enyi Jen (PhD '15 and continuing lecturer), and coauthors Marcia Gentry, director of the Gifted Education Resource...

September 11, 2018

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Project EINSTEIN addresses need for more STEM educators

Faculty in Purdue’s College of Education has received a $1.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation for a project to train highly qualified K-12 STEM educators and provide financial support for Purdue STEM education students. Project EINSTEIN: Excellence in...

September 5, 2018

Nancy E. Marchand-Martella

Dean Marchand-Martella: Changing the World

Get to know the newly appointed Suzi and Dale Gallagher Dean of Education, Nancy Marchand-Martella, and learn where she plans to take Purdue University's College of Education. Dean Marchand-Martella describes the importance of the role of the College of Education,...

September 4, 2018

Nancy E. Marchand-Martella

New Dean Spotlight

After graduating from Purdue in 1985 with a degree in psychology, Marchand-Martella headed to Southern Illinois University to pursue a master’s degree in behavior analysis and therapy. She earned her Ph.D. in special education from Utah State University in 1991....

August 14, 2018

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Faculty create program to better train educators

Creating a program to train educators to better teach students with developmental disabilities, including autism, is the goal of new grant-funded research by faculty in the Purdue University’s College of Education. Rose Mason, an assistant professor of educational studies in...

August 8, 2018

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Education faculty grant to focus on student engagement

College of Education faculty received a $1.4 million grant by the Institute of Education Sciences through the U.S. Department of Education to design and develop the CourseMIRROR mobile learning system. The system combines mobile learning technologies with natural language processing...

August 8, 2018