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An undergraduate in the College of Education was recently elected vice president of Purdue Student Government. Jacob Goedde is a rising senior from Poseyville, a town in southwest Indiana. He is studying elementary education with a certificate in collaborative leadership....

We are excited to congratulate our newly promoted faculty members. Eric Deemer was promoted to associate professor. A faculty member in the college’s counseling psychology program, Eric focuses on the areas of vocational development, achievement motivation and stereotype threat. Brenda...

Marcia Gentry, professor of gifted, creative and talented studies, and doctoral candidate Enyi Jen both received awards at the annual conference of the National Association of Gifted Children in Phoenix, Arizona. The NAGC’s Special Populations Network recognized Gentry, director of...

When Anjuli Chatrath applied for the Undergraduate Research Training (URT) program, she never thought it might change her career trajectory. The College of Education’s URT program provides research experiences for undergraduates who are interested in research on teaching and learning....

More than 120 Indiana teachers gathered at Purdue's Discovery Learning Research Center for the SLED (Science Learning through Engineering Design) Institute in June. They explored new methods of teaching Indiana math and science curriculum standards in a way that incorporates...

This fall, Kathy Nimmer, Indiana Teacher of the Year, worked with Melanie Shoffner, associate professor of English education, as part of EDCI 434, Shoffner’s course on teaching English in secondary schools. Nimmer, who teaches English at Harrison High School, is...