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November 13, 2023

Ackerman Center: serving Indiana’s teachers, students with civics resources

A resource center housed in the Purdue University College of Education is impacting the university and the state of Indiana by providing needed civics education resources for Indiana school districts. The James F. Ackerman Center for Democratic Citizenship developed and...

November 3, 2023

Grand Universe planning liftoff in Hamilton County

Inside Indiana Business discusses future Grand Universe, “the most magnificent planetarium in the country," which will use educational programs, summer camps and after-school programs developed by Purdue University’s Center for Advancing the Teaching and Learning of STEM (CATALYST).

October 5, 2023

Students explore the legacy of American democracy, solve contemporary problems, during Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellowship

Fifty-five high school students visited Purdue University this summer to learn about American government and affairs as part of the Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellowship (BFTF). “Words fall short of expressing my eternal gratitude to the visionaries who orchestrated this program....

September 14, 2023

Purdue launches rural education center to help address teacher shortage

In support of Purdue University’s land grant mission which promotes equitable access for all students, the College of Education, in partnership with relevant stakeholders, has received approval for what is believed to be Indiana’s first comprehensive rural education center Co-founded...

September 7, 2023

Moving forward with hope and purpose: GER²I Summer Residential Camps 2023

Purdue’s Gifted Education Research and Resource Institute (GER2I) welcomed 315 5th-12th grade students to its Summer Residential program held July 2 - 29. In its second year post-COVID, GER2I’s academic enrichment camp helps students develop problem-solving skills, inspire creativity, and...

August 29, 2023

ICHE awards STEM Teacher Recruitment Grant for 4th time to College’s CATALYST

For the fourth time, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education (ICHE) awarded a STEM Teacher Recruitment Grant to the Center for Advancing the Teaching and Learning of STEM (CATALYST) for innovative programming in the Purdue University College of Education. The...