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March 30, 2020

Newton selected with highest teaching honor

Jill Newton, associate professor of mathematics education, has been selected as a 2020 Purdue University Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award winner (in memory of Charles B. Murphy). This is Purdue’s highest honor awarded for undergraduate teaching. Jill joins a select group of...

February 29, 2020

Faculty and grad students to present research in San Francisco

126 faculty and graduate students from the College of Education and Purdue University will present their research during more than 200 sessions at the 2020 American Education Research Association Annual Meeting. The conference will take place April 17 through April...

November 3, 2019

$2 Million grant to fund Gifted Education students

A $2.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education was awarded to the Purdue College of Education to investigate closing excellence and opportunity gaps for students from underserved populations in gifted education. Nielsen Pereira, assistant professor in gifted, creative...

November 3, 2019

Department of Education grant to fund Purdue Special Education students

A $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education Office for Special Education Programs was awarded to the Purdue College of Education to provide special education doctoral students with full funding throughout their program of study. This project, named...

March 14, 2019

Faculty and grad students to present research in Toronto

Sixty-six faculty and graduate students from the College of Education and Purdue University will present their research during more than 100 sessions at the 2019 American Education Research Association Annual Meeting. The conference will take place April 5 through April...

September 18, 2018

Dr. Richard Olenchak recipient for NAGC Award

Recently, Dr. Richard Olenchak, professor and head of the Department of Educational Studies here at the College of Education, has been awarded the National Association for Gifted Children Distinguished Service Award. This award recognizes him for his dedication to NAGC...