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A graphic of the U.S. News and World Report 2026 rankings for Purdue West Lafayette's online Master's in Education programs.

Purdue College of Education online master’s degrees ranked #13 in U.S.

U.S. News & World Report ranked the College of Education’s portfolio of online master’s in education programs at No. 13 nationally in 2026. “We’re #13 – our highest ranking ever on the list of Best Online Master of Education programs in the…

January 28, 2026

Melanie Kuhn

Reading Hall of Fame inducts Kuhn as its first Purdue faculty member

Melanie Kuhn is the first Purdue University faculty member to be inducted into the Reading Hall of Fame, one of the highest honors in the field of reading education. This prestigious platform shapes reading education and helps make reading accessible…

January 26, 2026

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2 new learning design & technology grad certificate programs launched

Purdue University’s College of Education is unveiling a series of new online graduate certificates designed to enhance the skills of anyone in the learning design and technology field.

January 23, 2026

Amber Reed

Reed promoted to assistant dean

Amber Reed, Director of the Office of Strategic Assessment and Accreditation since July 2022, was promoted to the Assistant Dean of Strategic Assessment and Accreditation by the College of Education, effective November 1, 2025. “Over the course of the last…

January 21, 2026

Sara Poulin standing on a dock with her hands on her hands. Behind her is a blue sea and a city on the horizon.

‘Be curious’: A Boilermaker Educator Fulbrighter in Greece

From Fulbright scholar to second grade teacher, Purdue College of Education alumna Sara Poulin knows first-hand that being curious has helped her achieve exceptional goals while looking for new adventures. And she continues to apply her own advice: “Be more…

January 16, 2026

Nathan Mentzer, Adrie Koehler, and the cover of their new book.

New book by Mentzer, Koehler discusses Interactive Synchronous HyFlex Method

Publication Title Engaging Learners Everywhere: The Interactive Synchronous HyFlex Method Purdue Authors Nathan Mentzer, Adrie A. Koehler Publisher Purdue University Press Publication Date December 2025 About the Book Initially conceived as a workaround related to the crisis precipitated by the…

January 14, 2026

Hua Hua Chang

Psychometric Society gives Lifetime Achievement award to Chang

The Psychometric Society awarded Hua Hua Chang its prestigious 2026 Career Award for Lifetime Achievement for his contributions in the field of psychometrics. Psychometrics concerns the development of psychology as a quantitative rational science, including the advancement of theory and…

January 9, 2026

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2025 Year in Review

Boilermaker Educators in 2025: In addition to preparing Boilermaker Educators and supporting educators in Indiana and beyond, College of Education students, faculty and staff did innovative research and received numerous awards, as well as research funding. College faculty also made significant…

January 7, 2026

Trish Morita-Mullaney next to the cover for her new book titled,

Morita-Mullaney co-edits new book on Asian Americans in bilingual education

Publication Title Asian Americans in Bilingualism and Bilingual Education: The Long Overdue Voice Author Trish Morita-Mullaney, Khánh Lê, Zhongfeng Tian, and Alisha Nguyen (eds.) Publisher Multilingual Matters and Channel View Publications Publication Date December 16, 2025 About the Book This…

December 17, 2025

Virak Chan and the American Association for Applied Linguistics logo.

Chan elected as AAAL secretary

The American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) elected Virak Chan as its new secretary. Chan is a clinical associate professor in literacy and language in the College of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction. “AAAL is a major professional research…

December 12, 2025

Wayne Wright seated at a desk in an office. He is looking at a PowerPoint presentation on his computer screen.

Wright gives keynote at PDE ELD Professional Learning Conference

Wayne E. Wright gave a virtual keynote presentation to the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s (PDE) English Language Development (ELD) Professional Learning Conference (Nov. 19). Wright is the associate dean for research, graduate programs and faculty development and professor and Barbara I….

December 9, 2025

A headshot of Isaiah Kent-Schneider with the NCSE logo.

New science ed faculty member awarded NCSE fellowship to tackle science misconceptions

The National Center for Science Education (NCSE) named Isaiah Kent-Schneider, a clinical assistant professor of science education in the College of Education Department of Curriculum and Instruction, as a 2025 Sound Science Fellow. The Sound Science Fellowship is designed to…

December 4, 2025

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