2025 Year in Review

A group of 10 faculty holding their books in front of a College of Education backdrop.

January 7, 2026

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 contributions to Purdue’s book publishing initiative (College publishes 16 books in 2024-25). Adjusted for size, faculty in the College of Education were the most productive book authors at Purdue University.

News Stories

January 2025

Bill Watson conversing with two conference attendees.

Watson: How AI could benefit education

U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs 2025 Rankings

Purdue College of Education’s online master’s in Education = #20 in U.S.

A conference attendee holding a brochure and looking to his side.

“Generational Advances through STEM Education” Jan. 16

February 2025

Learning Design & Tech collaborates with Nursing on innovative curricula

Emily Feist working with a young student at a table in a classroom. They are playing with

Purdue’s IPE-SHINES serves Greater Lafayette high intensity needs K-6 students, trains master’s students

Group photo of ELRC staff at their yearly retreat.

ELRC reflects on 2024 successes, plans for 2025

March 2025

Phil VanFossen and six ELRC staff members standing in the main lobby of Beering Hall. They are holding a plaque inscribed with the Kellogg Award.

Kellogg Foundation awards Community Engagement Scholarship to McDavid

Golden Apple Award Winner Diann Vernon holding a large check surrounded by Greater Lafayette Commerce members.

Five outstanding Education alumni named 2025 Golden Apple Award winners

Bill Watson standing at a podium in front of an AI/Data Science presentation.

College AI initiative revolutionizes P-12 learning

April 2025

Combination graphic of Chrystal Johnson, Stephanie Masta, and Trish Morita-Mullaney

3 College of Education faculty promoted by trustees

Duarte accepted to JHU’s new ICQCM cohort

Lunch & Learn attendees seated at a U-shaped table.

College hosts Global Engagement Lunch & Learn with visiting German scholars

May 2025

Marshay Jolly holding a certificate. Standing with her are Jennifer Smith and Phillip VanFossen.

‘Collaborative, motivated people’: Spring awards ceremony

Jasmine Begeske holding a certificate on the CEC stage. Surrounding her are Susan Harvey and Kareem L. Thompson.

Begeske named CEC Arts Educator of the Year

The NYT quotes Watson about AI use

June 2025

Emily Feist seated at a desk next to a student. They are completing a worksheet together.

College of Ed’s BCBA® exam pass rate is highest in Indiana

IPS names finalists for 2026 IPS Teachers of the Year

July 2025

Vanessa Hernandez, Silva Laukkanen, and Dwayne Scheuneman seated next to a statue of John Purdue

Price creates transformative experience for special ed majors, community

Stephanie Masta standing in front of a collage she created.

Masta’s artwork explores her educational journey

August 2025

A group of GEAR UP students standing in front of a whiteboard and smiling.

Flourishing in new areas: INGU STEM summer camps for 400+ Hoosier students

A Constitution Day attendee speaking to a representative. On a table between them is a poster titled,

Purdue’s Ackerman Center to host Sept. 17 Constitution Day

Wayne Wright holding his new book and giving a thumbs up.

Brookes publishes 4th edition of Wright’s bestseller

September 2025

Times Higher Ed 2025 World University Rankings

Yan Ping Xin writing on a whiteboard in front of two elementary students.

Service learning math problem solving project transforms students’ math participation

College welcomes 13 new faculty, 1 post-doc for 2025-26

October 2025

A screenshot of the College of Education home page. Highlighted is a photo of undergraduate students with a statue of John Purdue. The words,

New College website enables #NextGiantLeaps

College honors 2 Distinguished alumni

Selcen Guzey, Rebekah Hammack, Laura Bofferding, and Stephanie Scherer

College faculty receive 3 NSF grants

November 2025

A group of faculty and graduate students seated at a banquet table.

College honors doctoral students at luncheon

Hua Hua Chang and a group of five graduate students standing in a conference hall.

300+ attend AI in P-12 Ed conference

C. Johnson, collaborators receive USDOE grant for teacher training

December 2025

A group of nine people standing on a stage. Behind them is a presentation titled

Morita-Mullaney gives keynote at international literacy symposium

Kent-Schneider awarded NCSE fellowship to tackle science misconceptions

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

Videos

Education faculty experts

Our faculty experts spoke on a number of varied educational topics during 2025. Purdue Brand Studio produced these videos for the Associated Press and they were shared throughout Indiana and the U.S.

Jennifer Smith: Science of Reading
Bill Watson: How AI is transforming education

The Purdue University College of Education continues to prepare tomorrow’s educators and to support the education community. We welcome the opportunity to continue to train the educators of tomorrow in 2026.

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