Author: Kerri Elizabeth Richardson

Dr. Jayson Snyder

College of Education alumnus Dr. Jayson Snyder named Superintendent of Middlebury Community Schools

The Middlebury Community School Board of School Trustees recently announced Dr. Jayson Snyder as the new Superintendent of Middlebury Community Schools effective July 1, 2021. Dr. Snyder previously was the Director of Talent Acquisition & Development for the Penn-Harris-Madison School...
Dr. Yvonne Stokes

College of Education alumna Dr. Yvonne Stokes named Superintendent of Hamilton Southeastern Schools

The Board of School Trustees for Hamilton Southeastern Schools has selected Dr. Yvonne Stokes as the district’s next superintendent. Dr. Stokes, who is currently assistant superintendent for the School Town of Munster, succeeds Dr. Allen Bourff, who announced his retirement...
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Purdue College of Liberal Arts, College of Education collaborate in new online corporate training and communication master’s program

Purdue University is offering a new online master’s degree aimed at preparing students to design, implement, assess, and evaluate training and communication effectiveness in the corporate environment. Purdue’s Master of Science in graduate studies with a major in corporate training...
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College of Education hosts leading literacy scholars at upcoming conference

Purdue University’s College of Education will bring together leading literacy scholars at an upcoming virtual conference, Building Consensus: Aligning Reading Research with Practice, on Tuesday, April 20. The conference will allow scholars in the field of literacy to engage in...
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Six College of Education faculty awarded Ross-Lynn Research Scholar Fund Grants

Six Purdue University College of Education faculty have been awarded Ross-Lynn Research Scholar Fund Grants for 2021-2022. These COE grant awards provide faculty with partial funding to hire a doctoral research assistant. Doctoral students named in the faculty applications are...
Dr. Tara Star Johnson

Dr. Tara Star Johnson Receives College of Liberal Arts Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award

By Katie Cockerill Dr. Tara Star Johnson, Program Convener, Director of English Education, and Associate Professor of Literacy and Language in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, recently received the 2020-2021 College of Liberal Arts Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, the...