Category: Centers

College faculty Kristen Seward and Nielsen Pereira gave a lecture on behalf of the late Marcia Gentry, professor of educational studies, who was given the Lu Ann Aday Award posthumously at Purdue’s Apr. 6 Excellence in Research celebration.

A Boilermaker Educator founded Girls Excelling in Math and Science (GEMS) to inspire her daughter – and all girls – to take higher-level math and science classes in high school and beyond.

At the University’s Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging 2023 Awards and Recognition Banquet on Apr. 4, four College faculty members received two awards, and one online program was named as a finalist. Recipients for the Seed Grant for Innovative...

Special Education faculty members Jennifer E. Smith and Jasmine Begeske received the Purdue University 2023 Focus Award for their dedication to promoting accessibility and inclusion in education through innovative and effective interventions.

Marcia Gentry has been selected as a 2022 LuAnn Aday Award recipient upon the recommendation of humanities and social sciences faculty representatives and is approved by the Purdue University Office of Research and the President.

Chea Parton held the inaugural Literacy In Place Rural Teen Writing Contest with the theme Rural Pasts, Presents, and Futures because she believes that rural youth have important stories to tell. Parton, visiting assistant professor of Curriculum and Instruction in...