Category: Centers

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

The tradition continues! Purdue University will officially celebrate Constitution Day on Sept. 17 in the Purdue Memorial Union to commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787.

Stephanie Scherer with the cover of her new book Cultivating Care: Lessons from a Rural Kindergarten Classroom

Scherer’s Cultivating Care book published

Stephanie Scherer’s new book, Cultivating Care: Lessons from a Rural Kindergarten Classroom, focuses on how one rural kindergarten teacher experiences and embodies care in her classroom.

The New York Times quotes Bill Watson about AI use

“We need to understand what sort of guardrails we need put in place, both in terms of ethics of the algorithms and in terms of displacement of people’s jobs and careers,” said Bill Watson in The New York TImes about AI.

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 Council for Exceptional Children’s Division of Visual and Performing Arts Education named Jasmine Begeske the 2025 Arts Educator of the Year.

Group photo of ELRC staff at their yearly retreat.

ELRC reflects on 2024 successes, plans for 2025

The College of Education’s Evaluation and Learning Research Center held a yearly staff retreat to reflect upon their 2024 accomplishments and plan for 2025.

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

College AI initiative revolutionizes P-12 learning

Purdue University’s College of Education drives a transformation in P-12 learning through its AI and Data Science Research Initiative, focusing on how AI can enhance personalized learning, support educators and reshape pedagogy for future careers.