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AGAIN: Five outstanding Education alumni named 2026 Golden Apple Award winners

For the fourth time in five years, all five of Greater Lafayette Commerce’s 2026 Golden Apple Award winners are Purdue University College of Education alumni. The Golden Apple Award recognizes the most outstanding teachers in Tippecanoe County, nominated by students,…

March 6, 2026

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Purdue, College of Education receive 2026 Outstanding Holmes Program award

The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) selected Purdue University as the recipient of the 2026 Outstanding Holmes Program Award.  Purdue’s Holmes Program is directed by Brittne Paramore, director of the College of Education’s Office of Student Success…

February 27, 2026

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Purdue ELRC takes #NextGiantLeap, names new director

The College of Education named Loran C. Parker as the new director of the Evaluation and Learning Research Center (ELRC). She will succeed Wilella (Willie) Burgess, who has directed the Center for the past 23 years. Parker will officially begin…

February 25, 2026

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Hogue accepted to IYI Emerging Leaders of Color Fellowship cohort

The Indiana Youth Institute (IYI) named Breanya Hogue to its Emerging Leaders of Color Fellowship (ELoC) Cohort 3. Hogue, assistant professor of language and literacy in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, also directs the Purdue CDF Freedom School Program-FUMC,…

February 12, 2026

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College of Education offering staff, faculty first-of-its-kind discount on new online graduate programs

To make continuing education more attainable, Purdue University’s College of Education is offering full-time Purdue West Lafayette (PWL) faculty and staff a 30 percent discount on four of their online learning design and technology programs. 

February 11, 2026

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3 Rapoport books published in 2024-25

Anatoli Rapoport, professor of social studies education in the College of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, published three books in 2024-25. Book One Publication Title Teaching With a Global Perspective: Approaches and Strategies for Secondary Social Studies Teachers  Purdue…

February 9, 2026

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Purdue CATALYST names Asunda as new executive director

The Center for Advancing the Teaching and Learning of STEM (CATALYST) named Paul Asunda as its new Executive Director. He succeeds Lynn Bryan, emerita professor of science and STEM education and emerita director of CATALYST, who retired in 2024. The…

February 5, 2026

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Guzey’s new book aids in teaching integrated STEM in middle school

Publication Title Teaching Integrated STEM in Middle School  Author S. Selcen Guzey Publisher Purdue University Press Publication Date December 2025 About the Book Teaching Integrated STEM in Middle School is a valuable resource for educators, researchers, and policymakers who are committed…

February 3, 2026

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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

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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

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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

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