Purdue University College of Education

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November 11, 2020

Çiftçi Selected As Diversity Fellow For College of Education

In an effort to enhance our efforts in diversity, equity and inclusion in the College of Education, Nancy Marchand-Martella, the Suzi and Dale Gallagher Dean of Education, appointed Ayşe Çiftçi (eye-SHAE chief-T-CHE), professor of counseling psychology, to the new role of diversity fellow. The...

November 10, 2020

New educational leadership faculty member brings urban school leadership experience

In August we welcomed LaMonica Williams, clinical assistant professor in educational leadership and policy studies, to Purdue University. Williams comes to us from Chicago Public Schools District 299 where she held positions as the director of special education, principal, and...

October 22, 2020

Purdue’s Online Special Education Program Part of $6M Federal Grant

Purdue's online MSEd in special education program has been named as an Institute of Higher Education (IHE) partner on a federally funded $6 million state personnel development grant. The grant was awarded to the Indiana Department of Education, Office of...

September 9, 2020

$500,000 Planned Gift From Alumna To Create Community Partnership

Creating a community partnership to benefit Purdue University education majors is the purpose of a $500,000 planned gift from alumna Leah Wasburn-Moses (BA ’97, MSEd ’99), professor of educational psychology at Miami University (Ohio). The gift will fund, in perpetuity,...

September 1, 2020

Number 1 Best College For Education In Indiana

We’re thrilled to announce that we have been recognized as a 2021 Best College for Education by Niche. This year, we are ranked the number one best college for Education in Indiana — a move up from number two in...

August 20, 2020

Becoming An Online Teacher Even When I Didn’t Sign Up For It

We are pleased to announce that an interdisciplinary team from our college, led by Timothy Newby, professor in learning design and technology, has been awarded a $1,548,823 grant from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief fund, which, in turn, was funded by...