Purdue University College of Education

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September 4, 2018

Dean Marchand-Martella: Changing the World

Get to know the newly appointed Suzi and Dale Gallagher Dean of Education, Nancy Marchand-Martella, and learn where she plans to take Purdue University's College of Education. Dean Marchand-Martella describes the importance of the role of the College of Education,...

August 14, 2018

New Dean Spotlight

After graduating from Purdue in 1985 with a degree in psychology, Marchand-Martella headed to Southern Illinois University to pursue a master’s degree in behavior analysis and therapy. She earned her Ph.D. in special education from Utah State University in 1991....

August 8, 2018

Faculty create program to better train educators

Creating a program to train educators to better teach students with developmental disabilities, including autism, is the goal of new grant-funded research by faculty in the Purdue University’s College of Education. Rose Mason, an assistant professor of educational studies in...

August 8, 2018

Education faculty grant to focus on student engagement

College of Education faculty received a $1.4 million grant by the Institute of Education Sciences through the U.S. Department of Education to design and develop the CourseMIRROR mobile learning system. The system combines mobile learning technologies with natural language processing...

May 17, 2018

Purdue graduate returns ‘home’ to lead College of Education

A Boilermaker alumna and first-generation college graduate will be the next dean of the College of Education at Purdue University. Nancy E. Marchand-Martella, a product of K-12 Indiana public schools (Thorntown Elementary and Western Boone Junior-Senior High School) and 1985...

May 10, 2018

New Purdue teaching graduates honored with pinning ceremony

Purdue’s College of Education meets the challenges of educating 21st Century learners by discovering what works in education. Seventy-eight graduates will receive a lapel pin and a copy of the “Teacher’s Creed,” which they recite to conclude the program.