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A Purdue University hub for K-12 STEM Education research and services, the Center for Advancing the Teaching and Learning of STEM (CATALYST) named eight new research fellows from across Purdue University to expand its research collaboration. “We’ve recruited eight new...

A Purdue College of Education faculty member is partnering with Colombian and other Latin American education organizations to meet a critical need for Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) training, certification and support. ABA is a type of research-based therapy that seeks...

William R. Watson was invited to give the keynote at a recent AI conference for Indiana school administrators. The “Future Ready Schools: AI in Educational Leadership” summit was held at Taylor Community Schools in Kokomo, IN (July 20–21). Watson, professor...

The Purdue University Office of the Provost gave the College of Education permission to appoint Nielsen Pereira as the John Feldhusen Term Associate Professor of Gifted, Talented, and Creative Education for five years (as of August 17, 2026). Pereira is...

The Mensa Foundation named the College of Education’s Shahnaz Safitri as a 2026 Mensa Fellow. Safitri is a doctoral student in gifted, creative, and talented studies in the Department of Educational Studies, and is part of the College’s Gifted Education...

A Purdue University College of Education faculty member organized a kick-off training day for the inaugural cohort of Dialogue 250 (D250), a one-year professional learning fellowship that brings together secondary educators to sharpen their civic inquiry instructional skills. The program...