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October 31, 2022

#ThisIsPurdue interviews alum/TikTok star/science teacher Phil Cook about “Chem-o-ween” & teaching

“This Is Purdue” podcaster Kate Young interviewed Purdue Education alum, chemistry teacher and TikTok superstar Phil Cook (BSChemEd ’00, MSEd ’13) about his passion for education – and observed his “Chem-o-ween” experiments: an exploding pumpkin, liquid nitrogen marshmallows and flaming candy corn.

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August 18, 2022

Purdue Education alum starts 1st year in “dream job”

This week Hawkley Pusey (BA English Education, '22) started his first official day of teaching as a seventh- and eighth-grade English teacher - his "dream job".
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August 16, 2022

All 5 Golden Apple Award winners are Purdue Education alumni

LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The county's top teachers, recently named Golden Apple Award winners by the Greater Lafayette Commerce, aren't only aiming for good students. They hope their work helps shape good people. One winner said her students leave a lasting...
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April 26, 2022

Alumna Joseline Aguilar’s passion for teaching helps students and families take small steps together

When recent Purdue College of Education graduate and kindergarten teacher Joseline Aguilar was in second grade, she knew she wanted to be a teacher. She felt called to connect with students for many reasons, but her own experience as a...
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January 10, 2022

Dr. Anne E. Gregory named Dean of Humanities, Education, and Social Studies at Purdue Northwest

Purdue University alumna Dr. Anne E. Gregory has been named Dean of the College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences (CHESS) at Purdue University Northwest. The position was effective January 3, 2022. Dr. Gregory was selected through a national search...
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December 7, 2021

Five COE alumni receive Greater Lafayette Commerce 2021 Golden Apple Awards

Five Purdue University College of Education alumni were recently named 2021 Golden Apple Award recipients by Greater Lafayette Commerce. All five alumni are teachers in the Tippecanoe School Corporation. The TSC winners are: Claire Brown, kindergarten teacher at Mayflower Mill Elementary School....
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