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June 17, 2021

Dr. Laura Bofferding receives Purdue Faculty Engagement Scholar award

Dr. Laura Bofferding, Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education recently received the Purdue Faculty Engagement Scholar award for engagement in community educational systems. Dr. Bofferding is engaged in providing both direct and...

June 9, 2021

COE graduate student Terron Phillips receives Fowler Education Finance Policy Research Grant

Terron Phillips, a Ph.D. student in the College of Education at Purdue University, has been selected to receive the William J. Fowler, Jr. & Patricia R. Fowler Education Finance Policy Research Grant, a prestigious award supporting graduate students focused on...

June 4, 2021

Canceled in-person internship pivots to valuable remote experience in non-profit sector for recent graduate Wan Hee Kim

Wan Hee Kim (PhD ’21) was able to attend commencement in May, graduating with a PhD in Literacy and Language Education. But like so many Purdue graduate students, Kim’s last year as a student did not go as planned. The...

May 31, 2021

Dr. Toni Kempler Rogat Receives 2021 Kinley Trust Award

Dr. Toni Kempler Rogat, Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Studies, in Purdue University’s College of Education, has been selected to receive a 2021 Clifford B. Kinley Trust Award to support her research, Productive disciplinary engagement during collaborative design...

May 28, 2021

Dr. Amanda Case receives Purdue Engagement Award

Dr. Amanda Case, Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology in the Department of Educational Studies at Purdue University’s College of Education, recently received a Purdue Engagement Award for her work as a Service-Learning Fellow. The award recognized Dr. Cases’s Purdue University...

May 27, 2021

GER²I plans virtual 2021 summer programs for gifted and talented youth

Purdue University’s Gifted Education Research and Resource Institute, or GER2I, will host multiple 2021 virtual summer enrichment programs for gifted and talented youth in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. Children in pre-kindergarten through fourth grade can participate in the GER2I 2021...

May 26, 2021

Dr. Chrystal Johnson selected as 2021-2022 Purdue Insights Forum Program Fellow

Dr. Chrystal Johnson, Associate Professor of Social Studies Education in the College of Education at Purdue University, has been selected as a 2021-22 Purdue Insights Forum Program Fellow. The Purdue Insights Forum is designed to explore the fundamentals of leadership...

May 24, 2021

GEAR UP meets needs of Indiana schools through SAT preparation workshops for teachers

Indiana Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) is meeting the needs of Indiana schools through several SAT preparation professional development workshops for teachers in nine locations across the state during Summer 2021. In addition to in-person...

May 24, 2021

Edward Wiercioch receives 2021 Purdue Staff Engagement Award

Edward Wiercioch, Early Clinical Practice Coordinator in the Office of Clinical Practice in the College of Education, has been awarded the 2021 Purdue University Staff Engagement Award. The Staff Engagement Award is presented annually to a staff member who consistently...

May 21, 2021

Ten College of Education undergraduates receive IACTE Outstanding Future Educators Award

Ten undergraduate students in Purdue University’s College of Education have recently been named recipients of the Indiana Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (IACTE) Outstanding Future Educators Award. These outstanding future educators excelled during their clinical practice and exhibit professional...