College of Education, Purdue University

06/02/2026

We’re proud of Dr. Abigael Allen for successfully defending her titled “Who ‘gets’ to be gifted? Surfacing bias through visualization of pre-service teacher’s socially-constructed assumptions about gifted students.” 👏

06/01/2026

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06/01/2026

👏 Congratulations to this : Sydney Gwidt, English Education Junior!

Congratulations Purdue University English Education Junior, Sydney Gwidt, on being named a 2026 Gilman Scholarship Recipient!

College of Education, Purdue University | Gilman International Scholarship Program | Purdue National and International Scholarships Office |

06/01/2026

"Critical Reflections on Leading in Educational Contexts Entering Identity Portals": Janet Alsup’s new book focuses on identity development and related concepts of discourse and critical reflection, and explores how the animal-human bond can shed light on human leadership experience.
📖 https://ow.ly/J0VC50Z682l

05/29/2026

We held our Pinning Ceremony on May 14 for 64 graduates - a meaningful time of reaffirming our commitment to students, families, and .

Grads pledged: “I change the world – one student at a time.”

Keynote speaker/alumna Kathy Nimmer told them, “There is no higher calling on earth than what you’ve signed up for.”

🚂 🖤💛 🎓 https://ow.ly/L8BL50Z5yCE

05/28/2026

The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Leadership Development Program Subcommittee selected Jennifer Smith as a member of the 2026-2027 Leadership CEC cohort. This includes monthly virtual programmatic sessions and networking opportunities from August 2026-May 2027. 👏 Congratulations!

05/28/2026

: Our Engaged College Lunch & Learn (April 24): "AI is Evolving - Are We?"

Samsung Electronics / KAIST’s Dr. Ji Soo Yi discussed potential strategies designed to evolve meaningful humanity alongside exponentially evolving technologies.
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The AI transition imposes unprecedented challenges on human knowledge workers, ranging from the friction of legacy expertise and emotional volatility to the ...

05/27/2026

05/27/2026

’s Spring Awards ceremony (Apr. 24) is “the highlight of the academic year,” according to our Dean Phillip VanFossen.

“Our faculty, staff, and students are collaborative and motivated people who take on what are often very challenging tasks and the success of the College reflects the effort that each of you puts into it every day,” he said.
👏 https://ow.ly/njrT50Z4GlK

05/26/2026

Excited to announce that our own Prof. Hua-Hua Chang will be a keynote speaker at the Psychometric Society's upcoming !

The IMPS 2026 keynote speakers have been announced and they’re not to be missed!

Meet our experts:
Aron Keith Barbey (University of Notre Dame) | Advancing the Science and Engineering of Intelligence: From Network Neuroscience to Interventions for Precision Health

Hua-Hua Chang (Purdue University) — Lifetime Career Award | From Asymptotic Posterior Normality to Computerized Adaptive Testing and Beyond: Innovations in Adaptive Testing and Personalized Learning Pathways

Michael T. Nettles, Ph.D. (Morgan State University) | Global Psychometric Challenges in Educational and Workforce Assessment: Policy, Technical, and Population Perspectives

Shiyu Wang (University of Georgia) — Early Career Award | Assembling the Diagnostic Puzzle: Multimodal Perspectives on Cognitive Diagnosis

Max Welz (University of Zurich) — Dissertation Prize | Robust categorical data analysis

This is why should attend IMPS this summer.
Register here: https://lnkd.in/gYUfj5Yj