A DIVERSITY RECRUITMENT PARTNER
Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IN
You’ll grow professionally and personally in our nationally-ranked graduate programs. Develop your leadership and scholarship with teaching and research opportunities that abound at a research-intensive university. Are you considering graduate school? If you are searching for nationally recognized professional degree programs, you’ll find them with the College of Education.
Our Mission
Purdue’s College of Education is dedicated to launching the future through the discovery and development of human potential.
Quick Info
About Purdue University
John Purdue believed that education was the flame that lit the world. We couldn’t agree more. Whether you aspire to educate people as a teacher, administrator, school counselor, psychologist, corporate trainer, researcher, or professor — we will help you get there. We work to discover and develop human potential.
Office of Diversity Initiatives
The Office of Diversity Initiatives strives to:
- Build a community of diversity through support, unity and guidance within Teacher Education
- Develop strategies that will recruit and retain underrepresented students in Teacher Education
- Provide programming the will increase awareness of diversity and inclusion of all cultures through strategically planning, developing, implementing and supporting initiatives designed to enhance the climate related to diversity for students
Social Justice & Diversity
Social justice and diversity are more than research priorities for the college of Education. They are values we hold true and work to embed in all of our endeavors.
Our college attracts students from many backgrounds and offers numerous multicultural experiences to our students to prepare them to become effective teachers in diverse environments. Below are some of the opportunities available to you as a student.
Social Justice & Diversity
Social justice and diversity are more than research priorities for the college of Education. They are values we hold true and work to embed in all of our endeavors.
Our college attracts students from many backgrounds and offers numerous multicultural experiences to our students to prepare them to become effective teachers in diverse environments. Below are some of the opportunities available to you as a student.
Holmes Scholars Program
The AACTE Holmes Scholars Program was established to create equity, diversity and cultural competence in programs of higher education and P-12 schools. Scholars serve a two-year term.
At the graduate level, we offer courses like Counseling Multicultural and Diverse Populations (EDPS 507), Gender and Culture in Science Education (EDCI 618) and Global Issues in Education (EDCI 685), as well as Culture and Cognition (EDPS 510).
Our Programs
STEM Goes Rural seeks to attract talented, committed individuals with backgrounds in the STEM fields – science, technology, engineering, and mathematics – into teaching in high-need rural Indiana high schools.
This degree program is designed for teachers seeking advanced academic qualifications, for those attempting to meet the requirements for initial licensure in school services personnel and in administration and supervision, and for those wishing to undertake a degree program at the beginning graduate level.
The primary area of study will include both foundational and specialized education courses. All doctoral programs must include advanced graduate courses in statistics and one advanced course in basic research methodology, as well as courses in the student’s chosen area of specialization.
The College of Education and Purdue University offer incoming and current graduate students a number of prestigious fellowships, scholarships and awards. Funding enables graduate students to further their education without the burden of student loans. Below, learn about the awards and scholarships available to graduate students at the college and university level.
Our Diversity
The College of Education’s diversity committee was created to advance the college’s mission of promoting diversity, social justice and multiculturalism. The committee fosters opportunities to increase diversity awareness among the college and advises the college on best practices for recruiting and retaining diverse students, faculty and staff.
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Our Dean
Purdue’s College of Education is committed to making our college an equitable and welcoming environment for all. We’re taking steps toward making the college and the campus more welcoming, tolerant and inclusive.
You’ll see that commitment woven throughout our strong academic programs, which embrace diversity and emphasize social justice in education. Our dedication to multicultural experiences is reflected in the international experiences available to students and our efforts to recruit students, faculty and staff members from diverse backgrounds.
Get In Touch
College of Education: Purdue University
100 N. University St., West Lafayette, IN 47907
Telephone: 765-494-2341
Hours: M-F: 8am – 5pm
Non-Discrimination Policy
The Office of Diversity Initiatives aims to encourage and support an environment that represents and values diversity among groups of people and individuals based on ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, gender, exceptionalities, language, religion, sexual orientation and geographic area.
