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Professor embraces role guiding students’ holistic growth

2021 Murphy Award: Natasha Duncan Natasha Duncan values the role she plays in the holistic growth of students who enroll in the Honors College at Purdue University. “A student is not just a student, but a complex person on a…

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Professor credits teaching success to understanding, empathizing with students

2021 Murphy Award: Andrew Freed On university group chats and on Reddit boards throughout campus, students refer to Andrew Freed, professor of earth and atmospheric sciences, as a GOAT — one of the greatest of all time. High praise, indeed,…

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Lecturer approaches communications courses, training with an eye for innovation

2021 Excellence in Instruction Award for Lecturers: Jennifer Hall When Jennifer Hall started graduate school, she hadn’t planned on pursuing a career in education. Now, stepping into her classroom at Purdue University is the most energizing part of her week….

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Computer graphics technology professor views being a teacher as an ‘act of love, generosity’

2021 Murphy Award: Esteban García Bravo Growing up in Colombia, Esteban García Bravo learned early of a world of inequality. He vowed to pursue a career to help break down social barriers and subscribed to a philosophy that teaching is…

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Purdue Polytechnic High School enables students to map their success

Student-directed learning in project-based environment makes a world of difference Casady Williamson always planned for her children to attend Catholic high school. When her eldest, Audrey, reached eighth grade, Williamson learned about the new Purdue Polytechnic High School in Indianapolis. With its…

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A fresh start: One student’s growth at Purdue Polytechnic High School

South Bend mother grateful for Purdue Polytechnic High School’s innovative hands-on learning environment that helped her son get his life back on track Lucas Scott already struggled with failing classes, skipping school and fitting in before the COVID-19 pandemic moved…

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PPHS lead instructor nominated for Mira Award

Instructor Drew Goodin receives recognition for innovative education Drew Goodin, lead instructor at Purdue Polytechnic High School Schweitzer Center at Englewood, was nominated for the Tech Education Award, one of the categories in this year’s 22nd annual Mira Awards. The Mira Awards…

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Esteban García Bravo: Inspiring Education Through Art

Esteban García Bravo is a recipient of the 2021 Charles B. Murphy Award, Purdue’s highest undergraduate teaching honor. The award recognizes up to five recipients each year as models in excellent undergraduate education. García Bravo is an associate professor in…

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Natasha Duncan: Inspiring the Next Generation of International Leaders

Natasha Duncan is a recipient of the 2021 Charles B. Murphy Award, Purdue’s highest undergraduate teaching honor. The award recognizes up to five recipients each year as models in excellent undergraduate education. Duncan is an associate dean of international education…

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Andrew Freed: Inspiring Compassion and Discovery in Education

Andrew Freed is a recipient of the 2021 Charles B. Murphy Award, Purdue’s highest undergraduate teaching honor. The award recognizes up to five recipients each year as models in excellent undergraduate education. Freed is a professor in the Department of…

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Karen Marais: Creating a Path for Bold Engineers

Karen Marais, professor and associate head for undergraduate education, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, College of Engineering, is a recipient of the 2021 Charles B. Murphy Award, Purdue’s highest undergraduate teaching honor. The award recognizes up to five recipients each…

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Shelley Claridge: Building Connections Through Science

Shelley Claridge is a recipient of the 2021 Charles B. Murphy Award, Purdue’s highest undergraduate teaching honor. The award recognizes up to five recipients each year as models in excellent undergraduate education. Claridge is an associate professor in the Department…