Tuition, room and board rates will remain stagnant for students on the West Lafayette and Fort Wayne Purdue campuses during the 2021-2022 academic year, the University announced Monday and earlier this month. Read more
The Purdue Board of Trustees approved several motions, among them a posthumous degree to a late IUPUI student, the ratification of several professors and the adoption of Purdue President Mitch Daniels’ performance metrics for the next academic year. Read more
University Senate Chair Deb Nichols reported that burnout has increased as the semester progressed, according to a fourth wave of a senate survey from November. Read more
HAMMOND, Ind. — A former Purdue professor and his company were sentenced to two years of probation and made to pay $1.6 million in restitution to government foundations after the professor defrauded them to inappropriately acquire grant money, a U.S. District Court Judge in Hammond ruled Mon… Read more
New ruling on immigrant pay would hinder research, diversity in hiring, they allege. Read more
The University has broken its record for the largest number of undergraduate students enrolled for the fall 2020 semester, per a report from Friday morning's board of trustees meeting. Read more
The same week the Purdue Board of Trustees is scheduled to discuss a diversity task force meant to combat inequality on campus, the planned consolidation of 16 departments into six left faculty and department heads feeling frustrated and left out of the conversation, they said. Read more
Receiving housing and roommate assignments is a fraught yet exciting waiting game for many incoming Purdue students. Read more
Less than a month away from the beginning of the semester, students are reporting problems requesting their free at-home saliva tests. Read more
Past and present Boilermakers gathered at the Purdue University Surplus Store on Wednesday to purchase pieces of one of the University’s most-cherished restaurants: Pappy’s Sweet Shop. Read more
Boilers returning to campus this fall may want to check their schedules, as professors have started to shift some of their classes online. Read more
More than half of surveyed students coming back to Purdue in the fall said they feel safe returning to campus, according to a Purdue Student Government survey. Read more
Professors have offered differing opinions on their hopes and concerns about returning to campus this fall amid the ongoing public health crisis. The Exponent reached out to several professors to hear their opinions on the upcoming semester. Read more
Theresa Carter was elected by the Purdue Alumni Association to begin a 3-year term on the Purdue Board of Trustees effective July 1, according to a Purdue News press release on Monday. Read more
Purdue has confirmed its retail dining operating agreement with Aramark and detailed further plans for new dining options and staffing opportunities. Read more
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Purdue Student Government adjourned for the final time this semester after passing bills in support of immigration legal services and the expansion of meal-plan options.
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Approximately 135,000 fans will be allowed into Indianapolis Motor Speedway Memorial Day weekend to witness the 105th Indy 500, the speedway confirmed Wednesday afternoon.
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Shelby Steele said that “white guilt” is not something the U.S. can depend on to move forward in the final installment of the Division of Diversity and Inclusion’s “Pursuing Racial Justice” series on Tuesday night.
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President Mitch Daniels updated the University Senate Monday on the administration's plans to construct a new facility to replace the Patty Jischke Early Care and Education Center.
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Lafayette's popular Fresh Air Eats program, where several downtown roads are blocked off on weekends to make room for outdoor dining, will return for Purdue's graduation weekend.
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A late April snowstorm hit campus for much of the afternoon. However, warm weather combined with the snow resulted in very little snow actually sticking.
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The Greater Lafayette area is highly likely to see snow today into Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.
Three student-artists who contributed to the Krach Mural Project were honored for their work Monday evening by Purdue Student Government President Assata Gilmore. The students' art pieces can be viewed on the second floor of Krach Leadership Center.
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