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Statement regarding student visa situation (Aug. 3, 2025)

There have been media reports of a visa situation involving one of our students. The dean of students’ office has reached out to the student’s family.

Facts on House Enacted Act 1001 related to Indiana public universities’ ‘low-enrollment programs’ (June 10, 2025)

No immediate program changes: Purdue has received only a preliminary (and now outdated) list of low-conferred degree programs from the state of Indiana and is told to expect an updated version later this summer. Any potential decisions would follow in…

Statement clarifying claims by a private business organization (June 5, 2025)

Purdue’s recent communication with The Exponent media organization can be viewed here. 1. The Exponent is a private business organization (not a recognized Purdue student organization) and is one of many local media companies. 2. Under Purdue policy, a private business organization’s…

An update from Purdue University main campus (May 30, 2025)

Dear Purdue Colleagues, Acting under the authority of our Board of Trustees, the University is sunsetting DEI activities and initiatives, effective today. An increasing number of actions and policy measures at both the federal and state level have made it clear…

Purdue University Statement on Boilermaker Special Crash (April 24, 2025)

We can confirm our Boilermaker Special was involved in a serious multi-vehicle accident in Tippecanoe County on April 24. The two students who were on the Special have been treated and released from the hospital. Our thoughts are with all…

Purdue University statement on student visas (April 9, 2025)

As is the case with universities across the country, Purdue has been in contact with any individual who has been impacted by a change in their visa status. Impacted individuals are encouraged to contact the embassy of their home country…

Purdue University statement on The Exponent (Feb. 6, 2025)

The Exponent is an entity that is independent of and unaffiliated with Purdue University. Owned by an independent foundation, it does not receive funding from Purdue University and is not recognized as a student organization.

Purdue University statement on campus voting locations (Sept. 27, 2024)

WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University appreciates that the Tippecanoe County Election Board approved its application to add a voting site on Oct. 24 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Córdova Recreational Sports Center (Co-Rec). The university has also submitted an official…

Purdue University, Tippecanoe County Board of Elections joint statement on campus voting locations (Sept. 18, 2024)

The Tippecanoe County Board of Elections and Purdue University have proposed a viable on-campus location — the Córdova Recreational Sports Center — as an early voting center on Oct. 24 to provide further access, in addition to the previously announced…

Purdue University statement on campus voting locations (Sept. 17, 2024)

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue fully supports the selection of voting sites that serve the best interests of the full Tippecanoe County community, as determined by the Board of Elections & Registration. The Board has already provided great options for the…

Purdue statement on ACLU suit regarding SEA 202 (Aug. 14, 2024)

Today Judge Sarah Evans Barker dismissed the case, agreeing with Purdue that the plaintiffs lack standing to press their claims under SEA 202. To be clear, Purdue never took a position on the merits of the plaintiffs’ case, instead opting to…

July 11 statement on Purdue housing

Purdue issued housing notices on Wednesday (July 10) to returning students. Of the 7,442 upperclassmen who chose to live in University Residences, just over 700 received room assignments that were different from what they expected. The university has been working…

Response to inquiries about campus conditions in late April and early May of 2024

Purdue University did not “discover” free speech at the eleventh hour, and instead has long been consistently operating as a public institution of free speech, constitutionally protected with four well-recognized guardrails: No physical violence or incitement to imminent violence. No…

Response to inquiries about events on West Lafayette campus on Oct. 11-12

Concerning the barbaric terrorist attacks that targeted Israeli civilians and also killed citizens of our country, Purdue University has extended support to the many Purdue students whose families and who themselves are directly impacted. Generally, student support and counseling are…

Purdue University statement re: Purdue Pharma

Purdue University is not and has never been affiliated in any way with Purdue Pharma. The pharmaceutical company was founded in Manhattan in 1892 by John Purdue Gray and George Frederick Bingham as the Purdue Frederick Company. Purdue University was…

Purdue University statement on SCOTUS decision on Affirmative Action

The following is Purdue University’s statement relative to the US Supreme Court decision on the use of Affirmative Action programs in college admissions: Purdue University will follow the law.