Thanks to the generosity of a Purdue alumnus, some international students who have faced significant barriers to education in their home countries will be joining Purdue on full scholarship starting in the spring of 2024. A significant multimillion-dollar endowed gift has led to the establishment of the Gilsdorf Women’s Engineering Scholarship.
Purdue faculty dedicate countless hours to exploring the frontiers of their respective fields, pushing the boundaries of knowledge and contributing to the ever-evolving landscape of academia. To celebrate our faculty’s excellence in scholarship, Purdue Today is launching a new weekly book series highlighting their expertise across a diversity of subjects and disciplines. Today’s feature focuses on Kathryn Cramer Brownell, associate professor of history, and her book “24/7 Politics: Cable Television and the Fragmenting of America From Watergate to Fox News.” Related: A
new list of recently published Purdue authors is now available online.
Purdue University and the Purdue for Life Foundation seek volunteers for the third annual Purdue Day of Service, to be held Oct. 27 on the university’s West Lafayette campus. The event, which has led to the planting of nearly 400 trees over its first two years, will once again feature tree planting at select campus locations. Those interested in volunteering can register here.
Purdue Global has been selected to participate in a new national initiative, Transforming the Foundational Postsecondary Experience, which aims to transform the critical first two years of college education when students create the foundation for ultimate success and degree completion. The effort will help institutions focus on inequitable performance gaps and take action to improve student learning and success.
In a new episode of “This Is Purdue,” former Purdue football quarterback Curtis Painter describes what it was like running onto the field at Ross-Ade for the first time in front of 60,000 fans, as well as memories of the Colts playing in Super Bowl XLIV in 2010 and his family’s legacy in Purdue Athletics. Related:Watch the full video on YouTube.