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Purdue program provides nationwide model for liberal arts in higher ed
A Purdue University program provides the basis for a new initiative aimed at reinvigorating the liberal arts on college campuses across the country. The Teagle Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) are partnering to sponsor Cornerstone: Learning for Living, a program model based upon the innovative Cornerstone Integrated Liberal Arts certificate developed by the College of Liberal Arts. The NEH and the Teagle Foundation have committed a minimum of $7 million to the initiative.
Purdue University Global to develop academic program for Gallup Straight to Business initiative
Purdue University Global has partnered with Gallup to develop and deliver an academic program to support Gallup’s Straight to Business initiative.
Purdue announces fall enrollment numbers
Purdue University’s enrollment at its flagship campus is the highest ever.
U.S. News & World Report rankings: Purdue nation’s 5th-most innovative school
Purdue University is the fifth-most innovative school in the country in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings, released Monday (Sept. 14). It’s a one-spot improvement over last year’s rankings, with Purdue overtaking Stanford University for the fifth spot.
A look inside a HyFlex classroom: How blending remote and face-to-face instruction helps students, instructors succeed
Weeks before Purdue University made the shift to remote learning last spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Nathan Mentzer, an associate professor in Purdue’s Polytechnic Institute and College of Education, started blending both face-to-face and online instruction in his classrooms for 680 students.
Purdue agricultural biological engineering department ranked No. 1
The U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges announced today (Sept. 14) that Purdue’s Department of Agricultural Biological Engineering (ABE) is the top-ranked undergraduate department in its discipline for the 10th year in a row. Purdue’s graduate ABE program was ranked first by U.S. News and World Report in 2019 for the ninth time in 10 years.
Purdue draws record number of high achievers from historically underserved populations through new Emerging Leaders Science Scholars program
Emma Davis looks at her schedule – filled with classes, lectures, events and activities – and charts her course for the day.
