Appointments, honors and activities

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Faculty and staff honors:

Kathryn Cramer Brownell, associate professor of history, recently was honored by the Organization of American Historians. Made By History, the Washington Post’s daily site for political historical analysis, co-edited by Brownell, received the 2022 Friend of History Award from the organization. Made by History is a blog in The Post’s Outlook section that explores parallels between today’s political climate and history.

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Joseph Balagtas, professor of agricultural economics at Purdue University.

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December 10, 2025

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Purdue, Purdue Research Foundation mark transformative year of growth, industry partnership

December 10, 2025

Yeomans selected as next dean of Purdue’s College of Liberal Arts

December 5, 2025

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Boilermaker honored with One Brick Higher Award after saving 2 lives

December 3, 2025