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October 2014

Purdue creates new competency-based degree

The university's first competency-based bachelor's degree was launched this fall by the College of Technology and Purdue Polytechnic Institute. It allows students to move as fast as their ability and diligence will permit, reducing their time to degree and their costs while producing graduates prepared to meet today's demands of business and industry. More ...

Communication majors now can get degree in 3 years

CommunicationsPurdue's Brian Lamb School of Communication is the first at Purdue to create a three-year degree that will help students save money by completing their degrees more quickly. More ...

Purdue teams with Amazon to cut textbook costs

Boilermakers now can save up to 30 percent -- or $6 million -- a year on textbooks, thanks to a collaboration with Amazon. More ...

Alliance aiming to increase access to a college degree

Purdue has joined the University Innovation Alliance, an 11-member group working to increase access for lower-income students. More ...

Purdue meeting demand for more engineers while keeping construction costs down

DanielsPurdue is meeting the nation's demand for more engineers while keeping down the cost of higher education through innovative public/private partnerships. More ...

Complex fosters drug discovery, cancer research

New research facilities in drug development and cancer, key components of the Purdue Moves initiative, were dedicated this fall. More ...

Record broken in commercializing research

Purdue had record-breaking commercialization activity in fiscal 2014, highlighted by 24 startups based on Purdue intellectual property, tripling the previous year's number. More ...

Extension: Applying climate smarts to urban design

Urbanization dramatically alters a landscape and its environment, more so than other human-driven changes such as agriculture and deforestation. This lends cities serious climatic clout. More ...

Student Success

Purdue achieves record student success

Students

Purdue is seeing record-high retention and graduation rates thanks to a university-wide commitment to student success. More ...

Gallup-Purdue Index helps students plan for success

A guide for students has been developed based on findings from a national survey of college graduates. The survey found that graduates who have a high sense of well-being and who are engaged in their jobs had some key experiences in common while they were on campus.  More ...

Purdue Systemwide

Purdue Northwest chosen as name for unified regional campus

The Board of Trustees at its July 18 meeting approved Purdue University Northwest -- to be commonly referred to as Purdue Northwest (PNW) -- as the name of the unified Calumet and North Central campuses. More ...

PNC students save by taking more classes

Purdue North Central students have already saved a collective $100,000 thanks a discount plan offered for the first time this fall, giving them a 10 percent tuition reduction for each credit hour taken beyond 12 hours per semester. More ...

IPFW fall bus tour stops in West Lafayette

Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne faculty and staff visited West Lafayette recently as part of the IPFW fall bus tour. More ...

Purdue in the News

C-SPAN: Daniels talks about impact of public policy issues on higher education

New York Times panel: Daniels one of three who weigh in on college readiness

Fort Wayne News Sentinel: Daniels makes cost cutting felt at Purdue

Inside Indiana Business: Purdue, Innovation Center detail collaboration

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