Statements - Purdue News

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.

Purdue statement on March 23 speaker appearance

Last evening (March 23), a student organization’s invited speaker spoke without disruption and then answered questions. Those with different viewpoints spoke peacefully too. Purdue students, colleagues and community, including organizers of all the events, showed what free speech on a…