Author: RM Barton

After Gabriella Quintana graduated from Purdue University in 2018 with a bachelor’s in public health, she moved back to the San Francisco Bay Area and started a career in clinic services. A couple years later, the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and her field was thrust into a crisis. Her undergraduate coursework had focused on epidemiology, a branch of health science focused on the distribution and control of disease in communities

Experts predict that in the future economy, upskilling and reskilling will be the primary means by which professionals stay on top of market demands and keep themselves employable. But, according to Forbes, the future economy is already here – emergent technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) have already changed the job market, creating unprecedented demand for new skills.

During the 2024 election, America experienced a compelling story underpinned by data. Before the election, the likelihood that either party would win was forecast by election polls that projected candidates’ popularity state by state, congressional district by congressional district and community by community.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of visitors travel to Santa Claus, Indiana to experience the holiday-themed attractions of Holiday World. Holiday World, the nation’s first theme park.

As an army veteran and health and wellness coach in the federal services, Elizabeth Freitas knows that providing healthcare for veterans is about more than offering life-saving services, it’s also about building community. Organizations that specialize in veterans’ healthcare do more than address veterans’ health needs, they also bring veterans together and help them make valuable connections with one another.

If you’re currently looking for a new job, you may have noticed that the job market is sketchy, or at least it seems to be. Despite a growing labor shortage, many professionals report that they’re having trouble finding high-quality jobs. According to Fast Company, this could be because the job market is shifting from a pandemic-era employee market to an employer’s market, meaning employers can afford to be pickier about who they hire.

According to The Atlantic, the United States is in the midst of a paradigm shift – our economy, which was once driven by manufacturing, is now dominated by the services sector. This sector, which encompasses a wide range of businesses and industries that provide services to consumers, now accounts for over 70% of the United States’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

In the high-stakes world of crisis communication, trust is key. Few people understand this as well as Matt Charles, the new online graduate program director in Purdue’s Brian Lamb School of Communication. His career as a crisis communicator has spanned decades – and in that time, he’s collected a lot of stories and learned a thing or two about building trust.

Technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and data mining have changed today’s technological landscape and the technological landscape of the future – but these technologies are also changing the ways we communicate. According to Forbes, the expansion of digital and information...

When it comes to investing in higher education, professionals are focused on maximizing their return-on-investment (ROI). The benefits of earning a graduate degree are well-documented: graduate programs can increase career mobility, increase earning potential, and provide valuable networking opportunities.