After a national search, Pennsylvania State University Donan Professor of Business Felisa Higgins has been selected to lead Purdue’s John Martinson Honors College (JMHC). Higgins will serve as a clinical professor in the Mitch Daniels School of Business and professor of practice (by courtesy) of industrial engineering, in addition to her role as JMHC's associate vice provost and dean.
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Indiana is known as the “Crossroads of America” — partly because America relies on the state’s robust trucking industry to transport vast quantities of freight. That’s why the National Science Foundation has chosen Purdue University in Indianapolis as the lead site of a new research center for innovation in electrified and automated trucking.
Soon-to-be teachers will go on to brighten lives and bring care and consideration into their careers because of Jennifer Smith, clinical associate professor of special education. Focusing on special education curriculums, she has prepared Boilermakers for excellence by improving courses, researching teacher-student dynamics and cofounding the Center for Research and Equipment for Assistive Technology in Education and the Accessible Creative Teaching and Inclusive Opportunities Now! Research Lab.
In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” Adriana Harmeyer, clinical assistant professor and archivist for university history, delves into her 15-game winning streak on “Jeopardy!” As a longtime fan of the Emmy Award-winning game show, Harmeyer was able to make her “Jeopardy!” dreams come true thanks to plenty of preparation and persistence.
