Part of Student Success Programs, Purdue’s Disability Resource Center (DRC) is the office designated to provide services, resources and programs to facilitate equal access for students with disabilities in curricular and cocurricular offerings. The DRC serves undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at Purdue West Lafayette, Indianapolis and Polytechnic Institute Statewide Programs, whether part-time or full-time (including students taking online courses). Incoming new students with disabilities who need accommodations are encouraged to connect with the DRC as soon as possible after accepting their offer of admission.
The Board of Trustees on Friday (June 6) endorsed a comprehensive conceptual campus master plan for Indianapolis, detailing a blueprint designed to transform Purdue’s urban expansion of its main campus that supports industry partnership, research and experiential learning eventually for up to 15,000 students.
As a groundswell builds for nuclear power to generate more of the nation’s electricity, there is a shortage of nuclear engineers and other workers to power that resurgence. A U.S. Department of Energy forecast sees nuclear power tripling by 2050, and based on that forecast today’s workforce of 68,000 needs to grow to 200,000. New innovations are also needed to develop next-generation nuclear reactors, which are expected to cost less to maintain and last longer than today’s reactors. That’s where Purdue’s School of Nuclear Engineering comes in – a leader in nuclear power research, education, and training.
Amit Varma, the Karl H. Kettelhut Professor of Civil Engineering and executive director of the Purdue Applied Research Institute Infrastructure & Innovation Lab, has received the American Institute of Steel Construction Lifetime Achievement Award. Varma was recognized for his research and contributions in steel-concrete composition, fire design and nuclear structures.
With a focus on student affordability, structural operating surplus and strategic investments, Purdue trustees adopted the university’s operating budget for fiscal year 2026, with revenues modestly exceeding expenditures despite the challenges of the macro conditions in higher education. Tuition and mandatory fees will remain frozen for all undergraduate students at Purdue’s main campus (Indianapolis and West Lafayette) for the 13th and 14th consecutive years, in particular keeping base undergraduate tuition and fees for Indiana residents under $10,000 per year.
