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Building a Dream Team

Purdue Polytechnic High School football program centers around collaboration, camaraderie Only eight students showed up at the first callout for the Purdue Polytechnic High School  (PPHS) football team. The innovative school was still in its infancy, but head coach Dante…
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Podcast Ep. 43: In-Depth with Purdue Men’s Basketball Head Coach Matt Painter

In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to Purdue men’s basketball head coach Matt Painter. Listen in as coach Painter discusses recruiting the right fits for the Purdue culture, his special relationship with former Purdue basketball coach Gene…
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A Collaborative Living-Learning Community: Data, friendship and unexpected opportunity

When Kali Lacy, an electrical engineering graduate, first considered the statistics learning community at Purdue, a predecessor to The Data Mine, she hesitated. “There were people that were like, ‘Oh, don’t do statistics — that’s way off course from your…
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A Boilermaker wedding

When Brooke and Marc Conner were planning their wedding, Purdue quickly became their top choice as a venue. “Most of our time dating had been spent at Purdue. It was a home for us for so long. We just wanted to…
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Podcast Ep. 42: Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams to Lead Health Equity Initiatives at Purdue

In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re welcoming Dr. Jerome Adams, Purdue University’s first executive director of health equity initiatives and professor of practice in the departments of Pharmacy Practice and Public Health. Dr. Adams, the former Indiana state…
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Paying for College: Purdue Freshman and Parents Make a Plan

At first, Quentin didn’t know if paying for college would be a possibility for him and his family. He originally planned on joining the military and going to college later so he could save up. But Quentin and his parents…
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Purdue Names Residence Halls for Parker Sisters: A Documentary

While it feels like distant history to some, it wasn’t long ago that university experiences were not integrated. By acknowledging the history of Purdue University, we know the students whose early actions for equity and access to education impacted the…
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An American legacy with Boilermaker roots

Seeds planted by civil rights trailblazers Winifred and Frieda Parker still growing today, tomorrow During the early stages of the American civil rights movement and well before the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, sisters Winifred and Frieda Parker were…
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Freshman and parents make college costs game plan

How an Indiana native who originally planned on enlisting before going to college found his path to Purdue Before his junior year of high school, Quentin Betts didn’t know if college might be in the realm of possibilities for him…
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Making Connections: PPHS First Class | A Documentary Series

In this second episode of “PPHS First Class”, we follow Audrey (they/them), a senior at Purdue Polytechnic High School, as they become a better collaborator, make an impact on the robotics team and discover true joy and growth in learning….
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Your Next Giant Leap Starts at Purdue

At Purdue, we’re a family of students and faculty, persistently pursuing and relentless rethinking. Looking at all angles and overcoming every obstacle — one small step at a time. We keep going, because discovery is in our DNA. Our best…
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Boilermaker super fans: A Purdue memorabilia buff

Purdue super fan Eddie Keister shares some of his favorite pieces of Purdue sports memorabilia In the mid-90s, Eddie Keister kept himself entertained while working at Bruno’s Pizza by looking at the enormous amount of Purdue memorabilia in Big O’s…
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