Author: Matt Kerkhoff

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Purdue pioneers: Frieda and Winifred Parker

Purdue student housing was totally segregated when sisters Frieda and Winifred Parker enrolled in 1946, but their family successfully fought to change the University’s housing policies. When they moved into the Bunker Hill residences in January 1947, the Parkers were...

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Student leadership made Protect Purdue a success

When COVID-19 upended daily routines around the world, the Purdue community rallied together and managed to pull off what some universities refused to even attempt. By adhering to the “Protect Purdue” pledge, the University’s faculty, staff and especially its students...

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Esteban García Bravo: Inspiring Education Through Art

Esteban García Bravo is a recipient of the 2021 Charles B. Murphy Award, Purdue's highest undergraduate teaching honor. The award recognizes up to five recipients each year as models in excellent undergraduate education. García Bravo is an associate professor in...

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Natasha Duncan: Inspiring the Next Generation of International Leaders

Natasha Duncan is a recipient of the 2021 Charles B. Murphy Award, Purdue's highest undergraduate teaching honor. The award recognizes up to five recipients each year as models in excellent undergraduate education. Duncan is an associate dean of international education...

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Andrew Freed: Inspiring Compassion and Discovery in Education

Andrew Freed is a recipient of the 2021 Charles B. Murphy Award, Purdue's highest undergraduate teaching honor. The award recognizes up to five recipients each year as models in excellent undergraduate education. Freed is a professor in the Department of...

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Karen Marais: Creating a Path for Bold Engineers

Karen Marais, professor and associate head for undergraduate education, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, College of Engineering, is a recipient of the 2021 Charles B. Murphy Award, Purdue's highest undergraduate teaching honor. The award recognizes up to five recipients each...

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Ann Loomis: Inspiring the Next Generation of Leaders in Nursing

Ann Loomis, clinical assistant professor, School of Nursing, College of Health and Human Sciences, is a 2021 recipient of the Exceptional Early Career Teaching Award. The award annually recognizes exceptional undergraduate faculty members with the rank of assistant professor.