Indiana’s Living Governors To Headline Fair Event
Indiana’s current and former living governors will unite Aug. 14 for “The Art of Leadership with Four Gubernatorial Hoosiers.”
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Mitch Daniels Decides Not To Run For U.S. Senate
Former Gov. Mitch Daniels, who just completed a 10-year stint as Purdue University president, said Tuesday he will not run for the U.S. Senate, ending speculation that he would jump into the race after sitting Sen. Mike Braun decided to run for governor.
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Banks Makes U.S. Senate Run Official
Northeast Indiana Congressman Jim Banks jumped into the 2024 race for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday — becoming the first candidate in what is expected to be a crowded Republican field.
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Daniels Critical Of Biden’s Student Debt Forgiveness Plan
Purdue University President Mitch Daniels says the move by President Joe Biden to cancel student loan debt is misguided and “incredibly unfair.”
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Should Republicans Be Cautious About The Future?
Given its utter dominance of statewide and local political offices, it would seem a bit deranged to assert that Republicans in Indiana are in trouble and the Democrats are poised to end its decade-long losing streak in the Hoosier state.
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State Leaders Celebrate Plans For Semiconductor R&D in West Lafayette
Governor Eric J. Holcomb and Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers today joined Purdue University President Mitch Daniels and executives from SkyWater Technology to announce the company’s plans to build a $1.8 billion state-of-the-art semiconductor R&D and production facility in Indiana, supported by 750 new high-wage jobs in Tippecanoe County.
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Poli (Sigh): Judicial Candidates Will Be Featured In Public Forum
By far the most interesting local race this spring is for the Superior Court 3 judge in Kosciusko County where four Republican candidates – Robert Bishop, Lindsey Grossnickle, Karin McGrath and Chad Miner – are vying to fill the seat of retiring judge Joe Sutton. Unlike other typical … Read More
Indiana State Museum Honors Living Governors
By BRUCE WILLIAMS Director of Media and Public Relations, Indiana State Museum INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Museum will bestow its most prestigious Heritage Keeper Award to Indiana’s four living governors at the annual Tribute event Thursday, April 28, at the Indiana State Museum. The event is presented … Read More
Academy Of Arts, Sciences Establishes New Commission
By BRIAN ZINK Purdue University News Service CAMBRIDGE — The American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday, Nov. 4, the formation of The Commission on the Future of Undergraduate Education. Through the next three years, this initiative will examine learning options available to high school graduates. It will study how … Read More
Purdue Seeking New Football Complex
WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue will seek approval to build a $60 million football performance center on campus.
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Trustees To Extend Mitch Daniels’ Contract
WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue University’s board of trusteesB9319077208Z.1_20150930161725_000_GAVC3IJLG.1-0 will vote to approve a further two years of President Mitch Daniel’s presidency Friday morning. If approved, Daniels will continue as the head of the University until the middle of 2020.
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Purdue Ranked 16th Worldwide In US Patents Granted
Purdue University has been ranked 16th in the world among universities granted U.S. patents in 2014, according to a new report by the National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association. The ranking brings them up from 27th the previous year. Purdue had 93 U.S. utility … Read More
Purdue Trustees Approve Tuition Freeze, Pay Increase
Purdue University’s board of trustees has approved plans to freeze tuition for resident, non-resident and international students at the West Lafayette campus for the next two years. The board also endorsed a proposed operating budget which includes a merit pay increase of 3.5 percent for employees in West … Read More
Mitch Daniels Named To Fortune Magazine’s List Of Great Leaders
Mitch Daniels has been named to Fortune Magazine’s list of 50 greatest world leaders for 2015. The former White House budget director and Indiana governor is included because, the magazine states, he has taken his business sense to academia as the president of Purdue University. Fortune notes that … Read More
Daniels Calls Congress To Reform Higher Education
Purdue University President Mitch Daniels called on Congress to join a growing movement to reform higher education, making it more accessible and accountable to students, parents and taxpayers. Testifying on Tuesday, March 17 before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education & Workforce, Subcommittee on Higher Education … Read More
Amazon Launches Pickup/Drop-off Location At Purdue
Amazon held a grand opening today of Amazon@Purdue, the company’s first ever staffed order pickup and drop-off location, housed in the Krach Leadership Center on Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus. Amazon@Purdue will give students a convenient, money-saving option for receiving textbooks and other supplies from Amazon, as well … Read More