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08/18/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/18/2022 07:30

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Indiana University and Purdue University have taken the first steps on a bold new vision for higher education in Indianapolis, designed to increase the number of job-ready graduates in an innovation-led economy, fuel economic growth in the region and the state, and enhance service to the Indianapolis community and beyond.

Media contact: Tim Doty, [email protected]

Some 1,212 Purdue Global graduates - including 69 Indiana residents - took part in in-person and virtual commencement ceremonies Saturday (Aug. 13) in Washington, D.C.

Media contact: Tom Schott, [email protected]

In honor of a remarkable Boilermaker, the Tyler Trent Courage and Resilience Award recognizes Purdue students who show tenacity and determination despite the most daunting of challenges - students like Eric Magallanes. Magallanes has remained driven and extraordinarily optimistic, even when oral cancer threatened to derail his dreams of becoming a dentist.

Media contact: Tim Doty, [email protected]

Purdue has been voted America's No. 4 most trusted public university, and No. 21 overall, in Morning Consult's "Most Trusted Universities" study measuring how deeply the public currently trusts universities "to do the right thing."

Media contact: Trevor Peters, [email protected]

More students than ever are graduating early, participating in study abroad and earning extra credentials through enrollment in Summer Session classes at Purdue.

Media contact: Matthew Oates, [email protected]

About Purdue University

Purdue University is a top public research institution developing practical solutions to today's toughest challenges. Ranked in each of the last four years as one of the 10 Most Innovative universities in the United States by U.S. News & World Report, Purdue delivers world-changing research and out-of-this-world discovery. Committed to hands-on and online, real-world learning, Purdue offers a transformative education to all. Committed to affordability and accessibility, Purdue has frozen tuition and most fees at 2012-13 levels, enabling more students than ever to graduate debt-free. See how Purdue never stops in the persistent pursuit of the next giant leap at https://stories.purdue.edu.