PURDUE UNIVERSITY

'DEFEND BASIC TRUTHS': Riley Gaines campus tour continues

Riley Gaines is visiting campuses nationwide to champion the rights of female athletes.

By Campus Reform
Oct 23, 2024

Purdue University’s ‘Pride Week’ to begin with a drag show this month

‘SAB and The Q Center present our annual Drag Show extravaganza--this year featuring premiere Indiana queens and ki…

By Brendan McDonald '25
Sep 7, 2024

Anti-Israel Purdue protesters hit with disciplinary charges, must read book on Navy SEALs

The four students were charged after launching a disruptive anti-Israel encampment at the school.

By Patrick McDonald '26
Aug 23, 2024

Purdue University adopts ‘institutional neutrality’ in wake of Indiana intellectual diversity bill

‘[T]his policy provides that the university will refrain from taking an official institutional position on a govern…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Jul 1, 2024

Indiana governor signs law to protect intellectual diversity at public universities

The law mandates that DEI offices and officials have to promote ‘both cultural and intellectual diversity.’

By Patrick McDonald '26
Apr 13, 2024

10 schools will receive $250k each to create 'systemic change' supporting certain minority groups in STEM

On Jan. 11, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announced the recipients of a $2.5 million grant to attain 'systemic cha…

By Emma Arns '26
Jan 30, 2024

Mask-loving former Surgeon General is now director of Purdue’s ‘Health Equity Initiatives’

'I am the director of health equity, not the director of health equality,' Dr. Jerome Adams said at Purdue's Health…

By Emma Arns '26
Sep 11, 2023

Purdue advertises training seminar for 'multicultural students'

The workshop’s description pledges to provide 'an opportunity for multicultural students to express concerns and to…

By Brendan McDonald '25
Aug 7, 2023

Purdue student gov to spend $17k on rainbow crosswalk

The student government at Purdue University recently approved $17K funding for a 'rainbow crosswalk' on campus

By William Biagini '24
May 5, 2023

Five times teachers and students objected to Michael Knowles appearing on campus

Campus Reform routinely tracks the activity of liberal professors, students, and campus organizations on social med…

By Jacob Christensen '25
Mar 24, 2023

Socialist students protest Bush speech

Protesters chanted 'racist, sexist, anti-gay, Mr. Bush, go away' and can also be seen on video repeatedly striking …

By Thomas Stevenson '23
Dec 27, 2022

University president slams Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan

Purdue University president and former Indiana governor Mitch Daniels appeared on Fox News to discuss President Bid…

By Austin Browne '24
Sep 21, 2022

These are the top 10 BEST schools for free speech this year.

These are the top ten best schools that protect free speech on campus.

By Alexa Schwerha
Sep 8, 2022

Black Student Union demands that campus police must submit data to university's Equity Task Force

The Purdue University Black Student Union (BSU) released a list of 'constructive demands' for police reform followi…

By Peter Cordi
Apr 22, 2022

'Anti-Racism' series will lecture students on 'necro-being,' the 'worst form of racism' according to this professor

'Necro-being' is living death. Racism kills,' Professor Leonard Harris told Campus Reform.

By Kyle Reynolds '23
Jan 11, 2022

University president calls out Chinese students he says 'harassed' their dissident peer

A Chinese student at Purdue University spoke out against the Chinese Communist Party.

By Logan Washburn '24
Dec 21, 2021

$75 million equity strategy includes 40 new faculty hires to 'diversify' campus

Purdue University recently announced cluster hires in the public health field as part of the five-year equity plan.…

By Ashley Stultz '25
Dec 20, 2021

Campus Profile: Purdue University

Purdue University is a public university in Indiana. Around 34,900 undergraduate students are enrolled at the unive…

By Harrison Feld '24
Nov 15, 2021

Surveillance on campus: Universities give students tools to report on each other's COVID violations or 'bias incidents'

Many universities supply tools that allow students to report their peers for incidents involving speech or COVID-19…

By Katelynn Richardson '22
Oct 6, 2021

Are gender-neutral homecomings here to stay? Students want kings, queens for this tradition.

More universities are forgoing Homecoming Kings and Queens, with some using gender-neutral terms and headwear.

By Logan Dubil '23
Sep 28, 2021

Judge approves IU vaccine mandate, Purdue implements 'choice model'

Two Indiana universities have adopted vastly different approaches to student vaccinations for the fall 2021 semeste…

By Addison Pummill '23
Jul 23, 2021

WATCH: Purdue paid Robin DiAngelo $7k for virtual event discussing the 'racism and manipulation of White people'

Purdue University paid scholar Robin DiAngelo $7,000 for a two-hour virtual event.

By Ben Zeisloft
Mar 29, 2021

Purdue, led by former GOP gov, bucks tuition trend: 'We chose not to play the game'

Purdue University has announced it will continue its tuition freeze for the tenth year in a row.

By Matthew Keyes
Dec 29, 2020

Former Purdue prof sentenced for funneling $1.3 million in federal research dollars

A former Purdue University professor and his wife were sentenced to two years of probation for a $1.3 million schem…

By Ben Zeisloft
Dec 21, 2020

Purdue consolidates amid budget concerns, professors upset about diversity departments

Purdue University announced it will combine several academic departments over budgetary concerns.

By Ben Zeisloft
Aug 30, 2020

This school is crowdfunding its coronavirus protection plan

The “Protect Purdue” initiative has raised almost $125,000 from over 500 donors.

By Maria Copeland
Jun 15, 2020

Purdue Senate favors requirement that all business ‘uphold the same values’ ahead of Chick-fil-A opening

Purdue's student body president has also backed the resolution.

By Eduardo Neret
Oct 24, 2019

Prof admits to defrauding taxpayers out of $1.3 million

Purdue University professor Qingyou Han secured funds from the National Science Foundation by submitting grant prop…

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Oct 21, 2019

Indiana Univ. segregates blacks from whites at 'Racial Literacy' event

Time slots for the events are segregated based on race.

By Jesse Stiller
Jan 30, 2019

Profs blast Purdue for taking control of writing guide

Following criticism of a handout advising students to avoid "words with masculine markers," Purdue decided to creat…

By Adam Sabes
Apr 20, 2018

Purdue takes control of writing guide after controversy

Some faculty members are reportedly unhappy with the change, fretting that it will lead to "micromanagement" of the…

By Adam Sabes
Mar 21, 2018

Purdue quietly revises ‘biased language’ writing guide

Purdue University has made changes to its popular online writing guide after being widely criticized for stating th…

By Adam Sabes
Mar 5, 2018

Purdue writing guide: Words with 'MAN' 'should be avoided'

While the guide acknowledges that "man" originally conveyed a dual meaning, referring to either adult males or huma…

By Adam Sabes
Feb 20, 2018

Profs solicit support for 'Campus Antifascist Network'

Two professors, one from Purdue University and the other from Stanford University, are assembling a "Campus Antifas…

By Jacob Grandstaff
Aug 21, 2017

Purdue President reaffirms free speech in wake of Mizzou, Yale controversies

In a statement released Wednesday, Purdue University President Mitch Daniels reaffirmed free speech and drew contra…

By Emily Brooks
Nov 13, 2015