Academic advisor David Tate has ushered thousands of students through Purdue—but none quite so American as Karim Moshref, an Afghan refugee. One fall morning in 1986, a serious young man with a square jaw and heavy brow—a man of extraordinary purpose—arrived without warning at the office of David Tate (M’70, MS EDU’80), director of Purdue’s […]
I come from a small industrial town in the eastern part of India called Asansol. After earning my bachelor’s in 2011, I worked as a software developer in Kolkata. Although the work was interesting, I couldn’t help but feel that something was missing. Pursuing higher education in the U.S. was my dream, but quitting my […]
This is the third and final installment in a multipart series with Brian Lamb (LA’63, HDR LA’86), the founder of C-SPAN. Lamb retired from his day-to-day responsibilities with C-SPAN in 2019. The Brian Lamb School of Communication was named for him in 2011. It’s pretty easy to flip past C-SPAN when you’re channel surfing. The […]
When Jim Baird (A’67) decided to run for Congress in 2017, filling his father’s seat in the Indiana General Assembly wasn’t on Beau Baird’s (HHS’04, MBA’18) radar. But having worked in the background of his father’s campaigns, the younger Baird became intrigued by the possibility of being able to effect change on behalf of Indiana’s […]
Born in the waning months of World War II, Jim Baird (A’67, MS A’69) recalls the post-war atmosphere of his childhood in rural west central Indiana. “All these men who’d been stationed overseas were getting back from the war, looking to start moving forward — raising families and adapting what they had learned during the […]
The Role of the Reporter — and the Reader — in 21st Century Political Journalism This is the second installment in a multipart series with Brian Lamb (LA’63, HDR LA’86), the founder of C-SPAN. Lamb retired from his day-to-day responsibilities with C-SPAN in 2019. Purdue’s Brian Lamb School of Communication is named in his honor. […]
Lessons from the Beltway for today’s students This is the first installment in a multipart series with Brian Lamb (LA’63, HDR LA’86), the founder of C-SPAN. Lamb retired from his day-to-day responsibilities with C-SPAN in 2019. In 2019, on his retirement from C-SPAN, Brian Lamb struck a cynical tone in an interview with the Wall […]
It was the most divine music he’d ever heard — not the shaman’s “bone-chilling” icaros, or healing songs, but the harmony dancing in its wake deep in the Peruvian jungle, the vibrations still eddying about the hut long after the old man had laid down his cigarette and his bundle of leaves. “Within seconds I […]
Kenneth Tan (ChE’14) may be the youngest global category manager at Halliburton, but his true passion is music. “I have been interested in music since I was 7 years old,” Tan reflects. “I used to watch my uncle Nelson practice violin at my grandmother’s house in Malaysia and one day told my mom that I […]
The Purdue Women’s Network connects alumnae around the globe with opportunities to share their skills, knowledge, and leadership to uplift and inspire other women. In this ongoing series, we check in with Purdue alumnae who run their own businesses and are looking to connect with others. Tell us about your academic and professional background. I […]
