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  January 22, 2025

  Purdue University Northwest named a College of Distinction

  Purdue University Northwest is newly recognized as a College of Distinction for its commitment to providing a comprehensive, exceptional student experience that provides high-quality, active learning for students and ensures successful outcomes for PNW graduates.

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  June 11, 2024

  Purdue University Northwest hosts annual Juneteenth celebration

  Purdue University Northwest (PNW) will celebrate Juneteenth from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19 in Founders Plaza north of the Student Union and Library Building, 2200 169th Street, Hammond, IN.

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  October 25, 2022

  Lionhearted Leaders: Erin Okamoto Protsman

  Erin Okamoto Protsman's students do deep dives and have ongoing, open discussions on how culture influences the way we send, receive, and interpret messages.

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  April 25, 2024

  Law and Order: Meet 2024 PNW Graduate Teja Brown

  A love for television crime shows led Teja Brown, ’24, to earn a bachelor of arts degree in Criminal Justice and a minor in Sociology from the College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences at Purdue University Northwest. 

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  December 6, 2023

  Professor Nicky Ali Jackson recognized in statewide Champion of Diversity awards

  Nicky Ali Jackson, professor of Criminal Justice, is named as the 2023 honoree for the Visionary Impact Award by Indiana Minority Business Magazine and Minority Business Review.

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  October 17, 2023

  Professor Nicky Ali Jackson receives 2023 Heart of Indiana Torchbearer Award

  Nicky Ali Jackson, professor of Criminal Justice and executive director for the Center for Justice and Post-Exoneration Assistance (CJPA) at Purdue University Northwest (PNW), was awarded the 2023 Heart of Indiana Torchbearer Award by the Indiana Commission for Women.

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  November 2, 2022

  CJPA Launches Work to Fight Miscarriages of Justice

  Purdue Northwest’s Center for Justice and Post-Exoneration Assistance has begun research and advocacy work to meet its mission of averting miscarriages of justice for prisoners experiencing wrongful convictions and exonerees.

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  November 12, 2024

  Celebrate International Education Week

  We're looking forward to celebrating International Education Week (IEW) 2024 from November 18 to 22!

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  June 12, 2025

  PNW’s academic quality reaffirmed through completed accreditation assurance review

  Purdue University Northwest (PNW) earned approval of its 2025 Assurance Review submitted to the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), the institution’s regional accreditor, verifying the university’s commitment to serving students with high-quality resources and efforts supporting institution-wide improvement.

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  June 5, 2025

  PNW Athletics records 19th straight semester over 3.0 GPA

  The Purdue University Northwest Department of Athletics is thrilled to announce that its student-athletes achieved an impressive cumulative team GPA of 3.35 for the Spring 2025 semester.