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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
November 12, 2024
Celebrate International Education Week
We're looking forward to celebrating International Education Week (IEW) 2024 from November 18 to 22!
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.
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.
May 29, 2025
PNW students showcase their research at spring symposia
PNW students participated in many opportunities during spring 2025 to share the findings they have acquired through academic research projects.
May 14, 2025
Two PNW students named 2025 Purdue Military Family Research Institute Focus Forward Fellows
Two Purdue University Northwest (PNW) students who are veterans have earned the distinguished honor of serving as 2025 Focus Forward Fellows with Purdue West Lafayette’s Military Family Research Institute.









