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 […]
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 […]
Reading literature boosts empathy among other health benefits Quick: name the last book you read! If you’re struggling, you’re not alone. According to a report from the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, Americans are devoting less time to reading for pleasure with every passing year — in 2017, the average amount of time […]
Linda Jo Mitchell (LA’69) was born in Gary, Indiana, attended Toleston High School in Gary, and later went on to study the humanities at Purdue University. As an undergraduate, Mitchell was very involved in scholastic activities and was an energetic participant in the civil rights movement. As she states, “Talk is therapeutic. Speak frankly, say […]
“I really enjoyed my experience as a Purdue student,” shares Anika Goss (LA’93). “Although the African American student body was very small, the community felt close and supportive.” Today, Goss is using the tools she acquired at Purdue in the city of Detroit. As the executive director of Detroit Future City (DFC), a think-and-do tank, […]
When Paula Fontana (M’93) arrived at Purdue after graduating from a small private high school, she expected to encounter a cut-throat environment. But she was surprised to discover a supportive community. A graduate of the Dr. Cornell Business Opportunity Program — “I’m a proud BOPer,” she says — Fontana was grateful for the opportunity to immerse herself […]
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ginger Thompson found her footing at the Purdue Exponent Ginger Thompson (LA’86) is a senior reporter at ProPublica, a powerhouse in investigative journalism. She came to Purdue to study computer technology. Coming from a “working-class to poor family,” she wanted a sure thing, a career with stability. But Thompson found that Purdue […]
Sunaina Kuhn (LA’11) spent much of her childhood in her family’s garage, watching her grandfather take apart his Harley-Davidson motorcycle and put it back together. Those days, spent learning while listening, moving, and fiddling with her own two hands and imagination, lit a fire for interactive learning within her heart. That need to do while […]
For Nick Davis (LA’83), TV production is a path he was set on since his middle-school days. His uncle ran a summer TV-production program in New York City, which two of his older siblings attended. After hearing their stories, he was hooked for life. “I grew up watching and loving TV,” Davis says. “Production allowed […]
