V-12 Navy College Training Program Press Release

MADISON, Wis.—University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents President Andrew S. Petersen today announced that former Governor Tommy G. Thompson has agreed to serve as UW System Interim President effective July 1. The decision comes after consultation Thursday with the Board of Regents, which offered uniform support.

AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin is one of the world’s leading universities, one of America’s top 10 public universities and the best university in Texas, according to the Center for World University Rankings [ global ranking] released this month.

Columbia, Mo. — Today at the University of Missouri Board of Curators meeting, UM System President Mun Choi introduced the 2020-21 Presidential Engagement Fellows. As a Presidential Engagement Fellow, select faculty members represent the UM System and share their research discoveries and expert knowledge with Missouri citizens in every county. 

MADISON, Wis.—Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers today directed $19 million to the University of Wisconsin System for COVID-19 pandemic-related expenses. UW System announced this week that its 13 universities will offer on-campus instruction this fall.

Author and theater critic Hilton Als has been named an inaugural Presidential Visiting Scholar at Princeton University for the 2020-21 academic year. The visiting scholars program, which comes into effect in the fall, is intended to support visitors from academic or professional fields who can contribute to the University’s diversity, broadly defined.

INDIANAPOLIS — Every day, more people are completing the free contact tracing course being offered by Purdue University Global to train individuals in this important public health enterprise to slow the spread of COVID-19. As of Monday (June 15), more than 400 people had successfully completed the course and obtained a certificate among the more than 1,800 who had registered.

Student National Medical Association names Reba Gillis as the national vice president and Kamilah Evans as the National External Affairs Committee co-chair.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University on Friday (June 12) released the Protect Purdue Plan, a comprehensive and scientifically-based strategy to prepare the campus and community for the fall 2020 semester.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University is offering a new series of three online engineering courses to students aspiring to a career in the health care industry and people currently employed in the field.

INDIANAPOLIS — Purdue University Global has officially launched its professional flight program and will begin training students through its flight training affiliate, Sterling Flight Training LLC , this fall. Students may apply to enroll in the online Bachelor of Science in Professional Flight program beginning Wednesday (June 10).

Scholarships of $2,500 each will be available to Black, Latino, and Indigenous learners, as well as women, demonstrating both need and merit. These scholarships, made possible through the commitment of 2U's partner network, can be applied to over 100 online tech boot camps, spanning fields including coding, data analytics, cybersecurity, fintech, digital marketing, and UX/UI.