Purdue Polytechnic’s Paul Asunda recently finished a year-long endeavor to work with Kazakhstan’s universities to improve STEM pedagogy. Asunda and his partners in Kazakhstan are optimistic that this will lead to a longer relationship that will help Purdue to “give back” to the developing world.

Katrenia Reed Hughes has been a firsthand witness to many impressive students over the years, and in her role at the up-and-coming Purdue in Indianapolis, she can continue to foster them through their education as the steady hand she's always been.

Suzy Meh, a first-generation college student at Purdue Polytechnic, shares her perspective as the first person in her family to take steps in higher education.