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A series of aggressive affordability and accessibility measures, led by a move to freeze tuition for over a decade, is helping Purdue University counter a troubling trend where a growing number of Indiana high schoolers, particularly Black and Hispanic students, are choosing to bypass college.

Purdue University saw its largest class of incoming freshman with 10,191 new students last fall, with overall enrollment at a record 49,639.

Purdue University saw its largest class of incoming freshman with 10,191 new students last fall, with overall enrollment at a record 49,639.

Purdue University saw its largest class of incoming freshman with 10,191 new students last fall, with overall enrollment at a record 49,639.

A few weeks ago, residents of a mobile home park in Gunnison were without water for most of the day; the three wells that supply water are often unreliable. Those who live in the park have been speaking up for years without result. While some in the valley struggle with reliable water, a few Gunnison residents worked on a new state initiative to address equity in water issues in Colorado.

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Anthem chief executive Gail Boudreaux is among several female business leaders who say their background in sports has been a benefit in corporate leadership.

Ginny Gilder wasn't well versed on what Title IX meant until she was a freshman at Yale, competing for the rowing team and taking part in a protest about the law.

Seattle Storm's Ginny Gilder is one of countless women who benefited from the enactment and execution of the law and translated those opportunities into becoming leaders in their professional careers.

WNBA co-owner Ginny Gilder says fighting for equal treatment as a rower at Yale 46 years ago radicalized her