APLU Launches Effort to Strengthen Career Pathways for Low-income Rural Students

Posted on January 27th, 2021

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today announced an effort to build and pilot a model for creating career pathways for low-income rural students while addressing the needs of rural employers.

Purdue chosen to host the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (PAEP 50‪)‬

Posted on September 30th, 2020

In the 50th Agricultural Economics Podcast, Ken and Dane visit with Drs. Maria Marshall and Michael Wilcox about Rural Development and the relocation of the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD) to Purdue. What NCRCRD is and what it means for Purdue.

Purdue will be new home to North Central Regional Center for Rural Development

Posted on August 31st, 2020

For almost 50 years, the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD), funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the land-grant universities in the 12-state region, has addressed issues critical to the growth and impact of rural communities. On Tuesday (Sept. 1), the NCRCRD moves to Purdue University for the first time in its history.