Purdue University’s President Is Leaving To Take Head Job At Northwestern
- On Monday, Northwestern University's Board of Trustees announced Purdue University President Mung Chiang as its 18th president, effective July 1, succeeding former president Michael Schill who resigned in September 2025.
- During his three-year tenure at Purdue, Chiang led a student body of around 58,000 and secured $3.9 billion in investments for an artificial intelligence memory chip packaging facility.
- Northwestern's American Association of University Professors chapter said Monday it was "alarmed" by the announcement, claiming the university failed to allow faculty to review candidates as required by AAUP standards.
- Chiang emphasized his first priority is to "listen to and learn about Northwestern's distinct culture" while planning to engage with students, faculty, and donors across the university's 12 colleges.
- Interim President Henry Bienen will continue leading Northwestern until Chiang assumes the presidency, providing stability after the university's recent federal scrutiny and leadership turnover.
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Purdue President Mung Chiang to Depart for Northwestern University
Purdue University president Mung Chiang speaks during the Purdue Ag Alumni Fish Fry at the Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds in Lafayette in February 2023. On Monday, the Purdue Board of Trustees announced that Chiang had accepted the position of president at Northwestern University effective July 1, 2026. Photo courtesy of Purdue Agricultural Communications. Mung Chiang, the president of Purdue University, will step down at the end of June to becom…
Jewish leaders cheer Northwestern’s appointment of Mung Chiang as president
Northwestern University’s Jewish community is celebrating the appointment of Mung Chiang as the school’s new president, optimistic that the supportive environment he fostered for Jewish students during his tenure as president of Purdue University will help combat the antisemitism seen at Northwestern in recent years. “Purdue and Chiang have strong reputations for defending freedom of expression while not tolerating antisemitism,” Rich Goldberg, …
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