From Stanford to Princeton to Purdue, here’s President-elect Mung Chiang’s journey to Northwestern

From Stanford to Princeton to Purdue, here’s President-elect Mung Chiang’s journey to Northwestern

The University announced Purdue University President Mung Chiang as Northwestern’s 18th president on May 18. From leading Purdue through significant Indiana state legislation-required changes to degree programs to winning prestigious awards for his research, Chiang’s path to NU is anything but short. Chiang was born in Tianjin, China, in 1977 but moved to Hong Kong... The post From Stanford to Princeton to Purdue, here’s President-elect Mung Chi…

Trustee: Next Purdue president doesn’t have West Lafayette on their radar, yet

Purdue Trustee Gary Lehman, right, thanks President Mung Chiang Friday for his time leading the university. (Photo: Dave Bangert)On a morning when Purdue trustees told departing President Mung Chiang that he would always be considered a Boilermaker, even as moves on July 1 for a similar role leading Northwestern University, the chair of the trustees said Friday that the next Purdue president likely doesn’t have the West Lafayette campus on their…