Purdue President Leaving for Northwestern

Northwestern hires away Purdue President Mung Chiang as its next university leader

Purdue University President Mung Chiang will leave West Lafayette less than four years after taking over the the school’s leadership to accept the presidency at Northwestern University.

Northwestern hires away Purdue president as its next university leader

INDIANAPOLIS — Purdue University President Mung Chiang will leave West Lafayette less than four years after taking over the school’s leadership to accept the presidency at Northwestern University.

Northwestern undergraduate students react to Mung Chiang as new University president

Undergraduate students expressed sentiments including hopes for the future and concerns for international students after Northwestern’s Board of Trustees announced Mung Chiang as the University’s next president Monday.  Chiang has served as president of Purdue University since 2023. He also served as its dean of the College of Engineering from 2017 to 2023. He is... The post Northwestern undergraduate students react to Mung Chiang as new Univers…

Former Hong Kong top scorer Mung Chiang to lead Northwestern University

Mung Chiang moved to Hong Kong from Tianjin at age 11 and attended Queen’s College before pursuing higher education at Stanford University.

Purdue President Leaving for Northwestern

Mung Chiang. (Photo: Purdue University) (West Lafayette, IN) – Purdue University President Mung Chiang is leaving the school after three years to become the next president at Northwestern University. Purdue University’s Board of Trustees announced the news of Chiang’s departure on Monday. The board is expected to name an interim president in the coming weeks. Chiang informed the board of trustees that he had accepted an offer to become president…

Faculty discusses future after Chiang departure

With President Mung Chiang departing for the presidency at Northwestern University, what will Purdue be looking for in their next university president? We took a look at how university presidents are selected and what traits the local community has in mind.