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…
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Indiana Capital ChronicleNorthwestern 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.
Purdue President Chiang departs for same role at Northwestern
Purdue University President Mung Chiang will depart to become president of Northwestern University, the Purdue board of trustees announced Monday.Chiang will assume his new role on July 1.Chiangs wife, Dr. YingKei Hui, will serve as an internal medicine physician at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, an academic medical center that is part of Northwestern Medicine.Gary Lehman, chair of the Purdue board of trustees, said Chiangs three-plus years as …
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