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PURDUE'S 12TH PRESIDENT MITCHELL E. DANIELS, JR.

Purdue’s President in the News

28 of April
Purdue News Service: President Mitch Daniels on passing of Senator Richard Lugar Purdue President Mitch Daniels comments on the death of former Indiana Senator Richard Lugar. Daniels worked with directly for Richard Lugar for 14 years.
8 of February
CNBC: Purdue University has come up with a new way to pay for college More than 20 million students are enrolled in American colleges and universities, according to the U.S. Department of Education, and most of them are making an incredibly risky bet.
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Tuition + room and board frozen 7 years running
#4 best value school in the nation – The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education

Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.

Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. became the 12th president of Purdue University in January 2013, at the conclusion of his second term as Governor of the State of Indiana.

At Purdue, President Daniels launched a series of initiatives called Purdue Moves that provide bold answers to some of the greatest challenges facing higher education today.

The five pillars of Purdue Moves — affordability and accessibility, online learning, transformative education, world-changing research, and STEM leadership — leverage Purdue's historic strengths and promote investment in new ideas, guiding the university in its mission to deliver higher education at the highest proven value.

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