Purdue President
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.
Daniels to graduates: 'Boilermakers aren’t made for tribes' — May 11, 2018
Mitch Daniels: Higher education's reformer in chief — February 7, 2018
Mitch Daniels and the Purdue Miracle: Lessons for the Rest of Us — October 31, 2017
The innovator's dilemma hits higher ed — May 15, 2017
Purdue president to graduates: 'Stay humble' - May 12, 2017
Hoosier ingenuity: Purdue does it again — April 28, 2017
Purdue to hold tuition flat through 2018-19 - March 20, 2017
Daniels issues statement, guidance regarding executive order on immigration - January 29, 2017
Wall Street Journal ranks Purdue as a top college - Sept. 28, 2016
Annual Open Letter to the People of Purdue from Mitch Daniels
January 7, 2019
At many universities it’s customary for someone in my role to deliver a formal state of the university speech. I have always preferred instead to prepare an annual open letter, reflecting on the year just passed and our hopes for the year to come.
While we approach 2019 with the great optimism that comes from record applications, research grants, and donations, we recognize that Purdue’s recent successes provide no assurance about tomorrow, especially in view of the challenges facing the higher education sector.
This sesquicentennial year, as much as any since 2013, will be a year of strategic decision making at your university. The fundamental question facing us is the optimal future size for the university, followed closely by how we expect that population to be distributed across our various colleges, and how we will continue to help our students succeed and graduate in a timely manner. These questions will drive other choices, around capital investments, tuition and fees, and other financial matters.
I hope you'll take some time to read the message and join us in thinking about the challenges we face and the opportunities we look forward to in 2019.
Read President Daniels’ 2019 Open Letter here.
