Oct 9, 2026Board meeting
Purdue Board of Trustees Meeting
The meeting included appointments for the William R. Scholey Endowed Chair in Food Processing, the Riley Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and the Steven and Francis Swanson Professor of Chemical Engineering, as well as the Hewlett Packard Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Discussion also covered the university's revised post-tenure review procedures, including its alignment with state legislative requirements, the importance of maintaining performance standards for tenured faculty, and the role of tenure in ensuring academic freedom.