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 serv e 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 Purdues president were a time of growth and academic excellence during a challenging period in higher education.A news release said the Purdue board of trustees will name an interim president in the coming weeks. A search for a permanent president will be initiated shortly thereafter.This story was formatted for WRTV.com using AI-assisted tools. Our editorial team reviews and edits all content published to ensure it meets our journalistic standards for accuracy and fairness. ...read more read less