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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. \u2013 In October 2012 as Purdue University\u2019s president-elect, Mitch Daniels sat down for a public conversation with C-SPAN founder and Purdue alum Brian Lamb. Now, 10 years later, Daniels will once again join Lamb for a wide-ranging conversation on the university\u2019s engaging recent history as well as other topics of importance to our country and higher education.<\/p>\n
The special \u201cConversation with Brian Lamb,\u201d hosted by the Center for C-SPAN Scholarship & Engagement, will take place Oct. 24 in Fowler Hall, located in the university\u2019s Stewart Center. Doors will open at 6 p.m., and the event begins at 6:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
The hourlong talk with Daniels will cover his past 10 years at Purdue and what might lie ahead for higher education and beyond.<\/p>\n
The event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited and registration is required; attendees must show their e-tickets at the door. To register and receive a ticket, go to\u00a0<\/span>bit.ly\/ConversationCCSE<\/a>.<\/u><\/p>\n Daniels will step down as the university\u2019s president, effective Jan. 1, 2023. He took the reins at Purdue in January 2013 after completing his second term as Indiana\u2019s governor. Mung Chiang, currently Purdue\u2019s John A. Edwardson Dean of Engineering and executive vice president for strategic initiatives, will serve as the university\u2019s next president.<\/p>\n At Purdue, Daniels prioritized student affordability and reinvestment in the university\u2019s strengths. Purdue has held tuition unchanged from 2012 through at least the 2022-23 academic year, breaking with a 36-year trend. Simultaneously, room rates have remained steady, meal plan rates have fallen about 10%, and student borrowing has dropped 32% while investments in student success and STEM research have undergone unprecedented growth. It is less expensive to attend Purdue today than it was in 2012. During the Daniels decade, higher education nationally has undergone significant changes, with no end to the challenges on the horizon<\/p>\n In recognition of his leadership as both a governor and a university president, Daniels was named among the Top 50 World Leaders by Fortune magazine in 2015 and was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2019.<\/p>\n The \u201cConversation with Brian Lamb\u201d event is sponsored by the Center for C-SPAN Scholarship & Engagement and the Brian Lamb School of Communication in Purdue\u2019s College of Liberal Arts and is a featured part of the national CCSE Research Conference.<\/p>\n For more information contact Andrea Langrish, CCSE managing director, at\u00a0<\/span>centerforcspan@purdue.edu.<\/a><\/p>\n