Institutional development · Leadership and governance · United States
Purdue trustees unanimously pick Arkansas System head Jay Silveria as 14th president
Jay B. Silveria, a retired lieutenant general who heads the University of Arkansas System, has been chosen by Purdue's trustees in a unanimous vote to lead the university.
Why it matters: Purdue University gains a new leader, and the University of Arkansas System will see its current head move to Purdue.
Purdue University reported that its trustees unanimously voted on Thursday 5 November to make Jay B. Silveria its next president.
The university said Silveria will be its 14th president.
Silveria, who retired from the military as a lieutenant general, currently heads the University of Arkansas System, according to Purdue.
Editor’s view
Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor
Purdue's trustees have settled the university's next presidency with a unanimous vote, and both Purdue and the University of Arkansas System, which Silveria currently leads, are directly affected by the choice.
