WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University President Mitch Daniels on Thursday (March 26) announced that Frank Dooley, senior vice provost for teaching and learning, has been named chancellor of Purdue University Global, effective May 1.
Dooley will replace Betty Vandenbosch, who announced earlier in March her intention to step down to become chief content officer at an education technology company. Vandenbosch will continue to oversee most Purdue Global activity through the month of April.
“Frank has been closely connected to Purdue Global since its launch and is ideally qualified to assume the role of chancellor,” Daniels said. “He is widely respected on our residential campuses and well-suited to building new collaborations across the entire Purdue family of schools. The current crisis is certain to propel an acceleration of online learning across colleges both virtual and traditional. Frank is just the person to lead us in adapting and competing in that new environment.”
Dooley was a key leader of the Purdue team that secured the regulatory approvals and helped launch Purdue Global in 2017, extending Purdue’s land-grant mission to students from across the state and around the nation.