Northeastern University has selected current Purdue University President Mung Chiang to become its 18th president on July 1, succeeding interim president Henry Bienen.

Northeastern University has selected current Purdue University President Mung Chiang to become its 18th president on July 1, succeeding interim president Henry Bienen.

Mung Chiang moved to Hong Kong from Tianjin at age 11 and attended Queen’s College before pursuing higher education at Stanford University in the US.