Purdue Northwest Chancellor Thomas Keon, who was widely denounced after a racist remark at commencement in December, announced in an email obtained by the Post-Tribune Friday that he will be “transitioning to faculty” June 30, 2024, after 12 years as the school’s leader. He’s doing so, he said, because the Purdue University system limits how long a chancellor can serve.
With a vote of 135 to 20, the majority of Purdue University Northwest’s tenured, tenure-track and clinical faculty voted to give Chancellor Thomas Keon a vote of “no-confidence” after a racist remark he made at the Dec. 10 morning commencement ceremony.
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