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> before becoming president of Purdue, Daniels was governor of Indiana. His successor in that job was Mike Pence. Daniels was also a rising star in the GOP, so he's a competent politician who got closer than most to actually dealing with international relations.

How is the governor of Indiana closer to dealing with international relations? I suspect the president of Purdue does it more, given the international nature of academia. How does Mike Pence affect Daniels' experience?

> he's using the name for an online school Purdue bought

Is that good?



It wasn't good. During his tenure, he had the university create a deal with Kaplan to brand Kaplan University as Purdue Global and get the Indiana legisture to pass a sweetheart law for it. The result is that Purdue's name as a very good engineering school is mud.

https://tcf.org/content/commentary/purdue-global-got-irs-sta...


Really?

Its programs are among the top in the nation.

https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/AboutUs/FactsFigures/Ran....


The previous comment is probably saying the online school students are diluting the overall quality of the Perdue student pool in engineering.


> How is the governor of Indiana closer to dealing with international relations?

Close in the sense that his successor as Indiana Governor was Mike Pence. I almost want to say the only reason Daniels wasn't in that spot was timing.


I don't think what someone's successor does has any impact. My successor in my old apartment became a brilliant chef; does that help my cooking?




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