Episode

Mitch Daniels on Why Colleges Must Prove Their Value

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Indiana 250: Off the Record with Nate Feltman
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May 26, 2026
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2267
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Summary

Interim President of Purdue University and former Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels joins IBJ Media CEO and Publisher Nate Feltman for a special conversation recorded at last week’s IBJ Education Power Breakfast. Daniels talks about the value and values of higher education, including why skepticism about the cost and value of college is justified and why students should consider multiple paths after high school. Drawing on record of freezing Purdue tuition after decades of increases, Daniels talks about affordability, student debt and workforce readiness. He also talks about the need for civic education and the impact of artificial Intelligence on higher ed.