Journal & Courier (Lafayette, Ind., May 8) -- Debasish “Deba” Dutta, Gutgsell Professor in the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, the dean of the U. of I. Graduate College, will be Purdue University’s next provost, effective July 1. He succeeds Tim Sands, who is leaving Purdue to become president of Virginia Tech.
Related article: Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Ind., May 27) -- Purdue University political science professor S. Laurel Weldon will serve as interim provost at Purdue from June 1 through June 30. Weldon will hold the position for one month until Debasish Dutta arrives July 1 from the U. of I., where he serves as associate provost and dean of the graduate college.