Biden to Nominate Paydar to Education Department
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President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate Nasser Paydar for Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education in the Department of Education. Paydar recently retired as chancellor of IUPUI.
Paydar joined the Indianapolis campus in 1985 as an assistant professor of mechanical engineering and was named chancellor in 2015. He previously served as vice chancellor and dean of IUPUC and chancellor of IU East.
“Throughout his more than 35 years of experience as a higher education leader, Dr. Paydar has championed equitable and affordable access to postsecondary education. He also has placed an important focus on diversifying the higher education workforce,” U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said in written remarks. “I have no doubt Dr. Paydar will be an asset to the Department and hope for his swift confirmation so he can join us in this critical work.”
In a recent interview on Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick, Paydar discussed IUPUI’s growth and increased graduation rates.
“Graduation rates have doubled in the last six or seven years. I’m very proud of that. The other thing is that at IUPUI, we want diverse student body. The incoming students this fall 40% of them were students of color. And that is terrific. Yeah, because we want to have diverse student body come here and graduate,” Paydar said.
You can watch the full interview below: