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IUPUI Welcomes New Chancellor on Tuesday

INDIANAPOLIS (WOWO): IUPUI has a new chancellor. 

Dr. Nasser Paydar is being installed as the university's fifth chancellor during a campus ceremony Tuesday. Paydar says during his term he hopes to emphasize student success and community engagement. 

IUPUI's student body is roughly 30,000, 75% of whom are undergraduates. Nasser says they're addressing the so-called “brain drain” in Indiana. He says 90% of IUPUI graduates remain in Indiana. 

Paydar suceeds Charles Bantz who stepped down after 12 years in the position. Paydar served as IUPUI's executive vice chancellor before accepting the new position.

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