In this episode of Fireside Chat, we sit down with Mitch Daniels, former governor of Indiana and President of Purdue University. In this conversation, we explore the challenges higher education is facing due to the COVID-19 crisis and what leaders can do in the days ahead.

Please note: The number of COVID-19 cases and the situation referenced in this episode were based on reported data at the time of the interview and are subject to change.

Mitch Daniels 0:04
Between the time I was elected and sworn in, I went to one or two programs somebody had for incoming governors. And I was sitting around, at that point, the retired governor. And somebody at the table said, “What’s the one thing you would encourage us to study up on or think about that we might not otherwise?” And everybody expect him to say, “Oh, you know, education or corrections or, or environmental policy,” something. He immediately said crisis management. He said, you’re going to have one sometime, and he didn’t want to start your homework then. And he was right.

Gary Bisbee 0:44
That was former Indiana governor Mitch Daniels, currently president of Purdue University, responding to the question about a governor’s most important responsibility. I’m Gary Bisbee, and this is Fireside Chat. Purdue was a leader in committing to reopening for classes in the fall, and a growing number of universities are following suit. Governor Daniels outline the extensive steps that Purdue is taking to narrow the risk for faculty employees and students. Governor Daniels has substantial healthcare experience as a board member of a large healthcare IT company and former executive of Eli Lilly. He is well qualified to discuss the similarities between higher ed and healthcare COVID has impacted lives and the economy and sports may be lower down the list and importance but college sports have wide interest. Let’s listen to President Daniels’ view.

Mitch Daniels 1:35
This is another trend by the way that was already underway. People were saying but we’re doing is unsustainable and in some cases, irresponsible so much money and so forth. And that reform was necessary and probably inevitable. And now I

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