Skip to main content

Office of the President

As Indiana University's 19th and first female president, Pamela Whitten has united IU around three core missions: Providing broad access to an education for all students; pursuing world-class research, scholarship and creative activity; and improving Hoosier health and the economic, social, civic and cultural development of the state and the world.

$description

Welcome from the president

I am honored to serve as university president and delighted to welcome you to Indiana University – a leading public research university with a worldwide reputation for academic excellence and an unmatched commitment to student success, innovative research, and service to Indiana and the world.
 
IU is home to world-class business and public affairs schools, the world’s first school of philanthropy, the nation’s largest medical school and the country’s first school of informatics. Our faculty and staff are truly passionate about helping students achieve their hopes, dreams and aspirations through the more than 930 academic programs offered across all campuses for our university.
 
With students, faculty and staff representing all U.S. states and more than 160 countries, our campuses are culturally rich and diverse communities. Together, we are building a global reputation as a student-focused research powerhouse, while strengthening the state and communities we call home.
 
Thank you for your interest in IU, and I look forward to what we can accomplish together. 

— Pamela Whitten

$imageAlt

A bold vision for IU 2030

IU 2030, a university-wide framework for developing seven-year plans, emphasizes three areas of concentration: student success and opportunity, transformative research and creativity, and service to our state and beyond.

Read the plan

In the news

Indiana University leads USAID effort to transform higher education in Vietnam

For over a century, IU has partnered globally to empower local leaders in developing countries through IU Global, collaborating with governments, higher education institutions, and nonprofits to strengthen capacity and improve lives.

Learn about it

Kelley School research shows Indiana with a stronger population growth in 2023

Matt Kinghorn, a senior demographer at the Indiana Business Research Center, representing Indiana to the U.S. Census Bureau, noted that the state's growth was propelled by yet another year of significantly high net in-migration.

See the findings

IU alumna who founded Overdose Lifeline was guest at State of the Union

Justin Phillips, named Indiana's 2024 Woman of the Year by USA Today, offers hope to families through life-saving treatment access, substance use disorder education, and a compassionate message that tackles addiction stigma.

Read about her experience

Get to know IU

See IU facts and figures and meet our leadership.