Indians Holding Top Positions in U.S. Universities
Pradeep K. Khosla
Pradeep K. Khosla is the chancellor of University of California, who formerly served as the dean of Carnegie Mellon University's CMU) engineering college.
Khosla worked as the dean of CMU for eight years and during his tenure he started curriculum reform, diversity efforts and organized multidisciplinary and multi-college research centres as well as international programmes. He has also extended an helping hand in the fund raising campaigns of the university such as for the establishment of a university wide energy institute (worth an amount of $100 million) and campaign for a 100,000 square foot College of Engineering building for biotech, energy and nanotechnology (worth $90 million).
"I feel fortunate, humbled and energised to have the opportunity to contribute to that excellence while embracing the challenges of integrating world-class research with an undergraduate educational experience that will remain accessible to all, regardless of family income’’, said Pradeep Khosla in a statement.