With a vote of 135 to 20, the majority of Purdue University Northwest’s tenured, tenure-track and clinical faculty voted to give Chancellor Thomas Keon a vote of “no-confidence” after a racist remark he made at the Dec. 10 morning commencement ceremony.
Purdue University Northwest Chancellor Thomas Keon has been formally reprimanded by the Purdue Board of Trustees after he made a racist remark at a graduation ceremony nearly two weeks ago, it announced Thursday.