Purdue University President France Cordova becomes Smithsonian Institution chairwoman

WASHINGTON (AP).- Purdue University President France Cordova was installed Monday as chairwoman of the Smithsonian Institution’s governing board as the museum complex expands with the coming construction of a new black history museum and amid calls for another focused on Latino American heritage. As Cordova begins her three-year term, she will maintain her post at the Indiana university. She will lead oversight and support fundraising for the world’s largest group of museums and research centers. Cordova is an astrophysicist and previously held posts in the University of California system and was chief scientist at NASA. At a briefing Monday after the board met, Cordova said the Smithsonian regents would increasingly focus on fundraising

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