AP English Language

Identify the writer in the excerpt below:

"The institution I lead, Purdue University, will not be joining that group. A review of all the data tells us that no admissions criteria that ignores either the SAT or ACT exam can predict with equivalent accuracy a student's college performance, or his or her best placement level in critical freshman courses such as mathematics. Accepting a high school "A" at face value and enrolling a student in an advanced math course beyond his or her capabilities does the student a serious disservice" (Mitch Daniels, Washington Post).