The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education announced Driscoll's appointment Thursday. Driscoll will replace interim president David Werner, who has led Indiana since August 2010.
Driscoll holds undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees in electrical engineering from Michigan State University. He later spent 18 years at Portland State University in Oregon.
In 2006, Driscoll went to the University of Alaska, where he serves as chief academic officer.
Indiana University is one of 14 state-owned colleges in Pennsylvania and serves more than 15,000 students.
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