The brewing tension at KNUST; Beware the Ides of October….
Less than a month after the investiture of a new Vice-Chancellor, the Governing Council of KNUST has decided to end a practice that has been part of KNUST's academic governance for generations: faculty will no longer elect their own Deans and Pro-Vice-Chancellors. They will be appointed. The timing alone should make everyone pause. A new administration has barely settled in,…
Less than a month after the investiture of a new Vice-Chancellor, the Governing Council of KNUST has decided to end a practice that has been part of KNUST's academic governance for generations: faculty will no longer elect their own Deans and Pro-Vice-Chancellors. They will be appointed. The timing alone should make everyone pause. A new administration has barely settled in,…