UWI Council renews appointment of Cave Hill principal
THE Council of the University of the West Indies (UWI) has renewed the appointment of Professor Hilary Beckles as pro vice-chancellor and Principal of the Cave Hill Campus for a further five-year period, when his current term ends on July 31 next year.
The council met on Thursday in an extraordinary session at the Mona Campus in Kingston.
In putting forward the recommendation to the council, the vice-chancellor, Professor E Nigel Harris, pointed to Professor Beckles’ visionary leadership and his ability to forge mutually beneficial partnerships with the private sector in Barbados as well as with the government.
He said too that Beckles’ successful efforts in advancing the position of the University of the West Indies in the region and beyond, through the promotion of cricket and the arts, have been exemplary.
