Texplainer: What is a Vice Chancellor for Diversity?
Hey, Texplainer: I heard that the Texas A&M University System has a vice chancellor for diversity. What is that?
One year ago, freshly minted Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp began reshaping the system to suit his vision. Among his moves was to give Frank Ashley, then the system’s vice chancellor for academic affairs, a new job: vice chancellor for recruitment and diversity.
It wasn't immediately clear, even to Ashley, what the position would entail. Ashley couldn't find anyone else in an equivalent job at the state’s other university systems. “I’m the ...
Comments (5)
kate mccarty
UT has had a VP for diversity for many years.
T D
"It wasn't immediately clear, even to Ashley, what the position would entail."
The Tribune database puts the salary for this position at 252K.
Anya Khan
TD you beat me to it
Too bad students who had the "would have to commute more than an hour to Dallas to find a barbershop that could adequately serve them" didn't think to arrange for a place for a good barber who could serve them to come and get a percentage of the take
martha frede
What about Dr. Gregory Vincent at U. T. Austin?
T D
280K.
But who's counting?