Mississippi Today (https://mississippitoday.org/category/ole-miss-chancellor-search/)
Read Mississippi Today’s full coverage of the Institutions of Higher Learning’s search for a new chancellor at the University of Mississippi.
Mississippi Today obtained a copy of the consulting contract that paid Glenn Boyce, the recently named University of Mississippi chancellor, almost $90,000 earlier this year to create a profile of the perfect candidate to lead the state’s flagship university
More than a dozen faculty members with leadership roles or long tenures contacted by Mississippi Today agreed that their biggest frustration is from the lack of transparency displayed by the IHL board, but some are questioning the qualifications of the pick.
Dr. Glenn Boyce’s appointment to lead the University of Mississippi roiled students, faculty and alumni. In a one-on-one interview with Mississippi Today, Boyce addressed key challenges facing the school and beginning the process of unification
The IHL’s pick for Ole Miss Chancellor was greeted by protesters and a storm on social media.
With dozens of protesters, some with signs, positioned near the podium, university police announced the press conference was cancelled due to “safety concerns.” The IHL later released an email announcing the hire.
Glenn Boyce, who ran the search for a new chancellor, is appointed UM chancellor as IHL board cuts search process short.
The board voted on Thursday to appoint Boyce after conducting several interviews with other applicants, shortening their stated search process by several weeks and waiving vetting visits with university constituency groups.
How the state college board settled on the eight candidates to interview for the top job in Oxford. Will the process be transparent?