UH President Wants Languages Dean as UH Manoa Interim Chancellor
Robert Bley-Vroman is the dean of the College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature.
University of Hawaii President David Lassner announced today that he plans on recommending that the Board of Regents appoint the dean of the College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature as interim chancellor of UH Manoa.
Robert Bley-Vroman has served as a faculty member at UH Manoa since 1987.
UH President David Lassner plans on recommending the appointment of Robert Bley-Vroman, dean of the College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature, as interim chancellor of UH Manoa
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UH Manoa Chancellor Tom Apple was recently dismissed in a dramatic upheaval that has garnered widespread criticism from faculty members and students.
Under a settlement, Apple will remain at UH Manoa as a chemistry professor, a job he starts on Sept. 1.
“It is now time to look forward to stabilize UH M膩noa finances and operations for its future as 贬补飞补颈驶颈鈥檚 only research university, the flagship campus of the University of 贬补飞补颈驶颈 System,” Lassner said in a statement.
Lassner said he selected Bley-Vroman after getting feedback from various stakeholders including the Associated Students of the University of Hawaii, the Kualii Council and the Council of Deans and the Vice Chancellor.
He’ll be recommending the appointment of Bley-Vroman on Aug. 21. The interim position would become effective Sept. 1.
According to Lassner, Bley-Vroman “leads a vibrant high-quality program of teaching and research while navigating the financial challenges faced by the campus on a daily basis.”
Here’s a to his resume.
More from Lassner’s statement:
Dr. Bley-Vroman is committed to maintaining the high standard for campus communications that our students and faculty have made it clear they expect and that we all believe they deserve. We have also discussed key immediate and short-term activities that are necessary.
First, Dr. Bley-Vroman will work with the campus community to ensure that the steps being taken now to clarify and implement the campus 鈥渇reeze鈥 are well understood and fully protect students and the courses they need to advance to graduation.
Second, Dr. Bley-Vroman will work closely with the M膩noa Vice Chancellors, Deans and the campus community to address the significant budget challenges that have developed over the past two years. There is no immediate fix, but structural and strategic changes are necessary to adapt to today鈥檚 fiscal realities, and these changes must be developed by the campus.
Third, Dr. Bley-Vroman will launch an objective, forward-looking review of how the UH Cancer Center can be strengthened to ensure that it maintains its National Cancer Institute designation and can contribute to the fight against cancer and improved health care in 贬补飞补颈驶颈.
Fourth, together we will initiate an assessment of the administrative structure of UH M膩noa and its relationship to the UH System and other campuses to improve management, decrease administrative costs and increase focus on academic excellence.
Dr. Bley-Vroman did not seek this position but has agreed to assume the interim chancellorship in service to his campus. I hope the UH M膩noa campus community is as pleased as I am that he has agreed to take on this role and will support his leadership over the next year as we work through both challenges and opportunities.
Over the past weeks a colleague shared with me an 驶艑lelo No驶eau that I found particularly appropriate for the path ahead:
驶A驶ohe hana nui ke alu 驶ia.
No task is too big when done together by all.
