Advance HE is pleased to announce six new board members and the formation of a new Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee, following an open recruitment process.
New Board Members
The new board members are:
- Chris Sayers, Chair of the Committee of University Chairs and Chair of Northumbria University
- Nicola Arnold, Director of Finance, St George’s University, London
- Rose Wangen-Jones, Chief Executive, The Writer
- Sam Parrett OBE, CEO and Group Principal, London South East Education Group
- Helen Higson, Provost and DVC, Aston University
- Helen O’Sullivan, PVC (Education), Keele University
New EDI Committee
The new Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, was conceived as part of the merger agreement between the Equality Challenge Unit, Higher Education Academy and the Leadership Foundation which led to the creation of Advance HE.
The new EDI committee will initially comprise three Advance HE Board members: Geoff Layer (Chair), Vice-Chancellor, University of Wolverhampton, Janice Kay, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Exeter and Amatey Doku, Vice President for Higher Education, NUS, together with Sarah Guerra, Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Kings College London who has been co-opted onto the EDI committee. Advance HE is in the process of appointing two further co-optees. The committee’s first meeting will be early February 2019.
Nigel Carrington, Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Arts London and Chair of Advance HE’s Board said, “I’m pleased to welcome the new members to the Board. Together we will continue to develop Advance HE’s strategy, focusing on supporting institutions in delivering world-leading teaching, research and scholarship, civic mission and student outcomes in higher education.”
Alison Johns, Advance HE’s Chief Executive, said, “Our new Board members bring with them a wealth of diverse skills and experience. I look forward to working with the board in supporting institutions through our ambition to advance the development of practice and improve outcomes for the benefit of students, staff and society. The whole team is highly motived and excited to take up this challenge.”
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