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Search begins for new University of Lethbridge chancellor
LETHBRIDGE, AB – The University of Lethbridge (U of L) is looking for a new chancellor and is asking for input from the public.
Current chancellor Taatsiikiipoyii (Talks in the Middle) Charles Weaselhead’s term is coming to an end after he was appointed as the post-secondary institution’s first Indigenous chancellor in 2019.
His successor will be selected in the coming months after a public search and nomination process. Following this process, the U of L Senate will short-list candidates and eventually choose the school’s 15th chancellor.
The U of L noted that the chancellor’s role is a volunteer position but is integral to the operations at the post-secondary and its mission, as the chancellor represents the public interest in the institution. As Chair of the University Senate, the chancellor is an ex officio member of the Board of Governors. Additionally, the chancellor presides over all degree-confirming ceremonies and confers all degrees, as well as represents the school at ceremonial occasions.