Levi Nyagura
Levi M. Nyagura is a Zimbabwean academic. He was appointed Vice Chancellor of the University of Zimbabwe in January 2003 and was subsequently reappointed for a second and third term, the latter of which ends in December 2017. [1]
Education & Career
Levi Nyagura holds has a PhD in Education from an American university - Southern Illinois University. He has a background as a Mathematics Teacher; he graduated with a BSc degree in Mathematics in the United Kingdom and went on to complete a Graduate Certificate of Education at the University of Zimbabwe and later an MSc degree with the University of South Africa before doing his PhD in the United States.[2]
Controversies
Levi Nyagura controversially awarded a PhD degree to Grace Mugabe in 2014. [3]
In 2015 Levi Nyagura controversially fired a senior university staffer Senior Assistant Registrar Ngaatendwe Takawira for allegedly procuring a small cap for Robert Mugabe which failed to fit during a graduation ceremony he officiated as Chancellor of the University of Zimbabwe in October 2015; a decision later reversed by a Zimbabwean court. [4]
Levi Nyagura has been widely criticized for presiding over the University of Zimbabwe's decline characterized by a failure to retain staff because of poor remuneration, politicization of the institution, purges of independent minded academics, and purges of senior academics who protested Levi Nyagura's leadership style. [5] Levi Nyagura reportedly boasts of his penchant for firing staff and not renewing contracts.[6]
Publications
Levi Nyagura has published mainly on teacher[7] and student performance[8] in Zimbabwe's schools, as well as overall school performance.[9]
References
- ↑ University of Zimbabwe. "About UZ". Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ↑ "Levi Nyagura Profile". University of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ Owen, Gagare. "Nyagura under fire over Grace's PhD". The Zimbabwe Independent. Alpha Media Holdings. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ Mutsaka, Farai. "Zimbabwean university staffer suspended in small cap mishap". Yahoo News. Yahoo. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ Newsday, Editorial. "University of Zimbabwe integrity at lowest ebb". News Day. Alpha Media Holdings. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ Ncube, Xolisani. "University of Zimbabwe to lay off 700 workers". News Day. Alpha Media Holdings. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ Nyagura, L.M.; Reece, J.C. (1990). "Teacher quality in Zimbabwe secondary schools" (PDF). Zimbabwe Journal of Education Research. Harare: Human Resources Research Centre University of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
- ↑ Riddell, A.R.; Nyagura, L.M. (1991). What Causes Differences in Achievement in Zimbabwe's Secondary Schools? (PDF). New York: World Bank. p. 55. ASIN B0006EZFX2.
- ↑ Nyagura, L.M. (1991). "A Comparative Analysis Of The Quality of Primary Education In Zimbabwe By School Type" (PDF). Zimbabwe Journal of Education Research. Harare: Human Resources Research Centre University of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
Educational offices | ||
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Preceded by Graham Hill |
Vice–Chancellors and principals of the University of Zimbabwe 2003 – |
Succeeded by incumbent |