Tawana Kupe

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Tawana Kupe
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ResidenceSouth Africa
NationalityZimbabwean
Alma materUniversity of Zimbabwe
OccupationAssociate Proffessor , Vice Chancelor ,Principal
OrganizationUnivrsity of Pretoria

Professor Tawana Kupe is a Zimbabwean academic, Associate Professor of Media Studies and the Vice-Chancellor and Principal for the University of Pretoria.[1]


Background

Kupe holds Bachelor of Arts Honours and Masters degrees in Literature Studies from the University of Zimbabwe and a Doctorate Philosophy degree in Media Studies from the University of Oslo in Norway. Professor Kupe has published books, book chapters and journal articles, written for newspapers and a commentated on radio and television. He is also active in the media space as a judge of journalism awards and also Chairman of boards of media NGOs.[2]

University of Pretoria Vice Chancellor Appointment

Kupe made the news in November 2018 when he was appointed as the first black Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria (UP) in over 100 years.[3]

References

  1. Professor Tawana Kupe Appointed University of Pretoria Vice-Chancellor ⋆ Pindula News, Pindula News, retrieved: 22 Nov 2018
  2. Professor Tawana Kupe - PARI | Public Affairs Research Institute, PARI | Public Affairs Research Institute, retrieved: 22 Nov 2018
  3. South African Government, Twitter, Published:23 November 2018, Retrieved: 25 Nov 2018

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