The University of Victoria’s next president will make history as the institution’s first female and first Black president.
Rhonda McEwen is currently president and vice-chancellor of Victoria University at the University of Toronto, where she was appointed to a five-year term in 2022.
The 55-year-old telecommunications engineer, recognized for her work in technology, including artificial intelligence, begins her five-year term at UVic on Oct. 14.
McEwen, in an interview at UVic, said she never sought to be the first female Black university president, but she recognizes how important it is for anyone to potentially see themselves represented by those in power.
It’s one of the reasons she attends every
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