Mvuyo Tom

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Mvuyo Tom is a South African doctor, administrator and academic, known for his tenure as the vice-chancellor of the University of Fort Hare from 2008 to 2016.

Career

Tom was trained as a medical doctor, before moving into public health management in the Eastern Cape, ultimately serving for six years as the director general of the region's health and welfare department. [1] In 1994, Tom was awarded the Nelson Mandela Award for Health and Human Rights. [2]

Tom was appointed as the director of the School of Public Management and Development at the University of Fort Hare in 2005, and went on to become the university's vice-chancellor in 2008, [3] taking over from Professor Derrick Swarz. [4] During his tenure as vice-chancellor, Tom commented publicly on the Fees Must Fall movement, comparing the damage being done to university campuses to the Xhosa cattle killing in the 1850s. [5] He stood down as vice-chancellor, and was appointed a professor by the university, in 2016, [3] to be replaced by the current incumbent, Sakhela Buhlungu. [6]

Tom currently serves as deputy chairperson on the board of Tekano Health Equity in South Africa, [7] and he also serves on the board of the Oliver and Adelaide Tambo Foundation. [8]

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  2. "The Nelson Mandela Award for Health and Human Rights". KFF. Kaiser Family Foundation. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
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Academic offices
Preceded by
DI Swartz
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Fort Hare
2008−2016
Succeeded by