Baptism by fire for new dean
Nov 08, 2020
4 minutes
CARLO BERNARDO
WHEN Associate Professor Lionel Green-Thompson stepped into his position as UCT’s new dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, it was exactly a day after the institution announced the immediate suspension of classes in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
It was, according to the dean, “an incredible baptism”, but one that was welcomed as it left no time to second-guess or dither. More importantly, the pandemic made evident the commitment, compassion, creativity and resilience of the faculty’s staff and students.
“The faculty was incredibly involved; I must pay tribute to all of the people who contributed
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