Glenn Boyce
{{short description|American academic administrator|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Glenn Boyce
| image =
| caption =
| office = 18th Chancellor of the University of Mississippi
| term_start = October 13, 2019
| term_end =
| predecessor = Larry Sparks (acting)
| successor =
| order1 = 7th
| title1 = President of Holmes Community College
| term_start1 = 2005
| term_end1 = June 30, 2014
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 =
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1959}}
| birth_place = Watkins Glen, New York, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| education = University of Mississippi (BA, EdD)
Mississippi College (MEd)
| module = {{Infobox academic | child=yes
| alma_mater =
| thesis_title = The perception of role delineation between Mississippi public school board presidents and superintendents
| thesis_url = https://www.proquest.com/docview/304268365/
| thesis_year = 1996
| doctoral_advisor = Ronald Partridge
| discipline = Education
| workplaces = University of Mississippi
}}
| spouse = Emily Boyce
| children = 3
}}
Glenn Boyce is an American academic administrator. He is currently the chancellor of the University of Mississippi. Prior to working at the university, Boyce was commissioner of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning from 2015 to 2018 and president of Holmes Community College. He has also coached football at three separate segregation academies, including Madison-Ridgeland Academy, Canton Academy and Tri-County Academy.
History
Boyce was appointed chancellor of the University of Mississippi on October 13, 2019.{{cite news |last1=Ganucheau |first1=Adam |title=Glenn Boyce appointed UM chancellor as IHL board cuts search process short |url=https://mississippitoday.org/2019/10/03/glenn-boyce-appointed-um-chancellor-as-ihl-board-cuts-search-process-short/ |accessdate=October 30, 2019 |newspaper=Mississippi Today |date=October 3, 2019 |archive-date=October 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030004357/https://mississippitoday.org/2019/10/03/glenn-boyce-appointed-um-chancellor-as-ihl-board-cuts-search-process-short/ |url-status=live }} He served as commissioner of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning from 2015 to 2018 and president of Holmes Community College. In the 1980s and 1990s, Boyce worked for three "segregation academies:" Madison-Ridgeland Academy, Canton Academy, and Tri-County Academy.{{cite news |last1=Payne |first1=Daniel |title=New chancellor worked at three academies early in his career |url=https://thedmonline.com/new-chancellor-worked-at-two-segregation-academies-early-in-his-career/ |accessdate=30 October 2019 |date=October 5, 2019 |archive-date=30 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030004410/https://thedmonline.com/new-chancellor-worked-at-two-segregation-academies-early-in-his-career/ |url-status=live }} The University of Mississippi Foundation is responsible for paying Boyce a $500,000-a-year salary supplement. The university contributes $300,000 in state funds.{{cite news |last1=Amy |first1=Jeff |title=Ole Miss foundation to pay $500,000 of Boyce's salary as new chancellor |url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2019/10/19/ole-miss-chancellor-glenn-boyce-foundation-salary-supplement-amount-pay/4037413002/ |accessdate=October 30, 2019 |newspaper=Clarion Ledger |date=October 19, 2019}}
Boyce's hiring was especially controversial since Boyce had served as a consultant involved in the university's search for a new chancellor before taking the job himself.{{cite news |last1=Ganucheau |first1=Adam |title=He had to have known he was interested: Ole Miss chancellor applicants question Boyce's actions, agenda as search consultant |url=https://mississippitoday.org/2019/10/22/he-had-to-have-known-he-was-interested-ole-miss-chancellor-applicants-question-boyces-actions-agenda-as-search-consultant/ |accessdate=October 30, 2019 |newspaper=Mississippi Today |date=October 22, 2019 |archive-date=October 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030004354/https://mississippitoday.org/2019/10/22/he-had-to-have-known-he-was-interested-ole-miss-chancellor-applicants-question-boyces-actions-agenda-as-search-consultant/ |url-status=live }} When the public announcement was made, some students, faculty, and alumni protested; they subsequently accused the university of trying to squelch the protests.{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Elin |title=Outrage in Mississippi |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/10/07/outrage-over-new-chancellor-university-mississippi |accessdate=October 30, 2019 |publisher=Inside Higher Ed |date=October 7, 2019 |archive-date=October 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030004400/https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/10/07/outrage-over-new-chancellor-university-mississippi |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2019/oct/25/dossier-ihl-document-dump-raises-questions-about-b/ |title=DOSSIER: IHL Document Dump Raises Questions About Boyce Role |first=Nick |last=Judin |newspaper=Jackson Free Press |date=October 25, 2019 |accessdate=November 1, 2019 |archive-date=October 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030004356/https://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2019/oct/25/dossier-ihl-document-dump-raises-questions-about-b/ |url-status=live }} Candidates for the position who were encouraged to apply by Boyce while he was a consultant for the search have also protested the decision to hire him.{{cite news |url=https://mississippitoday.org/2019/10/22/he-had-to-have-known-he-was-interested-ole-miss-chancellor-applicants-question-boyces-actions-agenda-as-search-consultant/ |title='He had to have known he was interested': Ole Miss chancellor applicants question Boyce's actions, agenda as search consultant |first=Adam |last=Ganucheau |newspaper=Mississippi Today |date=October 22, 2019 |accessdate=November 1, 2019 |archive-date=October 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030004354/https://mississippitoday.org/2019/10/22/he-had-to-have-known-he-was-interested-ole-miss-chancellor-applicants-question-boyces-actions-agenda-as-search-consultant/ |url-status=live }} Investigative reporter Nick Judin of the Jackson Free Press alleged that the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning, an organization that Boyce chaired immediately prior to being appointed chancellor of the university, "may have been part of a long-planned scheme to install one of their own to lead the University of Mississippi."
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