Prof. Sarah Ssali has been appointed Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at Makerere University.
Vice Chancellor Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe announced the decision late Monday evening after approval by the University Council, Senate, and Chancellor Dr Crispus Kiyonga.
“I have the pleasure to inform all stakeholders and friends of Makerere University that, on the recommendation of Council and the Senate, the Chancellor, Dr Crispus Kiyonga, has appointed Prof. Sarah Ssali as the First Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic Affairs) of Makerere University,” Prof Nawangwe notes on his X handle.
According to the Search Committee, led by Prof. Masagazi Masaazi, reported that only two people applied for the role however Prof. Ssali was the sole shortlisted candidate for the position.
The office became vacant in 2023 when the term of former DVC Prof. Umar Kakumba expired. He continued to serve in an acting capacity for months. In July 2024, Academic Registrar Prof. Mukadas Buyinza was appointed acting Deputy Vice Chancellor and has held the role until Prof. Ssali’s appointment.
About Prof. Sarah Ssali
Prof. Ssali holds a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences and a Master of Arts in Gender Studies from Makerere, and a PhD in International Health Studies from Queen Margaret University.
She has also completed certificates in Teaching and Assessment of Postgraduate Students, Problem-Based Learning, and Research Uptake and Data Visualisation.
Her career at Makerere began as a Lecturer, advancing to Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, and in February this year, she was elevated to the rank of Professor of Gender Studies. She has served as a Research Fellow at the Infectious Diseases Institute and externally as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Limerick.
Since 2004, Prof. Ssali then took on other roles like Graduate Programmes Coordinator, Exchange Programme Coordinator, Dean, and Director of the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) Centre of Excellence in Notions of Identities.