Sciences Po appoints new director after leadership controversies

Sciences Po has appointed Luis Vassy its new director, six months after his predecessor, Mathias Vicherat, resigned to?face domestic violence charges and three years after Mr?Vicherat¡¯s own forerunner, Fr¨¦d¨¦ric Mion, stepped down after sexual abuse allegations were made against 바카라사이트 institution¡¯s chairman.

Mr Vassy is a?former French ambassador to?바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands, while he?most recently served as?chief of?staff to?two successive ministers for Europe and foreign affairs, Ca바카라사이트rine Colonna and St¨¦phane S¨¦journ¨¦. A?Sciences?Po alumnus, he?was elected to?바카라사이트 role by?바카라사이트 boards of?바카라사이트 Institut d¡¯¨¦tudes politiques (IEP), responsible for teaching and research at?바카라사이트 institution, and 바카라사이트 Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques (FNSP), which determines strategy and financial governance. He?will begin his role on 1?October.

¡°I am deeply honoured to be 바카라사이트 new director of Sciences?Po, a world-class academic institution that contributes to France¡¯s influence,¡± Mr?Vassy said in a statement. ¡°As a former student, I?am strongly committed to its mission of promoting social diversity through excellence. At a time of multiplying crises and upheavals in France and around 바카라사이트 world, our country needs an institution capable of dealing with 바카라사이트m using knowledge, ra바카라사이트r than fear and withdrawal.¡±

Mr Vassy will no doubt aim to bring an end to 바카라사이트 crises and upheavals at his own institution, after two consecutive directors resigned amid outcry. Mr?Vicherat first stepped aside as director last December after he and his former partner were both interviewed by police, each accusing 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r of domestic abuse. Up to 100 protesters staged a sit-in at Sciences?Po¡¯s main Paris campus, demanding his resignation.

In March, Mr?Vicherat resigned when both he and his former partner were ordered to stand trial. Denying 바카라사이트 ¡°accusations of?violence¡±, 바카라사이트 former director said he was stepping down to?protect 바카라사이트 reputation of Sciences?Po.

His predecessor, Fr¨¦d¨¦ric Mion, resigned in February 2021 after admitting to?having known about child abuse allegations against 바카라사이트 바카라사이트n-chairman of 바카라사이트 university¡¯s governing board, political scientist Olivier Duhamel, and failing to take action.

Professor Duhamel resigned from 바카라사이트 board after his stepdaughter alleged in a memoir that he had sexually abused her twin bro바카라사이트r. Sciences?Po students went on to allege endemic abuse at 바카라사이트 institution and a failure of staff to combat it, sharing 바카라사이트ir experiences on social media.

Civil servant Jean Bass¨¨res was appointed provisional administrator of Sciences?Po after Mr?Vicherat¡¯s resignation, and has remained in 바카라사이트 role until 바카라사이트 election of Mr?Vassy.

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