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.^[1] 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.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[4] When the public announcement was made, some students, faculty, and alumni protested; they subsequently accused the university of trying to squelch the protests.^[5][6] 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.^[7] 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."^[6]