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Hilary Beckles
Sir Hilary McDonald Beckles KA (born 11 August 1955) is a Barbadian historian who is the current vice-chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI).
Educated at the University of Hull in England, Beckles began his academic career at UWI, and was granted a personal professorship at the age of 37, becoming the youngest in the university's history. He was named pro-vice-chancellor and chairman of UWI's Board for Undergraduate Studies in 1998, and in 2002 was named principal of the university's Cave Hill campus. Although his focus has mainly been on Afro-Caribbean history, especially the economic and social impacts of colonialism and the African slave trade, Beckles has also had a longstanding involvement with West Indian cricket, and has previously served on the board of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).
==Academic career and involvement in cricket==
Born in Barbados, and initially educated at Coleridge and Parry Secondary School in Bridgetown, Beckles completed his secondary education at Pitmaston Secondary School and the Bournville College of Further Education in Birmingham, England. He subsequently progressed to the University of Hull, eventually completing a BA (Hons) and PhD with the university's Department of Economic and Social History.〔(Curriculum vitae of Hilary Beckles ) – Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora. Retrieved 3 January 2013.〕 Beckles joined the University of West Indies as a history lecturer at its campus in Mona, Jamaica, in 1979, but transferred to its Cave Hill campus in 1984.〔(Office of the Principal: Biography ) – University of the West Indies. Retrieved 3 January 2013.〕 Having been named a senior research fellow at the London-based Institute of Commonwealth Studies in 1986, he was named Chairman of the History Department at UWI in 1992, a role he served in until 1996, and he subsequently served as dean of the Faculty of Humanities from 1994 to 1998.〔 Beckles received a personal professorship in 1993, the university's youngest appointment to the position.〔 His work has covered a variety of areas within the broader topic of Afro-Caribbean history, with works covering early slave rebellions in Barbados, the role of women in the slave trade, and the greater effects of colonialism on present Barbadian society. Other works have focused more specifically on Barbadian history, including education, telecommunications, the labour movement, and sporting culture.〔
Having authored several papers and essays on the role of cricket in British West Indian culture, Beckles was the driving force behind the establishment of the Centre for Cricket Research at the Cave Hill campus in 1994, which resulted in the refurbishment of the on-campus 3Ws Oval. Two years later, in 1996, he convinced the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to organise a match between the touring New Zealanders and a team selected by the university's vice-chancellor.〔(VC Viewpoint: Symbols of the West Indian Spirit ) – ''The Pelican''. Retrieved 2 January 2013.〕 Matches between touring sides and the Vice Chancellor's XI have since become a regular, almost annual, event.〔(Other matches played by University of West Indies Vice Chancellor's XI ) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 January 2012.〕〔Buchanan-Hind, Elizabeth. (Tracing the Journey: The Vice Chancellor's XI cricket match ) – ''The Pelican''. Retrieved 2 January 2013.〕 In 1999, Beckles published a two-volume series on the history of cricket in the Caribbean, entitled ''The Development of West Indies Cricket''.〔 Three years later, prior to start of the 2002–03 cricket season, the WICB announced that the expanded Red Stripe Bowl, the premier limited-overs competition in the West Indies, would feature the university's cricket team. UWI's two-season stint in the tournament was largely a result of the efforts of Beckles' efforts.〔Popplewell, Georgia (2004). (Who's Really Who In West Indies Cricket ) – ''Caribbean Beat''. Issue 66 (March/April 2004). Retrieved 2 January 2013.〕 He remains a director of what is now the C. L. R. James Centre for Cricket Research, and is also overall sports coordinator for the university.〔
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