Dionne Higgins will leave at year end

New-ish vice chancellor, Alec Cameron tells staff that Senior VP Strategy and Operations, Dionne Higgins, “has decided that the end of this year will be the right time to pursue her next challenge outside RMIT”.

Professor Cameron also announces three new operations portfolios,

* DVC international and engagement (including the “existing accountabilities” of the DVC Global portfolio)

* COO (position now vacant)

* ED policy, strategy and impact (including Indigenous Education, public policy and “impact entities.” Led by Tom Bentley, reporting to the VC.

Between Martin Bean’s departure and Professor Cameron’s arrival at the start of the year Ms Higgins was Interim VC.