Capilano University has appointed Tracy Penny Light as interim vice-president, academic and provost, effective Aug. 5. She first came to CapU in February 2023 as  dean of the faculty of arts and sciences. Before arriving at CapU, Dr. Penny Light worked at St. George’s University in Grenada, West Indies, where she served as both a professor and director of the leadership and excellence in academic development division in the department of educational services. Prior to that role, she served as a professor of history and the executive director of the centre for student engagement and learning innovation at Thompson Rivers University, and associate professor at the University of Waterloo where she taught in both the sexuality, marriage and family studies and history departments and served as the director of women’s studies.