Office of the Vice-Chancellor

Dr. James Rose

Vice-Chancellor & Principal

DR. JAMES G. ROSE is Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Guyana; he was the Executive Chairman for the National Trust of Guyana (1999-2000) and served as an Academic Tutor at the University of North London (1990-1993). Dr. Rose holds his PhD. in History from King's College in London, has a Diploma in Social Work and is the holder of a Class I, Grade I, Trained Teacher's Certificate. As part of his work experience, he served as a Primary School Teacher (1958-1967), headed the Industrial Arts Centre (1963-1967), was the Senior Housemaster of a Boy's School in Essequibo (1961-1971) and later went on to serve as a Probation and Welfare Officer (1971-1982).

  • View Dr. Rose's complete Curricula Vitae

    Throughout his academic career, Dr. Rose published various works:

    1. "The 1848 Strike" RELEASE, 8&9, 1979.
    2. The 1948 Enmore Incident, (Georgetown: Curriculum Development Centre, 1982).
    3. West Indian Biographies, (Georgetown: Curriculum Development Centre, 1983).
    4. The 1948 Enmore Incident: A Preliminary Survey of the Possible Causes of the Strike Action on Tuesday, 22 April 1948, (Georgetown: Ministry of Information, 1987).
    5. "Runaways and Maroons in Guyana's History" HISTORY GAZETTE, No. 4, 1989.
    6. "The Repatriation Controversy and the Beginning of an East Indian Village System" GUYANA HISTORICAL JOURNAL, 1, 1989.
    7. "Better Must Come: Black-White Conflict for Control of The Plantation Labour Force, 1847-1848". University of Guyana, 1989.
    8. "From Oligarchy to Bureaucracy: The Coming of the Crown Colony Government to British Guiana in 1928" University of Guyana, 1989.
    9. "The Strike of 1842" HISTORY GAZETTE No. 13, 1990.
    10. "The Strike of 1848"HISTORY GAZETTE, No. 23, 1990.