N. Shanmugalingam

Nagalingam Shanmugalingam is a Sri Lankan Tamil sociologist, academic and former vice-chancellor of the University of Jaffna.

Nagalingam Shanmugalingam
Alma materUniversity of Colombo
University of Jaffna
OccupationAcademic
TitleVice-Chancellor of the University of Jaffna
TermDecember 2007 – March 2011
SuccessorVasanthy Arasaratnam

Early life

Shanmugalingam obtained a BEd degree from the University of Colombo.[1] He later received MA and PhD degrees from the University of Jaffna.

Career

Shanmugalingam joined the University of Jaffna in 1981 as an assistant lecturer in sociology and eventually became professor of sociology.[2] He was later head of the Department of Sociology and Political Science at the university.[3][4] He was appointed vice-chancellor of the university in December 2007.[5] Shanmugalingam stood for re-election but in March 2011 President Mahinda Rajapaksa appointed Vasanthy Arasaratnam to the post of vice-chancellor.[6][7]

gollark: Well, it impairs reflexes and stuff generally.
gollark: Hmm, so maybe just require that the torturing places will immediately let you out if you ask for it?
gollark: That affects a single person, and one who has presumably chosen to do so for whatever stupid reason. Having a government which can practically go around overreaching affects everyone.
gollark: ...
gollark: And it's *bad* if having stuff be shouted about loudly enough means it can be banned *even if it doesn't affect anyone except the person choosing to do it*.

References
  1. "The Principal Officers of the University of Jaffna". University of Jaffna. Archived from the original on 7 March 2011.
  2. "Jaffna University: The Unyielding Strength". Business Today.
  3. "Black Tiger Day celebrated in Jaffna Campus". TamilNet. 5 July 2006.
  4. "Listening to Voices of Jaffna: results of a social survey". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 11 November 2003.
  5. "Shanmugalingan appointed new Vice-Chancellor of Jaffna University". TamilNet. 27 December 2007.
  6. "Three vie for Jaffna University VC post". TamilNet. 1 December 2010.
  7. "Vasanthi Arasaratnam becomes Vice Chancellor, Jaffna University". TamilNet. 31 March 2011.
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