Umakant Dash, director of Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) in Gujarat, has been appointed the new vice-chancellor of Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE). The order, issued on July 2 by chancellor Sanjeev Sanyal, states Dash’s five-year term begins on July 29. Dash has nearly two decades of experience in academia and research with institutes of national and international repute, reports Ardhra Nair.