Nihon University held a board meeting and officially approved Mariko Hayashi (68), a writer from the Faculty of Arts who had been appointed as the new chairman.She has a four-year term.She is paying attention to whether she can rebuild the university, which has been confused by the tax evasion case of former president Hidetoshi Tanaka and the mandate fraud case of former directors over the affiliated hospital.

 According to Nihon University, Arata Hayashi was nominated as a candidate for the new president at the board meeting in June after receiving a recommendation from the president selection committee.His recommendation is that he has achieved not only activities as a writer but also various activities such as literary award selection committee, management of literary organizations, event planning, etc., and has expressed high aspirations for the revitalization of Nihon University. It is listed.

 At the same time, 28 directors, including former President Naoto Kato, who had also served as president in place of former president Tanaka, who resigned in the tax evasion case, resigned in total, and 21 new directors were appointed in addition to Arata Hayashi. Of the 21 directors, 8 are women.Nine female directors, including Arata Hayashi, were born for the first time at the university, creating a new system that renews the atmosphere of former president Tanaka.

 Arata Hayashi is from Yamanashi prefecture.After graduating from Nihon University College of Art, he worked as a copywriter in advertising production, and then he became a writer. He has won the Naoki Prize for "To Kyoto" and the Shibata Renzaburo Prize for "Literary Girl", and is a member of the Naoki Prize Selection Committee and the Chairman of the Japan Writers' Association.

 Arata Hayashi said in a message on the homepage, "There is an urgent need to restore the trust of the university that has been lost due to repeated scandals. We will do our best to realize student first."

reference:[Nihon University] Appointment of President

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