André, originally from Kylemore, Stellenbosch, is a teacher and scholar-practitioner whose work spans academia and executive leadership, in the never-ending pursuit of a transformative and responsive university.

 

After working at the South African Human Rights Commission and the Commission for Gender Equality, he transitioned into academia at the end of 2007. He has since held professorial roles at various institutions both within South Africa and internationally.

 

He currently serves as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Engagement and Transformation and as the Chair for Critical Studies in Higher Education Transformation (CriSHET) at Nelson Mandela University.

 

His work is relational and intergenerational, exploring the intersections of friendship, politics, love, and justice. These themes inform his praxis in higher education transformation, human rights, decentred critical university studies, and the relationship between universities, science, industry, and society.