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List Of Chancellors Of The University Of Durham
The chancellor is the formal head of Durham University. They are nominated by the council and senate in joint session and appointed by convocation. the office is vacant, after Thomas Allen (baritone), Sir Thomas Allen stepped down from the role. He will be succeeded in summer 2023 by Fiona Hill (presidential advisor), Fiona Hill, who was elected by convocation on 28 November 2022. Until 1909, the university was governed by the dean and chapter of Durham Cathedral, with the List of vice-chancellors and wardens of Durham University, warden (held ''ex officio'' by the Dean of Durham from 1862) being both the formal and executive head of the university. Following the implementation of statutes made in 1909 under the University of Durham Act 1908, the warden became the chancellor and the sub-warden the vice-chancellor, meaning Durham was, like most other British universities, headed by a chancellor. * 1909–1912 George William Kitchin, Dean of Durham * 1913–1918 Henry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chancellor Bill Bryson At Degree Ceremony Durham University Cropped
Chancellor ( la, cancellarius) is a title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the of Roman courts of justice—ushers, who sat at the or lattice work screens of a basilica or law court, which separated the judge and counsel from the audience. A chancellor's office is called a chancellery or chancery. The word is now used in the titles of many various officers in various settings (government, education, religion). Nowadays the term is most often used to describe: *The head of the government *A person in charge of foreign affairs *A person with duties related to justice *A person in charge of financial and economic issues *The head of a university Governmental positions Head of government Austria The Chancellor of Austria, denominated ' for males and ' for females, is the title of the head of the Government of Austria. Since 2021, the Chancellor of Austria is Karl Nehammer. Germany The Chancellor of Germany, denominat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
