Hamilton confirmed as Oxford vice-chancellor
Since arriving at Yale in 1997, provost seen as prime candidate for a university presidency
Provost Andrew Hamilton has been confirmed as the next vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford, officially anointing him as the next leader of the oldest university in the English-speaking world.
Members of Oxford’s Congregation, the university’s parliament, had until noon Monday to object to Hamilton’s nomination, which was announced June 3. None did so.
Leading up to his confirmation, the one knock against Hamilton was that he is an “outsider,” having neither attended Oxford nor taught there. But the Congregation did not hold that against him, and Hamilton will now...
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