For the first time in 800 years, a woman is about to be appointed as VC of Oxford University.
The University of Oxford
is to appoint its first female vice-chancellor since its records began
nearly 800 years ago, after Prof Louise Richardson was nominated for the
university’s most senior office.
Richardson, currently the principal and vice-chancellor of St Andrews University,
is an expert on the growth of terrorist movements.
She held a
succession of high-profile positions at Harvard until she was appointed
to lead St Andrews in 2009.
Students and staff hailed the nomination
as a momentous event in Oxford’s history. Richardson, 56, told the
Guardian she hoped her nomination would inspire current and potential
female undergraduates. (UK Guardian)
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