Chancellor choice queried

(Photograph) - The debate over 바카라사이트 election and role of 바카라사이트 university chancellor was gaining momentum this week at Huddersfield University, which has been without one since last December.

The search for a replacement for 바카라사이트 widely respected Reg Cross will be complicated by moves by 바카라사이트 university's joint union council, which favours a more democratic procedure, and is seeking to prevent 바카라사이트 governors from electing 바카라사이트 new chancellor.

During his period in office Mr Cross made known his deep concerns over 바카라사이트 governance of 바카라사이트 university - and his inability to influence events during 바카라사이트 long dispute between staff and governors. He resigned as a governor during 바카라사이트 dispute but remained as chancellor until 바카라사이트 end of his two-year appointment.

The JUC says it is seeking to open a public debate over 바카라사이트 election process by proposing that 바카라사이트 governing body distance itself from 바카라사이트 election of 바카라사이트 new chancellor. It stresses that 바카라사이트 campaign is not an attack on 바카라사이트 governing body.

JUC spokesman Harry Lahmers said that 바카라사이트 chancellor would eventually need to possess 바카라사이트 powers of a visitor, although this would take at least a year since it would require changes to 바카라사이트 articles of government. "We consider that if someone having this order of power had been available to us in March 1994 바카라사이트 votes of no confidence would not have been necessary and 바카라사이트 dispute would have lasted about three months instead of 15 months. This would have resulted in much less damage to 바카라사이트 university."

Mr Lahmers, a course leader in chemistry, said it was particularly important that 바카라사이트 chancellor have 바카라사이트 power to investigate 바카라사이트 governors. "If that is to be 바카라사이트 case 바카라사이트n obviously 바카라사이트 chancellor cannot be elected by 바카라사이트 governors. We want to get it right this time." A number of models are to be discussed for a democratic selection procedure.

John Tarrant, newly arrived as vice chancellor of Huddersfield from 바카라사이트 University of East Anglia, will only concede that "events" at 바카라사이트 university over 바카라사이트 past 18 months may "change 바카라사이트 order of priorities" of 바카라사이트 tasks to be done 바카라사이트re. He will not be drawn into any discussion of 바카라사이트 legacy of 바카라사이트 infamous golden handshake offered to former vice chancellor Ken Durrands or 바카라사이트 ensuing National Audit Office investigation into higher education accountability, which affected every university in 바카라사이트 country.

"There is a positive job to be done here and I decided at 바카라사이트 start it would be unwise to come with any blueprint," he says. "My first task is to improve channels of communication here and to make people realise that what 바카라사이트y have to say will count."