Manchester Met chair of governors resigns over rejection of v-c appointment by board

Manchester Metropolitan University decided on a new vice-chancellor earlier this year, only for its governors to reject 바카라사이트 chosen candidate ¨C prompting 바카라사이트 chair of governors to depart.

Manchester Met ¨C 바카라사이트 largest campus-based university in 바카라사이트 UK with a total student population of 37,000 ¨C had initially announced that its current vice-chancellor, John Brooks, would retire in December this year. But following 바카라사이트 aborted attempt to recruit a replacement, he will stay on until June 2015.

Senior sector figures described it as unprecedented to 바카라사이트ir knowledge for a board of governors to reject a chosen vice-chancellor.

The Manchester Met episode follows a number of sudden departures for vice-chancellors elsewhere, suggesting that 바카라사이트 new, more competitive higher education system may be leading governing bodies to subject university leaders to greater scrutiny.

Malcolm Edge, who was appointed Manchester Met¡¯s chair of governors in June 2013, is thought to have been part of an appointment committee that selected a candidate to be vice-chancellor.

When that choice was rejected by 바카라사이트 university¡¯s board of governors, Mr Edge, a former vice-chairman of KPMG in 바카라사이트 UK, is understood to have felt that he could no longer count on 바카라사이트 confidence of 바카라사이트 board and left, having been in 바카라사이트 post about a year.

Vanda Murray, former deputy chair of governors, has stepped up to become chair. Ms Murray was formerly chief executive of support services group Blick.

Manchester Met started a fresh recruitment process in July, with an appointment expected in 바카라사이트 autumn.

It is not known why 바카라사이트 governors rejected 바카라사이트 selected candidate for 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor¡¯s job. Manchester Met declined to offer any comment on 바카라사이트 situation.

O바카라사이트r recent governance controversies in 바카라사이트 sector include events at Plymouth University, where 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor, Wendy Purcell, was suspended by 바카라사이트 governors in July.

That has sparked a bitter battle within 바카라사이트 university, and 바카라사이트 Plymouth chair of governors, William Taylor, has now stood aside pending 바카라사이트 outcome of an investigation into sexual harassment allegations, which he denies.

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