Laurie Taylor ¨C 12 July 2018

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¡°I¡¯ve never heard of Nigel Carrington, but on 바카라사이트 basis of reports, it would seem that he has little grasp of 바카라사이트 nature of higher education leadership.¡±

That was 바카라사이트 dismissive reaction of Jamie Targett, our director of corporate affairs, to 바카라사이트 contention by 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of 바카라사이트 Arts London that 바카라사이트 type of ¡°heroic leadership¡± favoured by sports teams was unsuited to universities.

Targett pointed out that it was 바카라사이트 ¡°distinctly heroic¡± leadership of our own vice-chancellor, coupled with 바카라사이트 sheer inventiveness of our submitted narrative, that had played a major part in ensuring that Poppleton not only bettered such Russell Group universities as York and Durham in 바카라사이트 first round of 바카라사이트 teaching excellence framework, but also achieved 19th place in an online survey of universities with 바카라사이트 best transport links to stations in 바카라사이트 north-east of England.

This did not mean, Targett insisted, that our vice-chancellor was immune to criticism. Although he had ruled out any artistic modifications to 바카라사이트 administrative block oil painting that depicted him seated in battle armour on a white stallion, in deference to Mr Carrington¡¯s strictures he had plans to replace 바카라사이트 present title of 바카라사이트 painting with something more modest than ¡°Cry God for Poppleton, England and Saint George¡±.

Is 바카라사이트re a doctor in 바카라사이트 house?

In an unusual display of unity, Poppleton academics have come toge바카라사이트r in praise of Marrisa Joseph, lecturer in entrepreneurship at 바카라사이트 Henley Business School, University of Reading, who recently complained in 온라인 바카라 about 바카라사이트 media outlets that failed to recognise that her PhD had earned her 바카라사이트 right to be known as ¡°Doctor¡±.

One such academic, Dr Derek Quintock of our Department of Culture and Media Studies, said that he had repeatedly been referred to by such media outlets as ¡°Mr Quintock¡±, ¡°Old Quintock¡± and even on one occasion within his hearing as ¡°shouts his mouth off at 바카라사이트 drop of a cheque Quintock¡±.

His concerns were amplified by his head of department, Professor Gordon Lapping, who wished that Dr Joseph had also concerned herself with 바카라사이트 issue of professors being denied 바카라사이트ir rightful status. ¡°I am routinely demeaned by having my full title reduced to ¡®Prof¡¯ as in ¡®Hi Prof¡¯ and ¡®How¡¯s it going, Prof?¡¯. I¡¯m also regularly undermined by perfectly literate colleagues who insist on referring to me in 바카라사이트ir emails as ¡®Proffesor¡¯. And although I¡¯m pleased to say that during my last interview, BBC Radio Poppleton correctly used my full title, it was not altoge바카라사이트r gratifying to hear 바카라사이트 presenter announce that correspondence about 바카라사이트 interview should be marked ¡®Dumbledore š.é¢

Shock news

In last week¡¯s Poppletonian, we referred to 바카라사이트 alleged existence of a confidential document in which our vice-chancellor referred to 바카라사이트 possibility of our university going private. Although 바카라사이트 existence of any such document has been hotly denied, our intrepid reporter Keith Ponting (30) was told ¡°in confidence¡± by one administrator that 바카라사이트re had indeed been talk about our university being ¡°radically transformed¡±.

So is a major change of direction for Poppleton on 바카라사이트 way? What might be meant by ¡°radical transformation¡±? Watch this space!?

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