Here’s a message for Alumni of Cambridge University!
Tomorrow (18th July) is the last day registered electors can vote online for Prof. Wyn Evans as Chancellor of the University. If you’ve registered then please don’t forget to vote! You have until 5pm tomorrow.
Here’s a post outlining the reasons why you should vote for Wyn.
In-person voting in Cambridge has already closed.
The word on the street in Cambridge is that the election will be won by Lord Browne. The Masters of many of the richest Colleges (Trinity, St Johns) have come out in his favour despite his tarnished reputation. The likelihood that the post of Chancellor of the University of Cambridge will be filled by someone so eminently unsuitable has prompted an open letter by academics (any academic can sign, not just Cambridge).
Why anyone would think that Lord Browne is an appropriate choice is completely beyond me. The letter clearly identifies the main reason why he would be a terrible choice; he is one of the key individuals associated with ushering in the present funding regime, which has led to students graduating with huge debts and many UK universities currently facing financial ruin.
Update: Unfortunately, Wyn didn’t win. Lord Browne didn’t either. The new Chancellor of Cambridge University is Chris Smith (currently Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge). It seems the electorate went with the tradition of electing a political has-been.
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