chancellor
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A lawyer by trade who studied history at Brown University, where he is now the chancellor, Moynihan is known to be intelligent, with what some close to him describe as a photographic memory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Some wrote to the vice chancellor demanding an independent inquiry because they felt the reputation of the university was at stake.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Emily D. Engelschall, associate vice chancellor for enrollment services at UC Riverside, pointed out that the campus admitted 13% more community college transfers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Official data Tuesday showed UK government borrowing dropped more than expected in June, handing a boost Healey, who replaced Rachel Reeves as chancellor of the exchequer.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
“That’s Lord Nugent, that is—the old boy. He used to be the lord chancellor of England.”
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
Five of UC’s nine undergraduate campuses also have new chancellors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Before Jenrick's defection, both Tice and Yusuf had been considered potential chancellors in a future Reform government.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
In a meeting with Big Ten presidents and chancellors at the time, Daniels suggested they agree to share a portion of their anticipated TV spoils with academics, he recalled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
The so-called headroom chancellors have left themselves - essentially a buffer to fall back on - has been smaller in recent years.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025
American state courts sought to turn the principles by which the chancellors were wont to exercise their discretion into hard and fast rules of jurisdiction.
From An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law by Roscoe Pound
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