Head of college: Difference between revisions

Many different titles are used for heads of colleges. These have also changed with time, in particularly the recent move away from using ''master'' by colleges at Durham,<ref name=Castle>{{cite news|url= https://www.palatinate.org.uk/professor-wendy-powers-no-university-community-is-fully-inclusive/|title=Professor Wendy Powers: "No university community is fully inclusive"|date=5 November 2020|author=Isabella Green|work=[[Palatinate (newspaper)|Palatinate]]}}</ref> [[University of Kent|Kent]] (where the position of head of college was abolished),<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.kent.ac.uk/governance/downloads/further-information/officers/college-masters.pdf|title=College Masters|access-date=31 December 2022|website=University of Kent}}</ref> [[Rice University|Rice]]<ref name=Rice>{{cite news|url= https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Rice-University-officials-change-position-title-11058487.php|title=Rice University officials change 'College Master' title due to 'negative historical connotation'|author=Fernando Ramirez|date=7 April 2017|work=Chron}}</ref> and [[Yale University|Yale]]<ref name=Yale/> universities.

|rowspan="2"|Chief Executive||University of Londonthe Highlands and Islands||[[InstituteUHI ofArgyle, CancerUHI Research]]Inverness (held jointly with the title of presidentprincipal in both cases)<ref name=ICRUHI>{{cite web|url= https://www.icruhi.ac.uk/ouren/about-researchuhi/researcherssenior-and-teamsmanagement/professorpartner-kristianprincipals-helinand-directors/|title=ProfessorPartnership Kristianprincipals Helinand directors|access-datewebsite=University 31of Decemberthe 2022Highlands and Islands|websiteaccess-date=The Institute29 ofDecember Cancer Research2022}}</ref>

|University of the Highlands and IslandsLondon||UHI[[Institute Argyle,of UHICancer InvernessResearch]] (held jointly with the title of principal in both casespresident)<ref name=UHIICR>{{cite web|url= https://www.uhiicr.ac.uk/en/aboutour-uhiresearch/seniorresearchers-managementand-teams/partnerprofessor-principalskristian-and-directors/helin|title=PartnershipProfessor principalsKristian and directorsHelin|websiteaccess-date=University of31 theDecember Highlands and Islands2022|access-datewebsite=The 29Institute Decemberof 2022Cancer Research}}</ref>

|College Magister||Rice University||All colleges. Changed(changed from "master" in 2017)<ref name=Rice/>

|rowspan="2"|Dean||University of Oxford||[[ChristDean Church, Oxford(education)|Christ Church]] – the [[Dean of Christ Church, Oxford]] is dean||University of both the college and London||[[ChristLondon ChurchBusiness Cathedral, Oxford|Christ Church CathedralSchool]].<ref>{{cite newsweb|url= https://www.bbclondon.comedu/newsabout/uklondon-englandbusiness-oxfordshire-60271448school/leadership|title=DeanOur ofleadership|website=London OxfordBusiness University college steps down after 'protracted disputes'School|access-date=531 FebruaryDecember 2022|work=BBC News}}</ref>

|rowspan="4"|Head of College||University of the Arts London||[[PrincetonCentral UniversitySt Martins]]||All colleges<ref name=UAL>{{cite web|url= https://odocwww.princetonarts.eduac.uk/about/residential-collegesual/keystrategy-residentialand-collegegovernance/executive-contactse|title=Key Residential College Contactsboard|website=DeanUniversity of the CollegeArts London|publishertitle=PrincetonExecutive Board|date=16 September 2022 University|access-date=2931 December 2022}}</ref>

|Yale[[Princeton University]]||All [[Residential colleges of Yale University|colleges]]. Changed from "Master" on 27 April 2016<ref name=Yale>{{cite web |url= https://presidentodoc.yaleprinceton.edu/speechesabout/residential-writingscolleges/statements/decisionskey-residential-college-names-and-master-titlecontactse|title=Decisions onKey Residential College Names and "Master" Title |last=Salovey |first=Peter |date=27 April 2016 Contacts|website=OfficeDean of the President YaleCollege|publisher=Princeton University |access-date=24 April29 2020December 2022}}</ref>

|Yale University of the Arts London||All [[CentralResidential Stcolleges Martinsof Yale University|colleges]] (changed from master in 2016)<ref name=UALYale>{{cite web |url=https://wwwpresident.artsyale.ac.ukedu/aboutspeeches-ualwritings/statements/strategydecisions-residential-college-names-and-governance/executivemaster-boardtitle|title=Decisions on Residential College Names and "Master" Title |last=Salovey |first=Peter |date=27 April 2016 |website=UniversityOffice of the ArtsPresident London|title=ExecutiveYale University Board|access-date=3124 April December2020 2022}}</ref>

|House Professor||[[Dartmouth College]]||All [[Residential communities of Dartmouth College|houses]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://students.dartmouth.edu/residential-life/house-communities/about-house-system|title=About the House System|website=Dartmouth College|date=23 August 2016 |access-date=1 January 2023}}</ref>

|rowspan="3"|Master||University of OxfordCambridge||[[BalliolChrist's College, Cambridge|Christ's College]], [[Churchill College, Cambridge|Churchill College]], [[Clare College, Cambridge|Clare College]], [[Corpus Christi College, Cambridge|Corpus Christi College]], [[Darwin College, Cambridge|Darwin College]], [[Downing College, Cambridge|Downing College]], [[Emmanuel College, Cambridge|Emmanuel College]], [[Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge|Fitzwilliam College]], [[Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge|Gonville and Caius College]], [[Jesus College, Cambridge|Jesus College]], [[Magdalene College, OxfordCambridge|BalliolMagdalene College]], [[Pembroke College, OxfordCambridge|Pembroke College]], [[Peterhouse, Cambridge|Peterhouse]], [[St BenetCatharine's HallCollege, OxfordCambridge|St BenetCatharine's HallCollege]], [[St CatherineEdmund's College, OxfordCambridge|St CatherineEdmund's College]], [[St CrossJohn's College, OxfordCambridge|St CrossJohn's College]], [[StSelwyn Peter'sCollege, Cambridge|Selwyn College]], Oxford[[Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge|StSidney Peter'sSussex College]], [[UniversityTrinity College, OxfordCambridge|UniversityTrinity College]] and [[Trinity Hall, Cambridge|Trinity Hall]]

|Durham University of Oxford||[[GreyBalliol College, DurhamOxford|GreyBalliol College]], [[HatfieldCampion Hall, Oxford|Campion Hall]], [[Pembroke College, DurhamOxford|HatfieldPembroke College]], and[[St Catherine's College, Oxford|St Catherine's College]], [[St Cross College, Oxford|St Cross College]], [[St Peter's College, Oxford|St Peter's College]], [[University College, DurhamOxford|University College]].

|Mistress|| University of Cambridge||[[Girton College, Cambridge|Girton College]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.girton.cam.ac.uk/news/mistresses-girton|title=The Mistresses of Girton|website=Girton College|access-date=4 January 2023}}</ref>

|University of London||[[City, University of London|City]],<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.city.ac.uk/about/governance/executive-leadership|title=Executive Leadership|website=City, University of London|date=23 November 2020 |access-date=1 January 2023}}</ref> Institute of Cancer Research (held jointly with the title of chief executive),<ref name=ICR/> [[King's College London]] (held jointly with the title of principal),<ref name=KCL>{{cite web|url=https://www.kcl.ac.uk/about/our-people|title=Our People|website=King's College London|access-date=1 January 2023}}</ref> [[London School of Economics]] (held jointly with the title of vice-chancellor),<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.lse.ac.uk/about-lse/meet-the-director|title=Meet the Director|website=LSE|access-date=22 January 2023}}</ref> [[Queen Mary, University of London|Queen Mary]] (held jointly with the title of principal),<ref name=QMUL>{{cite web|url= https://www.qmul.ac.uk/about/whoswho/|title=Who's Who at Queen Mary|website=QMUL| access-date=1 January 2023}}</ref> [[SOAS, University of London|SOAS]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/governance/president|title=President|website= SOAS|access-date=21 September 2023}}</ref> and [[University College London]] (held jointly with the title of provost)<ref name=UCL>{{cite web|url= https://www.ucl.ac.uk/provost/about-president-provost|title=About the President & Provost|website=UCL|date=28 January 2022 |access-date= 1 January 2023}}</ref>

|rowspan="8"|Principal||University of Oxford||[[BrasenoseCorpus College, Oxford|Brasenose College]], [[Green TempletonChristi College, Oxford|GreenCorpus TempletonChristi College]], [[Harris ManchesterKellogg College, Oxford|Harris ManchesterKellogg College]], [[HertfordMagdalen College, Oxford|HertfordMagdalen College]], [[JesusReuben College, Oxford|Jesus College]], [[Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford|Lady Margaret Hall]], [[Linacre College, Oxford|Linacre College]], [[Mansfield College, Oxford|MansfieldReuben College]], [[St AnneJohn's College, Oxford|St AnneJohn's College]], [[St Edmund Hall, Oxford|St Edmund Hall]], [[St Hilda'sTrinity College, Oxford|St Hilda's College]], [[St Hugh's College, Oxford|St Hugh'sTrinity College]] and [[SomervilleWolfson College, Oxford|SomervilleWolfson College]]

|rowspan="8"|[[Principal (academia)|Principal]]||University of Cambridge||[[Homerton College, Cambridge|Homerton College]]<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/people/principals|title=Principal|website=Homerton College|access-date=3 January 2023}}</ref> and [[Newnham College, Cambridge|Newnham College]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://newn.cam.ac.uk/person/alison-rose/|title=Alison Rose: Principal|website=Newnham College|access-date=3 January 2023}}</ref>

|University rowspan="2"of Oxford|Rector||University[[Oriel ofCollege, Oxford||Oriel College]], [[ExeterQueen's College, Oxford|ExeterQueen's College]] and [[LincolnWorcester College, Oxford|LincolnWorcester College]]

| rowspan="2" |[[Rector (academia)|Rector]]||[[University of Notre Dame]]

In the case of some older colleges whose statutes are in Latin, thesethe titles used in the modern era are English translations of those found in the statutes, e.g. "provost" for ''praepositus'', and "warden" for ''custos''.

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