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A chancellor is a leader of a college or university, usually either the executive or ceremonial head of the university or of a university campus within a university system. In most Commonwealth and former Commonwealth nations, the chancellor is usually a ceremonial non-resident head of the university.
The term "Vice Chancellor" in US institutions implies a subordinate to the chancellor, in contrast to many other countries in which the Vice Chancellor is functionally the head of the institution. The term "Warden" is almost never used in the United States in an academic sense. Where it is used, it typically means "provost" or "dean".
In most cases, the chancellor is a ceremonial head, while the vice-chancellor is chief academic officer and chief executive. Some universities have a vice-chancellor but no chancellor; e.g. the LSE has a "president and vice-chancellor", only. [1]
Chancellor (Latin: cancellarius) is a title of various official positions in the governments of many countries.The original chancellors were the cancellarii of Roman courts of justice—ushers, who sat at the cancelli (lattice work screens) of a basilica (court hall), which separated the judge and counsel from the audience.
The title of Chancellor or Vice-Chancellor is used by many academic institutions: Lists of chancellors ... Aligarh Muslim University; Banaras Hindu University;
The nation’s largest four-year university system has selected a Latina to oversee its 23 campuses for the first time. ... to be its 11th chancellor. “I am honored, humbled and excited for this ...
Rektor – rector / chancellor / president / head of university; Prorektor – prorector / vice-chancellor / vice president / assistant head of university; Dekan – dean / head of faculty or school at the university; Prodekan – vice-dean / assistant head of faculty or school at the university; Šef katedre – head of department; Honorary ranks
Earlier this year Lord Patten announced he would be retiring from the position after 20 years.