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University president is the title of the highest-ranking officer within the academic administration of a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as chancellor or rector. The relative seniority varies between institutions.
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".
The title of Chancellor or Vice-Chancellor is used by many academic institutions: ... List of chancellors of Durham University; Queen's University, Belfast ...
The chief executive, the administrative and educational head of a university, depending on tradition and location, may be termed the university president, the provost, the chancellor (the United States), the vice-chancellor (many Commonwealth countries), principal (Scotland and Canada), or rector (Europe, Russia, Asia, the Middle East and South America).
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 California State University system has selected Mildred García, who is Puerto Rican and a recognized longtime higher education leader, to be its 11th chancellor.
University of Nebraska at Kearney – Douglas Kristensen, Chancellor; University of Nebraska–Lincoln – Rodney Bennett, Chancellor; University of Nebraska Medical Center – H. Dele Davies, Interim Chancellor; University of Nebraska Omaha – Joanne Li, Chancellor; University of Nevada, Las Vegas – Keith Whitfield, President
Andrew D. Martin is the chancellor at Washington University in St. Louis. This article originally appeared on Springfield News-Leader: Chancellor: We must do more to help Missourians get bachelor ...