chancellor
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Mr. Peterson was succeeded as chancellor last year by the psychiatrist Iain McGilchrist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
His conciliatory personality led to administrative posts—he would become the provost of King’s College in 1905 and the vice chancellor of Cambridge in 1913.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Treasury Minister Michael Crowe said his department was reviewing the various measures set out by the chancellor to understand what the implications might be for the island.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
The chancellor has been "accused of ducking tough decisions", the paper reports.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
"Reich president Paul von Hindenburg has just formed a new government! Adolf Hitler, leader of the National Socialist Party, has been sworn into office as the new chancellor of the Reich!"
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
However, Stefan Meister, of the German Council on Foreign Relations, says successive chancellors in Berlin have done their best to remove the politics from the case.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Five of UC’s nine undergraduate campuses also have new chancellors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Commissioner Brett Yormark hastily scheduled a meeting with the league’s athletic directors, presidents and chancellors later this week to discuss the outcome.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 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
He was incessantly on his legs in committee, and became a name for an opposition bandog who gave chancellors of the exchequer no peace.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various
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