The Oxford Chancellorship race is still on, but some candidates have been ruled out much to the dismay of some alumni. Since we speculated who could take on the mantle, the University introduced new regulations on how to elect a chancellor that come into effect today. Oxford alum and founder of Free Speech Union Toby Young criticised the new rules, which include the introduction of a committee. In retaliation, he says he may propose Harry Potter author JK Rowling for the position.
“The existence of this committee and its high-handed stipulations has provoked outrage,” Young wrote in the Spectator. “For the past 300 years, any candidate could put themselves forward if they’d been nominated by 50 graduates of the university. Now, they’ll only be allowed to stand if they pass muster with this self-appointed group of guardians.”
