In the days before the formal announcement that Mark Vaile was to be the eighth chancellor of the University of Newcastle, behind-the-scenes grumblings had already begun.
Why Vaile? Didn’t he represent everything the university was trying to distance itself from? Conservative. White. And a man with strong links to the coal sector in a city that has started the torturous process of trying to wean itself off the black stuff.
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Julie Hare is the Education editor. She has more than 20 years’ experience as a writer, journalist and editor. Connect with Julie on Twitter. Email Julie at julie.hare@afr.com
