Chancellor (education)
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A chancellor is a leader of a college or university, usually either the executive or ceremonial head of a university or of a campus within a university system.
The Chancellor of the University of Oxford, Lord Patten, in procession at encaenia, 2009
E. Gordon Gee, former president of Brown University, Ohio State University, Vanderbilt University, and West Virginia University
University
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A university is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. University is derived from the Latin phrase universitas magistrorum et
Alma Mater by Daniel Chester French, Columbia University. The alma mater, meaning "nourishing mother" in Latin, is one of the most enduring symbols of the university. The phrase is associated with the University of Bologna, Italy, founded in 1088.
The University of Bologna in Italy, founded in 1088, is the world's oldest university in continuous operation.
Graduation ceremony on Convocation day at the University of Oxford. The Pro-Vice-Chancellor in MA gown and hood, Proctor in official dress and new Doctors of Philosophy in scarlet full dress. Behind them, a bedel, a Doctor and Bachelors of Arts and Medicine graduate.
Agali monastery, founded around 590/600 in the vicinity of Toledo.