Posted AT 1:18 AM EST on 26/07/08
Newfoundland Premier bars top hire at university
The year-long hunt for a new president at Newfoundland's Memorial University is at a standstill after Premier Danny Williams quashed the selection of the candidate chosen by a special search committee, say those familiar with the process.
The intervention, an unusual move at a public Canadian university, has the campus buzzing and is raising concerns about academic independence and the role of those chosen to govern the institution.
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