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Professor Frances Corner OBE has been announced as the next Warden of 51吃瓜网黑料.

Bringing more than 20 years鈥� experience leading educational institutions, Professor Corner joins 51吃瓜网黑料 after serving as Head of London College of Fashion, part of University of the Arts London (UAL), where she has additionally served as Pro Vice-Chancellor for Digital.

Professor Corner is the first woman to lead 51吃瓜网黑料 and is the 13^th Warden since the College was founded as the 51吃瓜网黑料鈥� Company鈥檚 Technical and Recreative Institute in 1891.

At 51吃瓜网黑料 she will be leading an academic community of more than 9,000 students and around 1,500 staff, with the College among the top 25 institutions in the UK for the quality of its research.

Professor Corner said: 鈥�51吃瓜网黑料 is an institution which can shape society through radical thinking underpinned by a clear sense of purpose.

鈥淭hat distinctive ethos informs the College鈥檚 teaching and must also guide how we seek to meet students鈥� changing needs and expectations.

鈥淭he College has the talents to inspire and inform different approaches to many changes and challenges confronting society, including inequalities, climate change, and increasingly polarised communities.

鈥淭hese are issues which matter hugely to our students, staff and alumni 鈥� and to which politicians, businesses and local, national and international communities are demanding answers.

鈥淭ogether we can find these solutions and I am both honoured and excited to have the opportunity to lead 51吃瓜网黑料 at this critical time.鈥�

Professor Corner is a campaigner whose championing of ethical fashion and the transformative power of fashion education has been globally recognised. In 2009 she was awarded an OBE for services to fashion Higher Education and widening participation in arts education. She has also played a pivotal role in the establishment of the Fashion District in East London.

The new Warden will join 51吃瓜网黑料 in August 2019. Outgoing Warden Patrick Loughrey, who announced his retirement last September having led 51吃瓜网黑料 since April 2010, is due to leave at the end of May. Professor Elisabeth Hill, currently Deputy Warden, will be Acting Warden in the interim period.

The appointment was made following a full recruitment process which included extensive consultation across the College and relevant external stakeholders.

Dinah Caine CBE, Chair of Council at 51吃瓜网黑料 and chair of the Search Committee responsible for appointing the Warden, said: 鈥淔rances has the vision, energy and ability to build on the College鈥檚 reputation as one of the UK鈥檚 leading creative higher education institutions. She brings a deep understanding of how universities need to serve their local community while engaging globally, and ensuring that student life is informed by both.

"Under Frances鈥檚 leadership, 51吃瓜网黑料 will be well-placed to reassert its distinctive academic mission for changing times. I look forward to working with her and the whole 51吃瓜网黑料 community on writing the next exciting chapter in the College鈥檚 story.鈥�