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Chief executive or chief academic officer
The principal is the
chief executive and the
chief academic officer of a
university or
college in certain parts of the
Commonwealth .
In the
United States , the principal is the
head of school at most pre-university, non-boarding schools.
Canada
Queen's University ,
[1] the constituent colleges of the
University of Toronto , and
McGill University
[2] in
Canada have principals instead of
presidents or
rectors , as a result of their Scottish origins. In addition,
Bishop's University ,
[3] and the
Royal Military College of Canada also have principals.
England
Many colleges of
further education in
England have a principal in charge (e.g.,
Cirencester College
[4] and
West Nottinghamshire College
[5] ).
At
collegiate universities , the title of principal is used for the
head of college at many colleges. These include:
The heads of
Homerton College and
Newnham College at
Cambridge University .
The heads of almost all of the
colleges at
Durham University (the exception being
Hatfield College ).
The heads of all colleges at
Lancaster University .
[6]
The heads of
King's ,
St George's ,
Royal Holloway ,
Queen Mary , the
Royal Veterinary College , the
Royal Academy of Music and the Royal
Central School of Speech and Drama at the
University of London .
The heads of
Brasenose ,
Green Templeton ,
Harris Manchester ,
Hertford ,
Jesus ,
Lady Margaret Hall ,
Linacre ,
Mansfield ,
St Anne's ,
St Edmund Hall ,
St Hilda's ,
St Hugh's and
Somerville at
Oxford University .
[7]
The heads of
Constantine College ,
Derwent College ,
Langwith College ,
Vanbraugh College , and
Wentworth College at the
University of York .
Scotland
In
Scotland the principal is appointed by the
University Court or governing body of the university and will be
chairman or
president of the body of academics. In the case of the
ancient universities of Scotland the principal is president of the
Academic Senate . The principal also holds the title of
vice-chancellor , but their powers with regard to this position extend only to the awarding of degrees, as both the vice-chancellor and
chancellor are
titular posts.
United States
This section needs to be updated . Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (July 2014 )
In 1999, there were about 133,000 principals and assistant principals in the United States.
[8] In the early decades of public education,[
clarification needed ] the full title was "principal teacher", which accounts for the present-day title having an adjectival form, essentially being a shortened version of the original full title. Yet the terms head(master/mistress) and head of school are still used in older schools, such as in Louisiana and some southern small towns. School principals in the United States are sometimes required to have school administrator licensing, and often, a master's degree in educational administration.
[9]
[10]
References
^
Office of the Principal
Archived 2005-09-14 at the
Wayback Machine ,
Queen's University, Canada .
^
The Principal and the Vice-Chancellor
Archived 2017-03-09 at the
Wayback Machine ,
McGill University , Canada.
^
"Principal Michael Goldbloom, C.M. - Bishop's University" . Archived from
the original on 2015-08-07. Retrieved 2017-09-08 .
^
A New Principal for Swindon College
Archived 2011-07-24 at the
Wayback Machine ,
Swindon College , UK.
^ Janet Murray,
The college principal
Archived 2017-05-10 at the
Wayback Machine .
The Guardian , 3 June 2008.
^
"Senate membership" (PDF) . Lancaster University . Retrieved 29 December 2022 .
^
Colleges and Halls A–Z
Archived 2010-03-23 at the
Wayback Machine ,
University of Oxford , UK.
^
Digest of Education Statistics 2001
^
"Online Schools Offering Education Administration Degrees" . Retrieved 12 July 2013 .
^ Kate Rousmaniere, The Principal's Office: A Social History of the American School Principal (State University of New York Press; 2013) 197 pages