Head of college

Short description: Head or senior member of a college within a collegiate university

A head of college or head of house is the head or senior member of a college within a collegiate university. The title used varies between colleges, including dean, master, president, principal, provost, rector and warden.[1][2]

The role of the head of college varies significantly between colleges of the same university, and even more so between different universities. However, the head of college will often have responsibility for leading the governing body of the college, often acting as a chair of various college committees; for executing the decisions of the governing body through the college's organisational structure, acting as a chief executive; and for representing the college externally, both within the government of the university and further afield often in aid of fund-raising for the college.[3] The nature of the role varies in importance depending on the nature of the central university. At a loosely federated university such as the University of London or the National University of Ireland, where each member institution is self-governing and some hold university status in their own right, the head of each institution has the same level of responsibility as the vice-chancellor of a university. At more centralised universities, the heads of colleges have less power and responsibility.

## University governance

Heads of colleges will often participate in the governance of the central university. Mechanisms for this vary between university and include:

* The Collegiate Council at the University of London, which advises the Board of Trustees and is responsible for academic affairs.[4]
* The Conference of Colleges at the University of Oxford,[5] the chair of which and one other member sit on the university council.[6]
* Four places on the university council at the University of Cambridge reserved for heads of colleges.[7]
* Ex officio membership of the senate for all heads of colleges at Durham University,[8] Lancaster University[9] and the University of Roehampton.[10]
* The Partnership Council at the University of the Highlands and Islands.[11]
* Joint appointments of heads of colleges as pro vice-chancellors and members of the university executive board at University of the Arts London.[12]

## Terminology

Many different titles are used for heads of colleges. These have also changed with time, in particularly the recent move away from using master by colleges at Durham,[13] Kent (where the position of head of college was abolished),[14] Rice,[15] Yale[16] and Harvard[17] universities. At the University of York, the post of principal (head of college) was abolished in 2023, with the senior college fellow becoming the chair of the college council and operational powers delegated to the college manager.[18]

Title | Parent institution | College, member institution, etc.

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Chief Executive | University of the Highlands and Islands | UHI Argyll, UHI Inverness (held jointly with the title of principal in both cases)[19]
University of London | Institute of Cancer Research (held jointly with the title of president)[20]
College Magister | Rice University | All colleges (changed from master in 2017)[15]
Dean | University of London | London Business School[21]
University of Oxford | Christ Church – the Dean of Christ Church, Oxford is dean of both the college and Christ Church Cathedral.[22]
Director | University of the Highlands and Islands | Scottish Association for Marine Science[19]
University of London | Courtauld Institute of Art[23] and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine[24]
Faculty Dean | Harvard College | All houses (changed from master in 2016)[25][26]
Head | University of the Arts London | Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon colleges (joint head of all three institutions), the London College of Fashion and the London College of Communication[12]
University of Roehampton | Froebel College[27]
Head of College | University of the Arts London | Central St Martins[12]
Princeton University | All colleges[28]
University of Roehampton | Digby Stuart College,[29] Whitelands College[30] and Southlands College[31]
Yale University | All colleges (changed from master in 2016)[16]
House Professor | Dartmouth College | All houses[32]
Master | University of Cambridge | Christ's College, Churchill College, Clare College, Corpus Christi College, Darwin College, Downing College, Emmanuel College, Fitzwilliam College, Gonville and Caius College, Jesus College, Magdalene College, Pembroke College, Peterhouse, St Catharine's College, St Edmund's College, St John's College, Selwyn College, Sidney Sussex College, Trinity College and Trinity Hall
Durham University | Hatfield College[33] (Principal until 1919)[34]
University of Oxford | Balliol College, Campion Hall, Pembroke College, St Catherine's College, St Cross College, St Peter's College, University College
Mistress | University of Cambridge | Girton College[35]
President | University of Cambridge | Clare Hall,[36] Hughes Hall,[37] Lucy Cavendish College,[38] Murray Edwards College,[39] Queens' College[40] and Wolfson College[41]
University of Dublin | Trinity College (held jointly with the title of provost)[42]
University of London | City,[43] Institute of Cancer Research (held jointly with the title of chief executive),[20] King's College London (held jointly with the title of principal),[44] London School of Economics (held jointly with the title of vice-chancellor),[45] Queen Mary (held jointly with the title of principal),[46] SOAS[47] and University College London (held jointly with the title of provost)[48]
National University of Ireland | All constituent universities and recognised colleges
University of Oxford | Corpus Christi College, Kellogg College, Magdalen College, Reuben College, St John's College, Trinity College and Wolfson College
Principal | University of Cambridge | Homerton College[49] and Newnham College[50]
Durham University | Collingwood College[51] (changed from master between 1985 and 1989[52][53]), Grey College (changed from master in April 2023[54][55]), John Snow College,[56] Josephine Butler College,[57] South College,[58] St Aidan's College,[59] St Chad's College,[60] (also has a rector as "titular and religious head of the college"[61]) St Cuthbert's Society,[62] the College of St Hild and St Bede,[63] St John's College,[64] St Mary's College,[65] Stephenson College,[66] Trevelyan College,[67] University College (changed from master in 2020),[13] Ustinov College[68] and Van Mildert College[69] (changed from master between 1985 and 1989[52][53])
University of the Highlands and Islands | UHI Argyll, UHI Inverness (held jointly with the title of chief executive in both cases), Highland Theological College, UHI Outer Hebrides, UHI Moray, UHI Shetland, UHI North Highland, Orkney College UHI, UHI Perth, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, UHI West Highland[19]
Lancaster University | All colleges[9]
University of London | King's College London (held jointly with the title of president),[44] Queen Mary (held jointly with the title of president),[46] the Royal Academy of Music,[70] the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama,[71] Royal Holloway,[72] the Royal Veterinary College[73] and St George's (held jointly with the title of vice-chancellor)[74]
University of Oxford | Brasenose College, Green Templeton College, Harris Manchester College, Hertford College, Jesus College, Lady Margaret Hall, Linacre College, Mansfield College, Regent's Park College, St Anne's College, St Edmund Hall, St Hilda's College, St Hugh's College, St Stephen's House, Somerville College and Wycliffe Hall
University of South Wales | Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama[75]
University of Toronto | Massey College (changed from master in 2018)
Provost | University of California, San Diego | All colleges[76]
University of California, Santa Cruz | All colleges[77]
University of Cambridge | King's College[78]
University of Dublin | Trinity College (held jointly with the title of president)[42]
University of London | University College London (held jointly with the title of president)[48]
University of Oxford | Oriel College, Queen's College and Worcester College
Rector | University of Notre Dame  | All halls[79]
University of Oxford | Exeter College and Lincoln College
Regent  | University of Oxford  | Blackfriars
Vice-chancellor | University of London | Birkbeck,[80] London School of Economics (held jointly with the title of president)[81] and St George's (held jointly with the title of principal)[74]
Warden | University of Cambridge | Robinson College[82]
University of London | Goldsmiths[83]
University of Oxford | All Souls College, Keble College, Merton College, New College, Nuffield College, St Antony's College and Wadham College

In the case of some older colleges whose statutes are in Latin, the titles used in the modern era are English translations of those found in the statutes, e.g. "provost" for praepositus, "president" for praeses, and "warden" for custos.

## References

1. ↑ "Oxford Glossary". http://www.ox.ac.uk/about/organisation/history/oxford-glossary.
2. ↑ "Glossary". University of Cambridge. https://www.governance.cam.ac.uk/Pages/Glossary.aspx.
3. ↑ Anthony Archer (February 2015). "Oxford Heads of Houses: roles and trends in recent appointments". http://www.bridgewaterleadership.co.uk/oxford-heads-of-houses-roles-and-trends-in-recent-appointments/.
4. ↑ "Collegiate Council". https://www.london.ac.uk/about-us/how-university-run/university-governance/collegiate-council.
5. ↑ "Governance". https://www.ox.ac.uk/about/organisation/governance.
6. ↑ "Members of Council". https://governance.admin.ox.ac.uk/council/members-council.
7. ↑ "The Colleges". University of Cambridge. https://www.governance.cam.ac.uk/structure/colleges/Pages/default.aspx.
8. ↑ "Statutes". https://www.durham.ac.uk/about-us/governance/governance-documentation/statutes-and-regulations/university-statutes/#Senate.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Senate membership". https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/media/lancaster-university/content-assets/documents/strategic-planning--governance/governance/senate-key-documents/Senate-membership.pdf.
10. ↑ "Senate Members for 2022-2023". https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/corporate-information/senate/members/.
11. ↑ "Partnership Council". https://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/about-uhi/senior-management/partnership-council/.
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "Executive Board". 16 September 2022. https://www.arts.ac.uk/about-ual/strategy-and-governance/executive-board.
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Isabella Green (5 November 2020). "Professor Wendy Powers: "No university community is fully inclusive"". Palatinate. https://www.palatinate.org.uk/professor-wendy-powers-no-university-community-is-fully-inclusive/.
14. ↑ "College Masters". https://www.kent.ac.uk/governance/downloads/further-information/officers/college-masters.pdf.
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Fernando Ramirez (7 April 2017). "Rice University officials change 'College Master' title due to 'negative historical connotation'". Chron. https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Rice-University-officials-change-position-title-11058487.php.
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Salovey, Peter (27 April 2016). "Decisions on Residential College Names and "Master" Title". https://president.yale.edu/speeches-writings/statements/decisions-residential-college-names-and-master-title.
17. ↑ "Harvard House Masters Now Called ‘Faculty Deans’ | News | The Harvard Crimson"
18. ↑ "Governance Review outcome and next steps" (pdf). 16 March 2023. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TYYT30EvAI401sLBzJQvHjplkHp7Cr2J/view?usp=sharing.
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 "Partnership principals and directors". https://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/about-uhi/senior-management/partner-principals-and-directors/.
20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Professor Kristian Helin". https://www.icr.ac.uk/our-research/researchers-and-teams/professor-kristian-helin.
21. ↑ "Our leadership". https://www.london.edu/about/london-business-school/leadership.
22. ↑ "Dean of Oxford University college steps down after 'protracted disputes'". BBC News. 5 February 2022. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-60271448.
23. ↑ "Mark Hallett Announced As New Director of The Courtauld". 11 Nov 2022. https://courtauld.ac.uk/news-blogs/2022/mark-hallett-announced-as-new-director-of-the-courtauld/.
24. ↑ "LSHTM announces new Director". 4 February 2021. https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/news/2021/lshtm-announces-new-director.
25. ↑ "The Houses". https://dso.college.harvard.edu/houses.
26. ↑ "Harvard House Masters Now Called ‘Faculty Deans’ | News | The Harvard Crimson"
27. ↑ "Welcome to Froebel College, founded in 1893". https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/colleges/froebel-college/welcome/.
28. ↑ "Key Residential College Contacts". Princeton University. https://odoc.princeton.edu/about/residential-colleges/key-residential-college-contactse.
29. ↑ "Head of College". https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/colleges/digby-stuart-college/head-of-college/.
30. ↑ "Meet the Whitelands Team". https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/colleges/whitelands-college/college-team/.
31. ↑ "Who's Who at Southlands?". https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/colleges/southlands-college/college-team/.
32. ↑ "About the House System". 23 August 2016. https://students.dartmouth.edu/residential-life/house-communities/about-house-system.
33. ↑ "About is". https://www.durham.ac.uk/colleges-and-student-experience/colleges/hatfield/about-us/.
34. ↑ "History of Hatfield". p. 22. https://www.durham.ac.uk/media/durham-university/colleges/hatfield-college/resources/BriefHistoryofHatfield.pdf.
35. ↑ "The Mistresses of Girton". https://www.girton.cam.ac.uk/news/mistresses-girton.
36. ↑ "A welcome message from our President, Professor Alan Short". https://www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/welcome/.
37. ↑ "Sir Laurie Bristow elected President of Hughes Hall". 28 March 2022. https://www.hughes.cam.ac.uk/about/news/sir-laurie-bristow-elected-president-of-hughes-hall/.
38. ↑ "Our President: Professor Dame Madeleine Atkins". https://www.lucy.cam.ac.uk/our-president.
39. ↑ "College leadership". 28 February 2019. https://www.murrayedwards.cam.ac.uk/about/college-leadership.
40. ↑ "The President". https://www.queens.cam.ac.uk/about-us/the-president.
41. ↑ "President & College Officers". https://www.wolfson.cam.ac.uk/people/president-college-officers.
42. ↑ 42.0 42.1 "Provost& President". https://www.tcd.ie/provost/biography/.
43. ↑ "Executive Leadership". 23 November 2020. https://www.city.ac.uk/about/governance/executive-leadership.
44. ↑ 44.0 44.1 "Our People". https://www.kcl.ac.uk/about/our-people.
45. ↑ "Meet the Director". https://www.lse.ac.uk/about-lse/meet-the-director.
46. ↑ 46.0 46.1 "Who's Who at Queen Mary". https://www.qmul.ac.uk/about/whoswho/.
47. ↑ "President". https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/governance/president.
48. ↑ 48.0 48.1 "About the President & Provost". 28 January 2022. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/provost/about-president-provost.
49. ↑ "Principal". https://www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/people/principals.
50. ↑ "Alison Rose: Principal". https://newn.cam.ac.uk/person/alison-rose/.
51. ↑ "Who's Who". https://www.durham.ac.uk/colleges-and-student-experience/colleges/collingwood/about/whos-who/.
52. ↑ 52.0 52.1 Calendar. 1. Durham University. 1985. p. 196. https://reed.dur.ac.uk/xtf/view?docId=bookreader/DU_Calendars/1985v1/ducal1985v1METSfile.xml#page/196/mode/1up.
53. ↑ 53.0 53.1 "Calendar". Durham University. 1989. p. 204. https://reed.dur.ac.uk/xtf/view?docId=bookreader/DU_Calendars/1989-90/ducal1989METSfile.xml#page/204/mode/1up.
54. ↑ "Durham University appoints three new College heads". 19 January 2023. https://www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/latest-news/2023/01/durham-university-appoints-three-new-college-heads/.
55. ↑ "Our People". https://www.durham.ac.uk/colleges-and-student-experience/colleges/grey/about-us/our-people/.
56. ↑ "Who's Who". https://www.durham.ac.uk/colleges-and-student-experience/colleges/john-snow/about-us/whos-who/.
57. ↑ "Who's Who". https://www.durham.ac.uk/colleges-and-student-experience/colleges/josephine-butler/about/whos-who/.
58. ↑ "Who's Who". https://www.durham.ac.uk/colleges-and-student-experience/colleges/south-college/about-us/whos-who/.
59. ↑ "Who's Who". https://www.durham.ac.uk/colleges-and-student-experience/colleges/st-aidans/about-us/whos-who/.
60. ↑ "Staff". https://www.stchads.ac.uk/about/people/staff/.
61. ↑ "Visitor, Rector & Governors". https://www.stchads.ac.uk/about/people/governingbody/.
62. ↑ "Who's Who". https://www.durham.ac.uk/colleges-and-student-experience/colleges/st-cuthberts-society/about-us/whos-who/.
63. ↑ "Who's Who". https://www.durham.ac.uk/colleges-and-student-experience/colleges/st-hild-st-bede/about-us/whos-who/.
64. ↑ "College Officers". https://www.durham.ac.uk/colleges-and-student-experience/colleges/st-johns/about/staff/college-officers/.
65. ↑ "Who's Who". https://www.durham.ac.uk/colleges-and-student-experience/colleges/st-marys/about-us/whos-who/.
66. ↑ "Who's Who". https://www.durham.ac.uk/colleges-and-student-experience/colleges/stephenson/about/staff/.
67. ↑ "Who's Who". https://www.durham.ac.uk/colleges-and-student-experience/colleges/trevelyan/about-us/whos-who/.
68. ↑ "Who's Who". https://www.durham.ac.uk/colleges-and-student-experience/colleges/ustinov/about/people/.
69. ↑ "Who's Who". https://www.durham.ac.uk/colleges-and-student-experience/colleges/van-mildert/about-us/whos-who/.
70. ↑ "Senior Management". https://www.ram.ac.uk/about-us/governance/senior-management.
71. ↑ "Central welcomes its new Principal, Josette Bushell-Mingo OBE". 16 August 2021. https://www.cssd.ac.uk/news/central-welcomes-principal-josette-bushell-mingo.
72. ↑ "Royal Holloway, University of London, appoints new Principal". https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/about-us/news/royal-holloway-university-of-london-appoints-new-principal/.
73. ↑ "Latest message from the President & Principal". 22 December 2022. https://www.rvc.ac.uk/about/the-rvc/principals-message.
74. ↑ 74.0 74.1 "St George's Leadership Team". https://www.sgul.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/leadership-team.
75. ↑ "Governance". https://www.rwcmd.ac.uk/who-we-are/corporate-information/governance.
76. ↑ "Undergraduate Colleges". https://catalog.ucsd.edu/undergraduate/colleges/index.html.
77. ↑ "Undergraduate Education College Directory". https://ue.ucsc.edu/colleges/index.html.
78. ↑ "Election of a new Provost". 7 July 2022. https://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/news/2022/election-new-provost.
79. ↑ "Contact". University of Notre Dame. https://residentiallife.nd.edu/contact/.
80. ↑ "Officers of the College". https://www.bbk.ac.uk/about-us/governance/officers-of-the-college.
81. ↑ "Meet the Director". https://www.lse.ac.uk/about-lse/meet-the-director.
82. ↑ "Robinson College welcomes its third Warden, Sir Richard Heaton". 1 October 2021. https://www.robinson.cam.ac.uk/news/robinson-college-welcomes-its-third-warden-sir-richard-heaton.
83. ↑ "Frances Corner - Warden of Goldsmiths". https://www.gold.ac.uk/warden/.

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