#MarkVaile 's appointment to the chancellor role earlier this month caused a member of the university council to resign and sparked a backlash from leading academics and the student body.
'Significant donors to the University of Newcastle have blacklisted the institution over its decision to appoint coal mining boss #MarkVaile as its new chancellor' as he 'is chairman of #WhitehavenCoal'...
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'Mr Vaile, who lives in Taree just north of Newcastle, has no known connections with universities or how they work. He was linked to to the Australian Wheat Board scandal'- Julie Hare AFR
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“It was disappointing to me that the council could not appoint a leader with a greater commitment and understanding of the regions future rather than being anchored in the past” - Prof Jennifer Martin
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