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Tue 12 Dec 2008The challenge of change
THE EDUCATIONAL PROFILE:The formidable task of restructuring a 400-year-old university was a brave job to take on. Seven years after Dr John Hegarty became provost of Trinity College, the university has risen in the international rankings, but a few academic feathers have been ruffled
THE ACADEMIC fortress of College Green must be something of a hard station for Dr John Hegarty. As provost of Trinity College since 2001 his work has been difficult and thankless. Much of the support that propelled him into office evaporated when the real work began. The formidable job of restructuring a 400-year-old university has left him isolated and increasingly absent from public view.
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