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The radical candidate favoured as universities watchdog by the Government will today be rejected by a committee of MPs: Professor Les Ebdon

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Ebdon confirmed as university access chief

bbc.co.uk | 5:21 pm Feb 20, 2012

Les Ebdon will be the next head of Offa - responsible for protecting fair access to universityLes Ebdon has been formally announced as head of the university fair access body, despite the opposition of MPs on the committee examining his selection. Business…
Utah Judge Orders Felons to Read Victor Hugo’s ‘Les Misérables’

flavorwire.com | 5:12 pm Feb 20, 2012

Now here’s some hard labor we can get behind. Judge Thomas Willmore of 1st District Court in Logan, Utah, says that he sometimes orders convicted defendants to read Victor Hugo’s 19th-century novel, Les Misérables (and write him a short book report about…
News Distribution Services - Government announces new Director of Fair Access

gov.uk | 4:55 pm Feb 20, 2012

Business Secretary Vince Cable and Universities Minister David Willetts today announced the appointment of Professor Les Ebdon as the next Director of Fair Access to Higher Education. Professor Les Ebdon will take over from Sir Martin Harris later this…
Les Ebdon appointed England's university access tsar

guardian.co.uk | 5:22 pm Feb 20, 2012

A professor who has divided the coalition over his views on the social mix of degree students has been appointed England's new university access tsar. Prof Les Ebdon incurred the wrath of Conservative MPs this month when he said that, given the new role,…
Excellent universities, not social engineering

telegraph.co.uk | 3:14 pm Feb 20, 2012

Professor Les Ebdon will this week be confirmed as the new head of the Office for Fair Access (Offa), the new gatekeeper to our universities. He has made it clear he will force our best universities to take less well-qualified candidates than they do at…
opinionpanel.co.uk | 5:12 pm Feb 20, 2012